A. Nikulin et al., DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTIGATION OF MULTIFILAMENTARY NB3SN CONDUCTORS TOBE USED IN THE ITER MAGNETIC SYSTEM, IEEE transactions on magnetics, 30(4), 1994, pp. 2316-2319
Problems of manufacturing wires for the ITER magnetic system are consi
dered. Results for Nb3Sn wires 0.80-0.85mm in dia manufactured using b
ronze technology under commercial conditions are given. Wires containi
ng up to 45,000 filaments with volume fractions of copper stabilizer u
p to 56%, chromium coatings 2 mm thick and having critical current den
sities (non Cu) up to 650 A/mm2 (12T, 4.2K) are discussed. Wires with
extended tin sources and volume fractions of copper stabilizer equal t
o 60% are investigated. Jc (non Cu) for such wires 0.85 mm in dia reac
hes 1000 A/mm2. (12T, 4.2K) with hysteresis losses <550mJ/cm3.