MgB 2 superconducting thin wires have been prepared by in-situ powder-in-tube process. Using Magnesium hydride MgH 2 and amorphous B powders with SiC nano-sized powder addition, SS/Fe/MgB 2 / steel composite wires of 0.53 mm ~ 0.19 mm in diameter have been fabricated through grooved rolling and drawing. The stainless steel sheath was hardened to a Vickers hardness of around 600 Hv by cold drawing. The Ic at 4.2 K and self-field for the MgB 2 wire of 0.53 mm in diameter without SiC addition is 200 A, which corresponds to the critical current density (Jc) of 4,300 A/mm 2 . The MgB 2 composite thin wires sheathed with low thermal conductive metals are promising as current leads with small heat leakage in liquid hydrogen.
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