Fatigue Properties for Bi-2212 High Temperature Superconducting Round Wires Under Axial Tensile Loading

Abstract

Bi-2212 wires, which have high critical current density and critical magnetic field without anisotropy, offer significant potential applications for ultrahigh-field superconducting magnets. The Bi-2212 wire is very sensitive to strain. The strands are inevitably subjected to cyclic thermal or electromagnetic stress during application. There is a lack of understanding regarding the fatigue properties. In this paper, the degradation behavior of critical current for Bi-2212 wires under axial tensile fatigue loading was investigated. It was found that the fatigue life decreases with the increase in maximum fatigue stress.