Patent ID: 8709961

Claim:
A method for connecting two or more wires, each wire comprising at least one filament that contains MgB 2 or a mixture of Mg and B, wherein a superconducting connection is realized at exposed end regions of the filaments via an MgB 2 matrix, the method comprising the steps of: a) inserting the exposed end regions of the filaments into bulk boron powder, the bulk boron powder being present in amorphous form; b) compacting the bulk boron powder together with the exposed end regions of the filaments following step a) to form a compressed element; and c) infiltrating the compressed element with molten magnesium by providing the molten magnesium in a pot and by immersing the compressed element into the molten magnesium, wherein an entire amount of the molten magnesium is introduced at a surface of the compressed element.