Advances in Cryogenic Engineering Materials : Volume 40, Part A

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiv
Effect of Ag on Microstructure and Superconducting Properties of Bi 2 Sr 2 CaCu 2 O x ....Pages 1-8
Dependence of the Angular Anisotropy of the Critical Current Density on Texture in Silver-Sheathed Bi-2223 Tapes....Pages 9-16
Anisotropy of Critical Current in (Bi,Pb)-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Silver-Sheathed Tapes....Pages 17-23
Heavy Ion Irradiation of Bi-2223 Silver-Clad Tapes for Superconducting Current Density Enhancement....Pages 25-32
Anisotropy of Irreversibility Line in a Superconducting Bi-2223 Tape Wire....Pages 33-40
Growth of Cu-Free Phases in Bi(2212)....Pages 41-43
AC Losses in Bi-2223 Composite Tapes....Pages 45-52
Specific Aspects of AC Losses in High- T C Superconductors....Pages 53-61
Mechanical Properties of Fiber-Reinforced YBa 2 Cu 3 O x and Bi 2 Sr 2 CaCu 2 O x Bars....Pages 63-70
Flux Pinning by Perovskite Type Impurities in YBa 2 Cu 3 O 6+x ....Pages 71-78
Irreversibility Lines and Critical Currents in Neutron Irradiated MPMG YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ Superconductors....Pages 79-85
Flux Pinning Associated with Y 2 BaCuO 5 Precipitates in Melt-Processed YBa 2 Cu 3 O x ....Pages 87-93
Magnetic Properties of Melt-Processed YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ Crystals....Pages 95-101
Structures and Superconducting Properties of Tl-Base High-Tc Oxides Synthesized by a Diffusion Process....Pages 103-109
Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Flux Line Lattice in High- T c Superconductors....Pages 111-118
Routine Measurements of Specific Heat Capacity and Thermal Conductivity of High- T c Superconducting Materials in the Range 4-300 K Using Modular Equipment....Pages 119-124
Thermal Expansion of High-T c Superconducting Ceramics and Polycarbonate....Pages 125-129
Advances in Long-Length BSCCO HTS Multifilamentary Composite Wire Development....Pages 131-137
Processing and Properties of 2223 BiPbSrCaCuO Silver Sheathed Tapes....Pages 139-146
Fabrication of BSCCO-2212 Composite Conductors by Dip Coating and Powder-in-Tube Techniques....Pages 147-151
High- J c Reproducibility of Ag-Sheathed Bi-2212 Tapes....Pages 153-160
Effect of Final Cold Rolling on Flux Pinning in Multiply-Processed Bi:2223 Powder-in-Tube Tapes....Pages 161-168
Effects of Hot Rolling on Powder-in-Tube BSCCO Tapes....Pages 169-176
Highly Anisotropic Filaments in BSCCO-Based Multifilamentary Tapes....Pages 177-184
Effect of Heat Treatment on Transport Critical Current Densities in Ag-Clad Bi-Based Superconducting Tapes....Pages 185-191
The Effect of Sheath Material and Deformation Method on the Oxide Core Density, Filament Uniformity, and Critical Current Density of (Bi,Pb) 2 Sr 2 Ca 2 Cu 3 O X Tapes....Pages 193-200
Improving Critical Current Anisotropy in Bi-2212 Coatings Through Controlled Flow of the Melt Formed in Partial Melt Processing....Pages 201-207
The Development of Non-Superconducting Phases During Melt Processing of Ag-Sheathed 2212 Tapes....Pages 209-214
Texture Formation in The Bi-System Superconductor....Pages 215-220
The Role of Platinum in Melt-Processed YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-x Superconductor with Y 2 BaCuO 5 Additions....Pages 221-228
Fabrication and Microstructural Development of Ag-Clad TlBa 2 Ca 2 Cu 3 O x Tapes....Pages 229-235
Magnetic Shielding of High-Tc Superconducting Plates....Pages 237-243
Improvement in Magnetic Shielding by Use of a Triple-Cylinder Configuration of Superconducting BPSCCO....Pages 245-252
High-Tc Magnetic Shields Prepared by a Low Pressure Plasma Spray....Pages 253-260
Influence of Wall Thickness on Magnetic Shielding Effects of BPSCCO Cylinders....Pages 261-270
Plasma Sprayed High-T c Layers for Magnetic Shielding....Pages 271-280
High-Tc Oxide Current Leads and Superconducting Magnet Using No Liquid Helium....Pages 281-287
Fabrication, Properties, and Microstructures of High-T c Tapes and Coils Made from Ag-Clad Bi-2223 Superconductors....Pages 289-295
Development of Superconducting Coil Using Bi-2212/Ag Tapes....Pages 297-303
Recent Results on Test Windings and Coils of Bi-2212/Ag HTSC Wires....Pages 305-311
Fabrication and Characteristics of a Test Magnet from HTS Bi-2223 Silver-Clad Tapes....Pages 313-318
Oxide Superconducting Magnets Operating Near 20 K....Pages 319-325
Test Results of Two Small, High-Temperature Superconducting Coils....Pages 327-334
Superconductive Electronics with High Transition Temperature Films....Pages 335-344
Design of Josephson Junctions for X-Ray Detection with Small Quasiparticle Loss at the Edges....Pages 345-351
Bi-Epitaxial Template Grain Boundary Weak Links on MgO: High T c Josephson Junctions....Pages 353-360
SNS Josephson Junctions and DC SQUIDs....Pages 361-367
High T c DC SQUIDs Based on Various Types of Josephson Junctions and Planar Coil Fabrication....Pages 369-375
Electric-Field-Effect Devices Based on Partially Oxygen-Depleted, Superconducting Y-Ba-Cu-O Thin Films....Pages 377-383
Fabrication of High- T c Superconducting Electronic Devices Using the Laser-Writing Technique....Pages 385-391
The E-J Characteristic of YBaCuO Films Determined by Inductive Measurements....Pages 393-400
Superconducting Transport Properties, Mechanisms of Growth, and Microstructure of Deposited HTSC Materials....Pages 401-407
Growth and Microstructure of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7−x Thin Films for Superconductor Devices....Pages 409-416
 In Situ MOCVD of Dielectric Materials for High-T c Superconducting Devices....Pages 417-424
Anomalous Magnetoresistance Mechanisms....Pages 425-434
Magnetoresistivity and Size Effects in Aluminum Hyperconductors....Pages 435-442
Residual Resistivity Measurements on High RRR Aluminum by the Eddy Current Decay Method....Pages 443-450
Hall Current in Aluminum-Copper Composite....Pages 451-458
Experimental Observation of Anomalous Magneto-Resistivity in 10–20 kA Class Aluminum-Stabilized Superconductors for the Large Helical Device....Pages 459-468
Analysis of Anomalous Resistivity in an Aluminium Stabilized Superconductor for the Large Helical Device....Pages 469-477
Magnetoresistance of SSC Beam Tube Samples....Pages 479-486
Magnetoresistance of Gallium at Liquid Helium Temperatures and Related Transport Phenomena....Pages 487-493
Thermal Stabilization of Ceramic Superconductors....Pages 495-500
AC Losses of Rutherford-Type Superconducting Cables....Pages 501-508
AC-Losses of a Prototype 10 kA Cable-in-Conduit NbTi Superconductor for SMES Applications....Pages 509-512
Magnetic Hysteresis Losses and Critical Current Densities in Submicron Filament Bronze-Processed Nb 3 Sn Wires....Pages 513-520
The Effect of Transverse Pressure on the Inter-Strand Coupling Loss of Rutherford Type of Cables....Pages 521-527
Influence of Stochastic Contact Resistances on Coupling Losses....Pages 529-536
Coupling Losses for Superconducting Cables in Pulsed Fields....Pages 537-542
Electromagnetic Properties of Nb-Ti Superconducting Wires with Cu-Ni-Mn Matrix for AC Use....Pages 543-550
Measurement of AC Penetration Depth in Superconducting Wires with Fine Filaments....Pages 551-558
AC Losses and Magnet Research....Pages 559-568
Superconducting State Stability....Pages 569-578
Influence of Cable and Twist Pitch Interactions on Eddy Currents In Multifilamentary Strands Calculated Using an Anisotropic Continuum Model....Pages 579-587
Current Degradation in Superconducting AC Coils—Causes and Stabilization....Pages 589-597
Transient Response of a Composite Superconducting Wire in Spatially Periodical Longitudinal A.C. Magnetic Fields....Pages 599-606
Propagating Normal Domains in Large Composite Superconductors with Transition Layer....Pages 607-615
The Heat Capacity Characteristics of Er 3 Ni Below 20 K....Pages 617-624
Theory and Experiment for Rare-Earth Magnetic Regenerative Materials....Pages 625-630
Centrifugal Atomization of Neodymium and Er 3 Ni Regenerator Particulate....Pages 631-638
Improvement of Two-Stage GM Refrigerator Performance Using a Hybrid Regenerator....Pages 639-646
Properties of a Ductile Magnetic Refrigerant....Pages 647-653
Effect of High Entropy Magnetic Regenerator Materials on Power of the GM Refrigerator....Pages 655-661
Regenerator Matrix Materials Based on Ceramic Composites....Pages 663-667
Resistivity and RRR Measurements on Grooved SMES Aluminum Stabilizer Bar by the Eddy Current Decay Method....Pages 669-675
Strand Joint Losses in Superconductors Employing Monolithic High Purity Aluminum Stabilizers....Pages 677-683
Annealing Study on Aluminum Composite Cryoconductors....Pages 685-691
Electrical and Mechanical Behavior of Micro-Alloyed Aluminum (RRR>2500) at 4.2 K....Pages 693-700
Eddy Current Determination of the Effects of Cyclic Strain and Temperature on the Magnetoresistivity of Pure Aluminum....Pages 701-708
Transition Temperatures and Upper Critical Fields in Multifilamentary NbTi Wires....Pages 709-716
Influence of Manganese on the Upper Critical Field of Two Series of β -Quenched- and Precipitation-Heat-Treated NbTi Alloys....Pages 717-724
Restricted Novel Heat Treatments for Obtaining High J c in Nb- 46.5 WT.%Ti: II. Prestrain Dependence....Pages 725-732
Calculating the J c , B, T Surface for Commercial Niobium Tin Conductors Using a Reduced State Model....Pages 733-739
Filament Area Variations and Critical Current in Nb-Ti Superconducting Composites....Pages 741-747
A Test for Gaussian Critical Current Distributions in Bi 2 Sr 2 Ca 2 Cu 3 O 10 and Nb-Ti Superconducting Wires....Pages 749-754
The Influence of Niobium and Niobium-Titanium Grain Size on the Drawing Instability of Niobium Diffusion Barriers in Niobium-Titanium Wire....Pages 755-762
Prevention of Barrier Degradation in Fine Filament NbTi Conductor Produced from As-Cast NbTi Ingot....Pages 763-770
Production and Quality Control of High Homogeneity Niobium 47 Weight Percent Titanium for Accelerator Applications....Pages 771-778
Closely Spaced Fine Filament Multifilamentary NbTi Strands....Pages 779-786
Development of 32 and 34 Strand Inner Cables for the SSCL Make Magnet Program....Pages 787-792
Quantification of Second Phase Morphology in SSCL VQP Samples....Pages 793-798
Field and Length Dependence of the Creep Rate in Proximity Effected Multifilamentary Strands....Pages 799-806
Transverse Resistivities of Cu-Matrix and CuMn-Matrix Multifilamentary Strands as Functions of Magnetic Field and Temperature....Pages 807-814
Longitudinal Component Resistivities of Multifilamentary Composite Strands — Influences of Size Effect and Filament/Matrix Interdiffusion....Pages 815-822
Mechanics of Nb-Ti Superconducting Composites....Pages 823-830
Magnetic Susceptibility Studies of the Influences of Thermomechanical Processing and Mn Addition on Phase Stability and Precipitation in NbTi Alloys....Pages 831-838
An Analysis of the Nb 3 Sn Critical Current Data Obtained in Vamas Round Robins....Pages 839-846
Characteristics of High Temperature Operation in a Conduction Cooled (Nb,Ti) 3 Sn Superconducting Magnet....Pages 847-852
Effect of The Void-Fraction on the Property of the Nb 3 Sn Cable-in-Conduit Conductor....Pages 853-859
The Characterization of Nb 3 Sn Conductors for High Field Magnet....Pages 861-866
The Reduction of the Critical Current under Transverse Pressure in a New TWCA MJR Cabled Conductor....Pages 867-874
The Influence of Various Strain Components on the Critical Parameters of Layer Shaped Nb 3 Sn....Pages 875-882
(Nb,Ti) 3 Sn Multifilamentary Wires with Cu-Nb Reinforcing Stabilizer....Pages 883-889
V 3 Si Multifilamentary Superconductor with High Overall J c ....Pages 891-898
Nb 3 Al Multifilamentary Wires Continuously Fabricated by Rapid-Quenching....Pages 899-905
Development of Nb3Al/Cu Multifilamentary Superconductors....Pages 907-914
High J c Nb 3 Sn Wires Processed by Internal Tin Diffusion Method....Pages 915-921
Superconducting Properties and Structures of A15 Nb 3 (Al,Ge) Tape Fabricated by a New Process....Pages 923-930
Development of a High J c Bronze Route Nb 3 Sn Conductor Using Nb-Ta Composite Filaments....Pages 931-937
The Effect of Artificial Pinning Centers on the Superconducting Properties of Nb and Nb 3 Sn....Pages 939-943
Increased Superconducting Critical Current Density in Internal Tin Niobium-Tin (Nb 3 Sn) Composite Wires by Magnesium Doping....Pages 945-952
Nb 3 Sn Thin Films and Micro Structure Made by RF Magnetron Sputtering Process with a Nb 3 Sn Single Target....Pages 953-960
Status and Future of Fibre Composites....Pages 961-975
Shear/Compressive Tests for ITER Magnet Insulation....Pages 977-983
Inorganic and Hybrid Insulation Materials for ITER....Pages 985-992
Application of Pitch-Type Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastics for Cryogenic Thermal Shielding....Pages 993-998
Small Specimens and New Testing Techniques for Fiber Reinforced Plastics in the Crack Opening Mode (Mode I) and in the Shear Mode (Mode II)....Pages 999-1006
Properties of Candidate ITER Vacuum Impregnation Insulation Systems....Pages 1007-1014
Tensile and Shear Fracture Behavior of Fiber Reinforced Plastics at 77k Irradiated by Various Radiation Sources....Pages 1015-1024
Static and Fatigue Properties of UD Carbon Fibre Composites at 77 K....Pages 1025-1034
Effects of Surface Treatment with Plasma on Adhesive Strengths at Cryogenic Temperature....Pages 1035-1042
Compression Strength of Composite Tubular Struts for Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage....Pages 1043-1050
Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastics for Cryogenic Use: Improvement of Thermal Contraction and Elastic Modulus in Thickness Direction....Pages 1051-1058
Dielectric Strength of Candidate ITER Insulation Materials....Pages 1059-1066
Tensile Creep of CTD-101 S-2 Glass Reinforced Composites at 76 K....Pages 1067-1073
Effects of Synergistic Irradiation and Stress on FRP at Cryogenic Temperatures....Pages 1075-1082
Effect of Cure on the Radiation Resistance of Superconducting Magnet Resin Systems....Pages 1083-1090
A Low Cost Support Post for SSC Quadrupole Magnets and Other Cryogenic Applications....Pages 1091-1097
The Measurement of Thermal Conductivity of Plastics at Cryogenic Temperatures — A Discussion of Contact Resistance and One’s Naiveté....Pages 1099-1105
Support Elements with Negative Thermal Expansion....Pages 1107-1112
Fracture Toughness and Relaxation of Epoxy Resins at Cryogenic Temperatures....Pages 1113-1119
Fracture Properties of Polymers at Cryogenic Temperatures....Pages 1121-1127
Tensile Properties of Resins at Low Temperatures....Pages 1129-1136
Evaluation of Epoxy Resin by Positron Annihilation for Cryogenic Use....Pages 1137-1144
Thermal Expansion Measurements of Resins (4 K–300 K)....Pages 1145-1151
Thermal and Dielectric Properties of Epoxy Resin at Low Temperatures after Irradiation and H 2 Permeation of Fibre Composites at Room Temperature....Pages 1153-1159
Reactor Irradiations at Temperatures Below 6 K....Pages 1161-1168
Low-Temperature Electron Irradiation of Insulating Films and Adhesives....Pages 1169-1176
A Spray-On Cryogenic Insulating Material for NASA Which Prevents the Formation of Liquid Oxygen on Liquid Hydrogen Vent Lines....Pages 1177-1182
Effects of Deformation-Induced Twinning and Martensitic Transformation on the Cryogenic Mechanical Properties of Fe-19Mn-5Cr-(0-5)Al-0.2C Alloys....Pages 1183-1190
Vamas Tests of Structural Materials at Liquid Helium Temperature....Pages 1191-1198
Strength and Toughness at 4 K of Forged, Heavy-Section 316LN....Pages 1199-1206
Effects of High Magnetic Fields on Martensitic Transformation at Cryogenic Temperatures for Variously Heat Treated Stainless Steels....Pages 1207-1213
Cryogenic Fracture Behavior of 316LN in Magnetic Fields up to 14.6 T....Pages 1215-1221
Effects of an 8 Tesla Magnetic Field on Tensile Deformation of Stainless Steels at 4 K....Pages 1223-1229
Review of High Cycle Fatigue Properties of Structural Materials at Cryogenic Temperatures....Pages 1231-1238
Simulations on Jacket Material Failure of NET-Superconductors by Surface Crack Growth in 316LN Type Materials at 12K....Pages 1239-1246
Effect of Segregation on the Cryogenic Mechanical Properties of Some Precipitation-Hardened Austenitic Alloys....Pages 1247-1254
Thermal Conductivity of Commercially Available 21-6-9 Stainless Steel....Pages 1255-1261
Effect of Delta-Ferrite on the Properties of Welds in Austenitic Steels at Cryogenic Temperatures....Pages 1263-1266
Stress Accelerated Grain Boundary Oxidation of Incoloy Alloy 908 in High Temperature Oxygenous Atmospheres....Pages 1291-1298
Growth of Small Fatigue Cracks in Incoloy-908....Pages 1299-1306
Thermomechanical Process Effects on Hardness and Grain Size in Incoloy® Alloy 908....Pages 1307-1314
Fatigue Crack Thresholds of a Nickel-Iron Alloy for Superconductor Sheaths at 4 K....Pages 1315-1322
Development of a High Toughness Weld for Incoloy Alloy 908....Pages 1323-1330
Mechanical Properties of Large Ni-Base Superalloy Forgings at Cryogenic Temperatures....Pages 1331-1338
On a Dislocation Crack-Tip Model in Cyclic Al-Li Alloy....Pages 1339-1346
The Tensile Fracture of Ag-Containing Al-Li-Cu-Mg-Zr Alloys....Pages 1347-1354
Influence of Grain Structure and Solute Composition on the Work Hardening Behavior of Aluminum at Cryogenic Temperatures....Pages 1355-1362
Effect of Minor Yttrium Additions on the Mechanical Properties of 8090 Al-Li Alloy at Ambient and Cryogenic Temperatures....Pages 1363-1368
Effects of Scandium on the Microstructure and Tensile Behavior of Al-Li-Cu-Mg-Zr Alloy....Pages 1369-1376
Electrical Characteristics of Al-Y Dilute Alloys under Low-Temperature Plastic Deformation....Pages 1377-1382
Mechanical Properties of High RRR Niobium at Cryogenic Temperatures....Pages 1383-1390
Criterion of Geometric Instability for the Process of Plastic Deformation of Thin Specimens....Pages 1391-1397
Effect of Instability of Plastic Deformation during Creep on Long-Term Strength of Metals and Alloys....Pages 1399-1406
Fracto-Emission from Single Crystals of Quartz at a Cryogenic Temperature....Pages 1407-1412
Cyclic Strength and Fatigue Life of Base Metal and Welded Joints of Candidate Steels for ITER Applications....Pages 1267-1274
Mechanism of the Effect of Cr on the Low-Temperature Toughness of High-Mn Austenitic Steels....Pages 1275-1281
Effect of Hydrogen on Mechanical Properties of EB-Welded Joints of JBK-75 Steel from Ambient to Cryogenic Temperatures....Pages 1283-1289
Experimental Rigidity Evaluation of Conduit Pack for Forced-Flow Superconducting Coil....Pages 1413-1420
Analysis of Mechanical Rigidity Simulates Superconducting Coil Pack at Low Temperature....Pages 1421-1428
Materials Selection, Qualification and Manufacturing of the In-Vessel Divertor Cryopump for JET....Pages 1429-1436
Radiation Resistant Quench Protection Diodes for the LHC....Pages 1437-1444
Back Matter....Pages 1445-1490