Improved current densities in MgB2 by liquid-assisted sintering

Effect of sintering temperature on the superconducting properties of MgB2

In this study, as much as 10 and 15 wt.% nanosized silicon and carbon (Si+C) were reacted with (Mg+2B) at 650°C and 850°C, respectively, for 1 hour. The phase formation, surface morphology and superconducting properties of these samples were evaluated. The relative peak intensity as calculated from the XRD patterns indicates the formation of large Mg2Si volume fraction at low sintering temperat...

Sintering Process and Its Mechanism of MgB2 Superconductors

The superconductivity at 39 K discovered in MgB2 among simple binary chemical composition attracted much interest in its fabrication techniques and practical applications [1]. MgB2 superconductor exhibits many impressive properties such as highest critical temperature amongst intermetallic superconductors which means low cooling costs, impressive grain boundary transparency to the flow of curre...

Thermally activated current transport in MgB2 films

Thermally-activated flux flow (TAFF) resistivity above the irreversibility field Bi is reported for two different c-axis textured MgB2 superconducting films. Transport measurements at different perpendicular magnetic fields 0,B,9 T and temperatures from 5 to 40 K reveal TAFF Ohmic resistivity rsT ,Bd for B.Bi described by the Arrhenius law, r=r0 exps-U /Td with the quadratic field dependence of...

Processing of NiTi Foams by Transient Liquid Phase Sintering

Porous NiTi was produced by sintering pre-alloyed NiTi powders (with small Ni addition to form Ni-rich composition) with NaCl powders which are removed to create 40-60 vol.% macropores which are open to the surface, blocky in shape, and 100-400 lm in size. The microporosity present between the NiTi powders is infiltrated by an in situ created NiTi-Nb eutectic liquid which, after solidification,...

Sintering and Heat Treatment of Titanium Alloys by Pulsed Electric Current Sintering