Superconductor and process of manufacture
US5160550A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 1990 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49014
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for producing a superconductor includes the steps of combining a plurality of metal bodies to form a composite structure, metal bodies being selected from transition metals such as niobium, tantalum, titanium, zirconium, hafnium and vanadium, alternate bodies being formed of different transition metals to form triplets. The transition metals are reacted to form a ductile superconducting ternary alloy at the interfaces of these triplets of metals. The extent of the reaction is limited so as to maintain areas of pure or nearly pure transition metal along with the superconducting ternary alloy in at least one of each triplet of transition metals.
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