Preparation and Characterization of Cube-Textured Ni-5 at.% W Substrates for Coated Conductors

Abstract:

The goal of present study was to manufacture and characterize the Ni-5 at.% W alloy substrates for coated conductor applications with a strong cube texture. Cube-textured Ni-5 at.% W alloy substrates were fabricated by heavy cold rolling (98%) and a high temperature annealing (1200°C). From the EBSD and XRD analysis of the fully recrystallized tapes, the cube texture component in the tape was found to reach a proportion as high as 99.5% within a tolerance angle of less than 9^o, while the FWHM (full width at half maximum) values of the out-of-plane and in-plane textures are about 5.8^o and 6.9^o, respectively. Moreover, the grain size distribution is homogeneous, and there is a large amount of low angle grain boundaries (95.6%). This process is very suitable for preparation of substrates for coated conductors.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 537)
• Pages: 269-273
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.537.269
• Online since: January 2013
• Authors: Xing Pin Chen, Jing Peng Zhang, Xue Chen, Yong Bin Ji
• Keywords: Coated Conductor, Cube Texture, EBSD, Ni-5 at.% W

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