SUPERCONDUCTOR WITH HIGH VOLUME COPPER AND A METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME

摘要

Large amounts of stabilizing copper may be added to a superconducting core (10) using an economical cladding process. One or more cladding strips (12) of copper are bonded directly to the core (10) without the use of a bonding agent. The copper cladding (12) is fused to the core (10) at a late stage in the fabrication of the superconductor by the simultaneous application of heat and pressure using conventional rolling apparatus. Multiple cladding layers may be sequentially applied to further increase the volume of copper present in the superconductor.