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http://dx.doi.org/10.9714/psac.2019.21.2.040

Effects of a compaction method for powder compacts on the critical current density of MgB2 bulk superconductors  

Kang, M.O. (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Joo, J. (Sungkyunkwan University)
Jun, B.H. (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Choo, K.N. (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Kim, C.J. (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
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Progress in Superconductivity and Cryogenics / v.21, no.2, 2019 , pp. 40-44 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, the effects of the compaction method for (Mg+2B) powders on the apparent density and superconducting properties of $MgB_2$ bulk superconductor were investigated. The raw powders used in this study were nano-sized boron (B) and spherical magnesium (Mg). A batch of a powder mixture of (Mg+2B) was put in a steel mold and uniaxially pressed at 1 ton or 3 tons into pellets. Another batch of the powder mixture was uniaxially pressed at 1 ton and then pressed isostatically at $1800kg/cm^2$ in the water chamber. All pellets were heat-treated at $650^{\circ}C$ for 1 h in flowing argon gas for the formation of $MgB_2$. The apparent density of powder compacts pressed at 3 ton was higher than that at 1 ton. The cold isostatic pressing (CIP) in a water chamber allowed further increase of the apparent density of powder compacts, which influenced the pellet density of the final products ($MgB_2$). The compaction methods (uniaxial pressing and CIP) did not affect the formation of $MgB_2$ and superconducting critical temperature ($T_c$) of $MgB_2$, but affected the critical current density ($J_c$) of $MgB_2$ significantly. The sample with the high apparent density showed high $J_c$ at 5 K and 20 K at applied magnetic fields (0-5 T).
Keywords
$MgB_2$; bulk superconductor; in-situ process; uniaxial pressing; cold isostatic pressing; apparent density; critical current density;
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