Papers by Keyword: Electrical Steel

Abstract: The effect of a 1.5T, 15T and 30T magnetic field on texture evolution in Fe-1%Si was investigated by annealing samples for 1 hour at 787°C, (27° above the Curie temperature, Tc = 760°C). The intensity of the Goss texture component increased with increasing field strength accompanied by a drastic increase in grain size.

Abstract: The chemical and physical interaction between Fe-Si alloys in the range 0-3.8 Si wt% and a molten Al-(Si 25wt%) alloy at 800 °C has been studied for different reaction times (from 0.1 to 200s) by hot dipping tests. Several intermetallic phases have been identified, Fe2Al5, τ1-Al3Fe3Si2, τ2-Al12Fe6Si5, τ3- Al2FeSi and τ4- Al3FeSi2, which already were reported in the literature dealing with the interaction between iron and molten Al-Si alloys. In addition an ordered phase Fe3Si (D03) appears in contact with the Fe-Si substrate. Diffusion reaction and solidification phenomena appear to be involved in the developing of the coating. The growth kinetic has been studied and diffusion appears as the step controlling the intermetallic compounds growth. Special attention was paid to the effect of the microstructure of the dipped sheet on the interaction with the molten alloy. The higher deformed structures react faster; this effect can be explained by the faster diffusion through high diffusivity paths like grain boundaries and dislocations.

Abstract: The effects of magnetic annealing on a magnetiostriction in commercial grain-oriented 3.2 at.% Si steels were investigated. A combined (constant+strong pulsed) magnetic field during the magnetic annealing played a significant role in reducing the magnetostriction. The reduction ratio in magnetostriction was greatly dependent on surface conditions such as whether it was a bare metallic, tension coated and laser-scribed surface for grain-oriented electrical steels. For all three samples, the effect of the magnetic annealing on reduction in maganetostriction is more clearly observed in the compressive stress rather than in the tensile stress region.