The distribution of the normalized critical transport current (critical current normalized with respect to the original value) of Bi2223/Ag/Ag alloy composite tape under bending strain of 0%–0.833% was studied experimentally and analytically. The experimental results were analyzed by a modeling approach based on the relation of the heterogeneous damage evolution to the distribution of the critical current. The main results are summarized as follows. (1) The measured distribution of the critical current values varying with bending strain was described well by the present approach. (2) When all specimens were damaged at high bending strains (0.338%–0.833% in the present work), the distribution of the critical current of the bent-damaged specimens was expressed by the three-parameter Weibull distribution function, the reason for which was revealed. (3) The distribution of the irreversible strain was estimated, with which the influence of the increase in the fraction of damaged specimens on the variation of critical current distribution in the low bending strain range (0%–0.35%) was elucidated.
The residual strain change of Bi2212 and Ag during the cooling and heating process in the
Bi2212/Ag/Ag alloy composite superconductor was studied. First, the residual strain of
Bi2212 filaments at room temperature was measured by the x-ray diffraction method.
Then, the Young’s moduli of the constituents (Bi2212 filaments, Ag and Ag alloy) and
yield strains of Ag and Ag alloy were estimated from the analysis of the measured
stress–strain curve, based on the rule of mixtures. Also, the coefficient of thermal expansion
of the Bi2212 filaments was estimated from the analysis of the measured thermal expansion
curve of the composite wire. From the modeling analysis using the estimated property
values and the residual strain of Bi2212 filaments, the changes of residual strain of Bi2212,
Ag alloy and Ag with temperature during the cooling and heating process were
revealed.
The bending strain dependence of critical current of Bi2223/Ag/Ag Mg alloy superconducting composite tape was studied experimentally and analytically. The measured change of critical current with bending strain was described well by the superconducting core shape incorporated model. The distribution of damage inducing parameter (difference between the tensile fracture strain and thermally induced residual one) in the samples was described well by the Weibull distribution. By application of this result, the distributions of irreversible bending strain and critical current at various bending strain were discussed.
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