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The arc plasma spraying process has been applied to deposit YBaCuO superconductors on to steel substrates. Detached, as-sprayed coatings were heat treated at 950 °C in air in order to restore superconductivity. Oxygen annealing at temperatures 400–500 °C has been used as the final stage in material preparation. The changes in the microstructure of the material during heat treatment have been followed with the aid of scanning electron and optical microscopy. The phase transformations resulting from heat treatment have been studied by differential thermal analysis and X-ray diffraction.
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Pawlowski, L., Gross, A. & McPherson, R. Microstructure of plasma-sprayed YBa2Cu3Ox high-temperature superconductors. J Mater Sci 26, 3803–3808 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01184975
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