High temperature electromagnetic coil assemblies including brazed braided lead wires and methods for the fabrication thereof

Embodiments of an electromagnetic coil assembly (10) are provided, as are methods (130) for the manufacture of an electromagnetic coil assembly (10). In one embodiment, the method (130) for manufacturing an electromagnetic coil assembly (10) includes the steps of providing a braided aluminum lead wire (36, 38, 140) having a first end portion and a second end portion, brazing (144) the first end portion of the braided aluminum lead wire (36, 38, 140) to a first electrically-conductive interconnect member (104, 106, 142), and winding (154) a magnet wire (26) into an electromagnetic coil. The second end portion of the braided aluminum lead wire (36, 38, 140) is joined to the magnet wire (260 after the step of brazing (144).