History
Nb3Sn was discovered to be a superconductor in 1954, one year after the discovery of the first type of A3B superconductors V3Si. In 1961 it was discovered that niobium-tin still exhibits superconductivity at large currents and strong magnetic fields, thus becoming the first known material to support the high currents and fields necessary for making useful high-power magnets and electric power machinery.
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