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Mechanical behavior of MgO-whisker reinforced (Bi, Pb)2Sr2Ca2Cu3Oy high-temperature superconducting composite

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The inherently weak mechanical properties of bulk monolithic high-temperature superconductors (HTS) have been a concern. Properly selected reinforcements in fiber and whisker forms have been introduced to the HTS ceramics to improve their mechanical properties. In this paper, mechanical behavior of a MgO-whisker reinforced Pb-doped Bi-2223 (BPSCCO) HTS composite fabricated by a solid-state processing method is studied. The (MgO)w/BPSCCO HTS composite has been shown to exhibit excellent superconducting properties. Elastic properties, strengths, and notched fracture toughnesses of both the monolithic BPSCCO and the (MgO)w/BPSCCO HTS composite are investigated. Detailed mechanical properties are reported for the first time for the (MgO)w/BPSCCO HTS composite. Mechanisms of strengthening and toughening in the MgO-whisker-reinforced HTS composite are also discussed.

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  1. General Plastics & Rubber Co., Texas, 77087, Houston, USA

    Y. S. Yuan & S. S. Wang

  2. Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Houston, Texas, 77204, Houston, USA

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  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering and Texas Center for Superconductivity, University of Houston, Texas, 77204–4792, Houston, USA

    Y. S. Yuan, M. S. Wong & S. S. Wang

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Yuan, Y.S., Wong, M.S. & Wang, S.S. Mechanical behavior of MgO-whisker reinforced (Bi, Pb)2Sr2Ca2Cu3Oy high-temperature superconducting composite. Journal of Materials Research 11, 1645–1652 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1557/JMR.1996.0206

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