Mode-II Crack Problem for a Long Rectangular Slab of Superconductor under an Electromagnetic Force

We present a theoretical analysis to the fracture parameters of the large single domain YBCO superconductor with a tangential line crack under electromagnetic force. The mode-II fracture parameters are obtained due to coupled finite element and infinite element method, and the numerical results are conducted for two activation processes. For a zero-field cooling (ZFC) magnetization process, in the process of magnetic field descent, the larger the applied field is, the larger the stress intensity factors. In the case of field cooling (FC) magnetization process, the stress intensity factors have obvious differences between the two cases of b_fc >1 and b_fc≤1. Additionally, J-integral characteristic is obtained, and according to these results, the mode-II crack growth trend is predicted. These results are benefit for us to understand the fracture mechanism of superconductor both in theory and application.