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  • Designed for use in applications where the wire is exposed to pressurized liquid cryogens such as power cables
  • Hermetically sealed
  • High tensile strength
  • High current

Specifications:

Average thickness: 0.36-0.44 mm

Minimum width: 4.2 mm

Maximum width: 4.45 mm

Min. double bend diameter (RT): 50 mmi

Max. Rated tensile stress (RT): 200 MPai

Max. Rated wire tension (RT): 20 kgi

Max. Rated tensile stress (77K): 230 MPai, ii

Max. Rated tensile strain (77K): 0.35%i, ii

Hermeticity: 30 atm LN2 for 16 hoursiv

 

Customer Options:

Minimum amperage (lc)

Average engineering
current density (Je)iii

125 Aii 7,300 A/cm2ii
135 Aii 7,900 A/cm2ii
145 Aii 8,500 A/cm2ii
155 Aii 9,100 A/cm2ii

Continuous piece length:    up to 800 m

Insulation options:    PTFE or Kapton wrap

Splice options:  Available in longer lengths

i  Greater than 95% Ic retention
ii   77K, self-field, 1µV/cm
iii  Je is a calculated value based upon average thickness and width
iv  Thickness inspection after pressurized LN2 test

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For more information regarding our HTS wires, please contact us at: htsinfo@amsuper.com.