Notable Uses
The central solenoid and toroidal field superconducting magnets for the planned experimental ITER fusion reactor use niobium-tin as a superconductor. The central solenoid coil will produce a field of 13.5 teslas. The toroidal field coils will operate at a maximum field of 11.8 T. Estimated use is 600 metric tonnes of Nb3Sn strands and 250 metric tonnes of NbTi strands.
The planned future upgrade to the Large Hadron Collider at CERN will also use niobium-tin superconducting magnets.
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