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We have presented the results of an investigation and analysis of the effect of deformation-heat treatment using multidirectional deformation and equal-channel angular and multiple angular pressing on the mechanical properties and critical parameters of low-temperature superconductors based on Nb-Ti alloys. Primary attention has been given to the equal-channel multiple angular pressing which leads to a substantial improvement of their functional characteristics. Physical mechanisms of identifying the effects of structural modifications have been discussed.
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Original Russian Text © V.A. Beloshenko, V.V. Chishko, 2013, published in Fizika Metallov i Metallovedenie, 2013, Vol. 114, No. 12, pp. 1075–1085.
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Beloshenko, V.A., Chishko, V.V. Deformation-heat treatment of Nb-Ti superconductors using severe plastic deformation methods. Phys. Metals Metallogr. 114, 992–1002 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0031918X13090032
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