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Production of oxidic superconductors by zone oxidation of a precursor alloy
Assignee: Huntington Alloys Corp
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Filing: 1988-04-12
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Granted: 1990-10-09
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Expires: 2008-04-12
Abstract
Abstract Discloses a process for producing oxidic superconductors having advantageously textured oxide structures which involves zone oxidizing elongated metallic precursors of the superconductors.
Inventors
- 👤 II John J. deBarbadillo
- 👤 Gaylord D. Smith
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 03:58
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10N; H10N60/00; H10N60/01; H10N60/0268; H10N60/0296; H10N60/0548; H10N60/0801; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S505/00; Y10S505/725; Y10S505/736; Y10S505/742
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
A process for producing an oxidic superconductor comprising exposing an elongated body of metallic oxidic superconductor precursor alloy to at least one oxidation zone of limited dimension, initiating and continuing oxidation in said at least one zone in the presence of an oxidizing gas to thereby at least partly oxidize said precursor alloy and establish oxidic crystal format and causing substantially continuous relative motion between said precursor alloy and said at least one zone to provide on one side of said at least one zone unoxidized metal and on the other side of said at least one zone textured, elongated oxidic crystals.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
102 words
A process for producing an oxidic superconductor comprising exposing an elongated body of metallic oxidic superconductor precursor alloy to at least one oxidation zone of limited dimension, initiating and continuing oxidation in said at least one zone in the presence of an oxidizing gas to thereby at least partly oxidize said precursor alloy and establish oxidic crystal format and causing substantially continuous relative motion between said precursor alloy and said at least one zone to provide on one side of said at least one zone unoxidized metal and on the other side of said at least one zone textured, elongated oxidic crystals.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A process as in claim 1 wherein metallic precursor alloy of an oxidic superconductor is fed into and through a stationary oxidation zone.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
A process as in claim 2 wherein heat is extracted from precursor alloy entering said stationary oxidation zone to maintain metal temperature below the melting temperature of the lowest melting phase in said precursor alloy.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process as in claim 1 wherein after zone oxidation is complete the thus produced oxide is further textured by zone annealing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A process as in claim 4 wherein oxygen is fed to the zone of annealing to complete oxidation not completed in said oxidation zone and to inhibit thermal decomposition of oxide already formed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process as in claim 2 wherein the rate of oxidation is controlled by controlling the feed of said oxidizing gas to said oxidation zone.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A process as in claim 6 wherein said oxidizing gas is supplied as at least one member of the group consisting of air, oxygen, oxygen enriched air and oxygen-inert gas mixtures.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process as in claim 6 wherein said oxidizing gas is supplied as an oxygen-inert gas mixture.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process as in claim 1 wherein said metallic, oxidic superconductor precursor alloy contains at least one elongated body of inoxidizable metal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
A process as in claim 1 wherein said elongated body of metallic, oxidic superconductor precursor alloy is zone annealed prior to being exposed to said oxidation zone.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
A process as in claim 1 wherein said oxidizing gas contains at least one element from the group consisting of fluorine and sulfur.
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