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Improved critical current in MgB2 tapes sheathed with carbon steels

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

H. Fujii ,
H. Kumakura  and
K. Togano
H. Fujii
Affiliation:
Superconducting Materials Center, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305–0047, Japan
H. Kumakura
Affiliation:
Superconducting Materials Center, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305–0047, Japan
K. Togano
Affiliation:
Superconducting Materials Center, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305–0047, Japan
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Abstract

We fabricated MgB2 tapes by a powder-in-tube method using sheath materials of Fe and carbon steel (CS). In the as-rolled state, the CS-sheathed tapes showed higher transport critical current density (Jc) values than the Fe-sheathed tape did. This is due to the higher-density MgB2 layer associated with the high mechanical strength of the CS. Furthermore, heat treatment above 800 °C was very effective in increasing the Jc of these tapes. The heat-treated CS-sheathed tapes showed Jc values of 10 kA/cm2 at 4.2 K and 7.5 T and still above 2 kA/cm2 at 10 T. These values are the highest ever reported for MgB2 tapes. An extrapolation to 0 T in the Jc-B data gave about 1 MA/cm2, which was independent of the sheath materials. Microstructural observations suggest that the high Jc and the small field dependence of the Jc properties of the CS-sheathed tapes can be ascribed to the improved grain connectivity and grain alignment produced by the high mechanical strength of CS.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 17 , Issue 9 , September 2002 , pp. 2339 - 2345
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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