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uWave_Matt
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I think the broadest way to frame this question would be as follows:
"If a metal conductor (copper wire) were bent at room temperature, then placed in a cryo-cooler and cooled to ~30-80 kelvin, would it experience any 'unbending?'"
More specific to the situation, I've bent down the center conductor of a coaxial cable (very slightly) to act as a probe to a piece of superconducting circuitry secured in a jig, and pumped the chamber down. Is it possible that, at superconducting temperatures, that the probe loses malleability causing it to become more rigid and thus, straighten?
I apologize for my limited understanding on physical properties of metals. My only real exposure to them is from an introductory MEMS course.
Thanks for any feedback that you can give.
"If a metal conductor (copper wire) were bent at room temperature, then placed in a cryo-cooler and cooled to ~30-80 kelvin, would it experience any 'unbending?'"
More specific to the situation, I've bent down the center conductor of a coaxial cable (very slightly) to act as a probe to a piece of superconducting circuitry secured in a jig, and pumped the chamber down. Is it possible that, at superconducting temperatures, that the probe loses malleability causing it to become more rigid and thus, straighten?
I apologize for my limited understanding on physical properties of metals. My only real exposure to them is from an introductory MEMS course.
Thanks for any feedback that you can give.