Fabrication of DC high field magnets requires the use of material with high mechanical properties to hold the electromagnetic forces and a low electrical resistivity to minimize the energy consumption due to the Joule effect.
The LNCMI, within a collaboration with the ICB laboratory, has developed its own process from the fabrication of Copper alloy tubes with a unique balance between mechanical and electrical properties.
This tubes are prepared by a dedicated Cold Spray technology which consists in a high velocity projection ( > 500 m/S) of specially optimized copper alloy powder. These materials are used for the most performant magnets in operation in Grenoble.
Series of tube for DC high field magnet (from 40 to 400 mm in diameter)
Top view of the center of a 37 Tesla magnet at LNCMI