Bending strain study of Bi-2223/Ag tapes using hall sensor magnetometry

Markku Lahtinen*, Jaakko Paasi, Jyrki Sarkaniemi, Zhenghe Han, Torsten Freltoft

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Abstract

The influence of room temperature bending on critical current (Ic) of Bi-2223/Ag tapes is studied by Hall sensor magnetometry, four-point method and scanning electron microscopy. Hall sensor magnetometry allows us to assess tape homogeneity and the amount of mechanical damage caused by bending. The microstructure of the Bi-2223 ceramic is found to strongly affect the tape behavior under bending strain. In a tape with moderate Ic=6.1 A at 77 K and a porous ceramic core, crack propagation took place normal to the Ag-ceramic interface, whereas in tapes with dense core, Ic above 10 A at 77 K, cracks propagated in the tape plane. In monofilamentary tapes core homogeneity correlated with good bending strain performance. In multifilamentary tapes crack propagation between filaments was prohibited by the Ag matrix, thus leading to enhanced strain tolerance. In the high Ic tapes studied, bending to 25 mm radius resulted in 1%-2% Ic degradation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2814-2817
Number of pages4
JournalIEEE Transactions on Magnetics
Volume32
Issue number4 PART 2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 1996
MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

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