SBIR/STTR Research Award
Fabrication of Rare Earth DOPED Nb3SN Superconductors
Award amount
$74,645Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1998Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Energy
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Alchemet, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
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- Solicitation number
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- Topic code
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Research abstract
50019-98-I
Fabrication of Rare Earth DOPED Nb3SN Superconductors--Alchemet, Inc., 5 Commerce Dr., Aston, PA 19014-3201;
(610) 566-5964
Mr. Jaydee W. Miller, Principal Investigator
Mrs. Katherine L. Miller, Business Official
DOE Grant No. DE-FG02-98ER82525
Amount: $74,645
The critical current density of Nb3Sn needs to be increased to better accommodate the fabrication of high field (15T to 20T) dipole magnets for particle accelerators. This project will increase the critical current density in Nb3Sn by introducing artificial pinning centers. The artificial pinning centers will be added via the sigma phase powder process route. The feasibility of the method will be tested by fabricating tapes using known composites. Fabrication of tapes using Yb and Ce as artificial pinning will proceed in parallel.
Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee: Improved current densities in Nb3Sn will enable higher field, smaller size and lower cost superconducting magnets for use in advanced science and medical applications_
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