A superconductive element containing Nb.sub.3Sn, in particular a
multifilament wire, comprising at least one superconductive filament (8)
which is obtained by a solid state diffusion reaction from a preliminary
filament structure (1), said preliminary filament structure (1)
containing an elongated hollow pipe (2) having an inner surface (3) and
an outer surface (4), wherein said hollow pipe (2) consists of Nb or an
Nb alloy, in particular NbTa, wherein the outer surface (4) is in close
contact with a surrounding bronze matrix (5) containing Cu and Sn, and
wherein the inner surface (3) is in close contact with an inner bronze
matrix (5) also containing Cu and Sn, is characterized in that the inner
bronze matrix (5) of the preliminary filament structure (1) encloses in
its central region an elongated core (6) consisting of a metallic
material, said metallic material having at room temperature (=RT) a
thermal expansion coefficient .alpha..sub.core<17*10.sup.-6K.sup.-1,
preferably .alpha..sub.core.ltoreq.8*10.sup.-6 K.sup.-1, said metallic
material having at RT a yield strength R.sub.p0,2>300 MPa, said
metallic material having at RT an elongation at rupture A>20%, and
wherein the metallic material of the core (6) is chemically inert with
respect to the material of the inner bronze matrix (5) up to a reaction
temperature T of the solid state diffusion reaction. This element has
improved superconductive properties in a large volume fraction of its
superconductive filaments, in particular a high critical temperature
T.sub.c and a high critical magnetic filed strength B.sub.c2, and is
mechanically stable enough for commercial applications such as magnet
coils.