Mechanical properties and application of superconducting materials of Nb3Sn

Nb3Sn is one of the most promising low temperature superconducting materials and its high critical current density, high critical magnetic field strength and high critical transition temperature have attracted a lot of attention in many application areas. However, the superconductivity of Nb3Sn is strongly sensitive to its mechanical behaviour. The strain and torque arise from tension during cabling and electromagnetic forces during working operation can affect the critical performance of the strand. In this paper, the development of superconducting materials was firstly introduced in a brief way. Subsequently, the paper focused on several experiments to test the mechanical properties. Devices such as Pacman and TRASIS are used to measure the axial strain/stress, transverse force, spatial periodic contact loading cycles and periodic bending. In the next section, the paper introduced the applications and finally drew a conclusion. These results shed light on guiding future studies focusing on Nb3Sn and lay a foundation for subsequent mechanical studies of Nb3Sn.