I The Superconducting State of Materials and Methods of Estimating It. - The Phenomenon of Superconductivity. - Empirical Rules. - Methods of Measuring the Critical Superconducting Characteristics of Metals and Alloys. - Low-Temperature Technique. - Metallography of Superconducting Alloys. - Literature Cited. - II Superconducting Elements. - Properties of Superconducting Elements. - Effect of Deformation and Interstitial Impurities on the Superconducting Properties of the Elements. - Literature Cited. - III Superconducting Compounds. - Compounds with the Cr3Si Structure. - Interstitial Phases and Certain Other Compounds of Metals with Nonmetals. - Sigma and Laves Phases and Similar Compounds. - Superconducting Compounds with Other Types of Structures. - Effect of Alloying Elements and Impurities on the Structure and Properties of Compounds. - Effect of Heat Treatment and Other Factors on the Superconducting Characteristics of Compounds. - Literature Cited. - IV Physicochemical Analysis of Superconducting Systems. - Binary Superconducting Systems. - Ternary and More Complex Superconducting Systems. - Literature Cited. - V Production of Superconducting Materials. - Effect of Composition Deformation and Heat Treatment on the Critical Current of Superconducting Alloys. - Technology of the Production of Superconducting Alloys. - Properties and Production Technology of Parts Made from Superconducting Compounds. - Literature Cited. - VI Applications. - Superconducting Magnets. - Computing Technology. - Electronics and Measuring Technology. - Nuclear Power and Space. - Electrical Machines. - Conclusion. - Literature Cited. Language: English