This part of 61788 specifies a test method for the resistive determination of the critical
temperature of composite superconductors for industrial use.
The composite superconductors covered in this standard include Cu/Nb-Ti, Cu/Cu-Ni/Nb-Ti
and Cu-Ni/Nb-Ti composite superconductors, Cu/Nb3Sn and Cu/Nb3Al composite superconductors,
and metal-sheathed MgB2 composite superconductors, and metal-stabilized Bisystem
oxide superconductors and Yttrium- or rare-earth-based coated conductors that have
a monolithic structure and a shape of round, flat or square wire containing mono- or multicores
of superconductors.