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Improvement mechanism and bending strain tolerance for reinforced Bi2223 superconducting tapes

Improvement mechanism and bending strain tolerance for reinforced Bi2223 superconducting tapes
Improvement mechanism and bending strain tolerance for reinforced Bi2223 superconducting tapes
Comprehensive mechanical characterisation of stainless steel reinforced Bi2223 superconducting tapes was conducted using purpose built rigs. This included the effect of axial (tensile and compressive) and bending strain on the critical current (Ic) of reinforced Bi2223 tape. In addition, the axial tensile and transverse compressive stress properties of the tape were measured and evaluated. It was found that the Ic bending strain characteristic of the tape was improved as a result of sheath reinforcement, compared to an identical tape without reinforcement. A mechanism for this improvement based on the homogenising effect of the reinforcement on strain is purposed. To avoid Ic degradation, the maximum axial stress on the reinforced tape should not exceed 350 MPa, or the tensile strain should be less than 0.65 percent. Furthermore, no Ic degradation was observed for transverse compressive stresses up to 100 MPa, while an axial compressive strain of about 0.3 percent causes about 10 percent drop in the critical current.
1742-6588
543-546
Al-Mosawi, M.K.
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Xu, B.
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Beduz, C.
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Yang, Y.
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Stephen, N.G.
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Al-Mosawi, M.K.
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Al-Mosawi, M.K., Xu, B., Beduz, C., Yang, Y. and Stephen, N.G. (2006) Improvement mechanism and bending strain tolerance for reinforced Bi2223 superconducting tapes. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, (43), 543-546. (doi:10.1088/1742-6596/43/1/134).

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Comprehensive mechanical characterisation of stainless steel reinforced Bi2223 superconducting tapes was conducted using purpose built rigs. This included the effect of axial (tensile and compressive) and bending strain on the critical current (Ic) of reinforced Bi2223 tape. In addition, the axial tensile and transverse compressive stress properties of the tape were measured and evaluated. It was found that the Ic bending strain characteristic of the tape was improved as a result of sheath reinforcement, compared to an identical tape without reinforcement. A mechanism for this improvement based on the homogenising effect of the reinforcement on strain is purposed. To avoid Ic degradation, the maximum axial stress on the reinforced tape should not exceed 350 MPa, or the tensile strain should be less than 0.65 percent. Furthermore, no Ic degradation was observed for transverse compressive stresses up to 100 MPa, while an axial compressive strain of about 0.3 percent causes about 10 percent drop in the critical current.

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Published date: 2006

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Local EPrints ID: 41990
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/41990
ISSN: 1742-6588
PURE UUID: 8c14fa82-a415-42c6-96de-1e7324b89b11
ORCID for Y. Yang: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3874-6735

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Date deposited: 25 Oct 2006
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 02:44

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Author: M.K. Al-Mosawi
Author: B. Xu
Author: C. Beduz
Author: Y. Yang ORCID iD
Author: N.G. Stephen

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