Fig. 1. Schematic structures of (a) Sample 1 and (b) Samples 2 and 3.
Fig. 2. Appearance of the springboard assembly mounted on the testing machine for electromechanical property measurements at 77 K.
Fig. 3. Schematic cross-section of the springboard bending beam with the CC tape sample attached.
Fig. 4. Behaviors of Ic/Ic0 against bending strains in various GdBCO CC tapes, obtained using (a) a springboard bending beam and (b) a Goldacker-type bending test rig.
Fig. 5. Normalized critical current, Ic/Icmax, in various CC tapes, obtained using (a) a springboard bending beam and (b) a Goldacker-type bending test rig.
TABLE 1 SPECIFICATIONS OF CC TAPE SAMPLES.
TABLE 2 ELECTROMECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF VARIOUS GDBCO CC TAPES OBTAINED UNDER TENSILE/COMPRESSIVE BENDING.
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