At&t Bell Laboratories

Dominic N LoIacono

John T Plewes

A method for forming elongated articles including metallic oxide superconductor material by hydrostatic extrusion at temperatures less than about 800.degree. C., and even at temperatures less than about 450.degree. C. The method includes providing superconductive core material that is substantially free of carbon or organic additives and that has an equivalent density at least about 55% of full density, and enclosing the densified material in a metal container, to become a cladding, prior to extrusion. In a preferred embodiment, the cladding material is a dispersion hardened metal or metal alloy.

Method of forming superconductive articles by hydrostatic extrusion

Lead inclusion in copper-containing wrought alloys is coming into disfavor due to health and environmental considerations. Machinability, as well as retention of workability properties, associated with lead inclusion are assured by bismuth together with a modifying element, phosphorous, indium or tin, with such modifying element minimizes the workability-precluding embrittlement otherwise associated with bismuth. Fabrication of product dependent upon properties of the large variety of lead-containing alloys is so permitted by use of lead-free material.

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Dominic N LoIacono