niobium-titanium
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Niobium–titanium (Nb-Ti) is a ductile alloy of niobium and titanium, used industrially as a type II superconductor wire for superconducting magnets, normally as Nb-Ti fibres in an aluminium or copper matrix.
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- intermetallic
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- niobium
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- Superconducting magnets
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Niobium–titanium (Nb-Ti) is a ductile alloy of niobium and titanium, used industrially as a type II superconductor wire for superconducting magnets, normally as Nb-Ti fibres in an aluminium or copper matrix.
Its critical temperature is about 10 kelvins.
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