Cryogenic properties of composite materials

✍ Scribed by Takefumi Horiuchi; Tsutomu Ooi

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1995
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 323 KB
• Volume: 35
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0011-2275
• DOI: 10.1016/0011-2275(95)90887-l

✦ Synopsis

For the support materials of superconducting magnet systems, specifically for the transportable cryostat used for nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, three kinds of organic composite materials were investigated: carbon-fibre-reinforced plastics (CFRP), aluminium-oxide-fibre-reinforced plastics, and silicon-carbide-fibre-reinforced plastics. Considering the temperature dependence of the thermal conductivities of glass-fibre-reinforced plastics and CFRP, the authors recommend the use of a combination of these two materials. The thermal and mechanical properties of these organic composite materials and support-system requirements for superconducting magnet systems are presented.