Journal:Cryogenics Abstract:Nb3Sn strand critical current (Ic) degradation is a basic issue strongly related to ITER operating performance. The developed analytical scheme predicting Ic degradation takes into account transverse resistivity and irreversibility of strand composite. Once compared to the measurements on three types of strands in periodic bending tests, this analytical prediction almost eliminates the difference between the measurements and widely existing previous models. As transverse resistivity gets closer to the experimental value, the prediction approaches the measurement remarkably. Note:DOI: 10.1016/j.cryogenics.2013.08.002 Co-author:Wurui Ta First Author:Yingxu Li Indexed by:Journal articles Correspondence Author:Yuanwen Gao Volume:58 Page Number:20–25 Translation or Not:no Date of Publication:2013-12-01 Included Journals:SCI