Laser-Driven Directional Solidification in High Tc Superconducting Polycrystalline Fibers

Information

• NSF Award
• 9101565

Owner

• American Research Corporation

• Award Id

  9101565

• Award Effective Date

  8/1/1991 - 33 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  1/31/1994 - 30 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 245,000.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

The promise of high temperature, superconducting ceramic materials is well known. However, there are many practical difficulties involved in fabricating technologically useful conductors from these materials. The Phase I effort has demonstrated the usefulness of a laser-driven solidifaction process in producing high temperature superconducting wires with a controlled orientation of the ceramic crystals to improve the conducting properties. The Phase II research objectives include design of a computer-controlled, laser-driven directional solidification furnace, determination of the best extrusion parameters for the precursor material, characterization and testing of the wires which are produced and scale-up of the process.

• Program Officer

  Ritchie B. Coryell

• Min Amd Letter Date

  7/29/1991 - 33 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  11/13/1995 - 29 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  American Research Corporation of Virginia

• City

  Radford

• State

  VA

• Country

  United States

• Address

  PO Box 3406

• Postal Code

  241433406

• Phone Number

  5407310655

• First Name

  Usha

• Last Name

  Varshney

• Email Address

  arcova@bev.net

• Start Date

  8/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

• Name

  Materials Research

• Code

  106000

• Name

  Industrial Technology

• Code

  308000

• Name

  Engineering NEC

• Code

  59