Abstract
30-core MgB2 superconducting wire with a diameter of 1.0 mm has been prepared by the conventional in-situ powder-in-tube (PIT) method. The metallographic analysis results show that the 30-core MgB2 wire has good uniformity in both transverse and longitudinal directions, and the critical current (Ic) and critical current density (Jc) at 4.2 K and 4 T reach 82.6 A and 7.3 × 104 A/cm2, respectively. Furthermore, (6 + 1)-structure MgB2 superconducting cables have also been successfully fabricated with different twist pitches (Tp) by the twisted and reacted (T&R) route, comprising six 30-core MgB2 wires around one copper wire in the center. The Ic of the (6 + 1)-structure MgB2 superconducting cable with 50 mm Tp reaches 467 A at 4.2 K and 4 T, suggesting no degradation of the MgB2 wire when self-field effects are taken into account.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 8993733 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2020 |
Keywords
- critical current
- MgB
- superconducting cable
- twist pitch