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In ITER CICCs, the strands experience varying mechanical strain levels due to thermal compression and electromagnetic loading, cumulating into severe periodic bending and contact strain. Depending on the choice of the cabling pattern, the strain may exceed the irreversibility limit leading to cracks in the Nb3Sn filaments and degraded performance of the conductors. We present a systematic microscopy...