American Superconductor Corporation

Jodi L Reeves

Gilbert N Riley, Jr

Qi Li

Elliott D Thompson

Eric E Hellstrom

David C Larbalestier

Kenneth L DeMoranville

Jeffrey A Parrell

A method of making an oxide superconductor article includes subjecting an oxide superconductor precursor to a texturing operation to orient grains of the oxide superconductor precursor to obtain a highly textured precursor; and converting the textured oxide superconducting precursor into an oxide superconductor, while simultaneously applying a force to the precursor which at least matches the expansion force experienced by the precursor during phase conversion to the oxide superconductor. The density and the degree of texture of the oxide superconductor precursor are retained during phase conversion. The constraining force may be applied isostatically.

Simultaneous constraint and phase conversion processing of oxide superconductors

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Jodi L Reeves