Tuning the Physical Properties of V-Ti-Ce Alloy Superconductors Through Successive Cold-Working and Annealing at 650 °C

V- Ti alloys are promising alternatives to Nb for the construction of superconducting solenoids that produce high magnetic fields. The critical current density ( \(J_C\) $J_C$ ), which quantifies the capacity of a superconductor to carry large dissipationless current, increases in the V-Ti alloys with the addition of Ce. Here, the effects of successive cold working and annealing on the electrical resistivity, \(J_C\) $J_C$ , and microstructure of the V \(_{0.59}\) $_{0.59}^{}$ Ti \(_{0.40}\) $_{0.40}^{}$ Ce \(_{0.01}\) $_{0.01}^{}$ alloy are studied. The \(J_C\) $J_C$ is the maximum after the second cold rolling. Annealing at 650 \(^{\circ }\) $_{}^{\circ }$ C is found to nucleate and grow the \(\alpha \) $\alpha$ -phase which is detrimental to \(J_C\) $J_C$ , whereas the precipitation of the \(\alpha '\) ${\alpha }^{\prime }$ -phase is found to improve the \(J_C\) $J_C$ .