The objective of this project is to establish control conditions to stimulate the formation of desired superconductive crystalline structures. The added control used is an externally induced shear on the high temperature superconducting (ht-sc) material during its recrystallization kinetic cycle. The therematress common to ferrous, non-ferrous, and ceramic systems. The process is expected to or produce an improvement in the well known ht-sc material, yttrium * barrium-copper-oxygen, when it is subjected to the externally induced control shear during recrystallization. Results are being documented by characterization of randomly chosen silices of finished processed specimen. If successful, this process would improve the consistency and reliability of wire superconductors, and lead to a fabrication technique permitting manufacture of high temperature superconductors on a continuous, economical, commercial production basis.
