Supply, delivery and commissioning of Cryogenic Materials Tester for Super Conducting Cables

Description

National Manufacturing Institute of Scotland (NMIS) require a cryogenic material tester for superconductors to perform tensile testing on superconducting cables under electrical load. Suppliers are asked to note their interest in this potential procurement exercise by 6th of December 2021, at which point the Contracting Authority will follow up with all interested parties. The University require notes of interest for the below potential tender opportunity. National Manufacturing Institute of Scotland (NMIS) require a cryogenic material tester for superconductors. This equipment is required to perform tensile testing on superconducting cables under electrical load. The testing needs to cover tensile with a temperature range of Room Temperature down to 4 Kelvin. The machine also needs to be able to perform tensile and compression testing on non superconductor samples from RT to 4 Kelvin. High level requirements: - must be able to test both superconductors and perform tensile testing of regular material samples - must have the ability to perform tensile testing of superconducting tapes, cylindrical and dog-bone samples - must have the ability to accurately measure temperature and control the temperature ramp rate of 2K/minute covering the 4 Kelvin to room temperature range - must be able to test superconducting materials under electrical load of 1000A DC