IP Library Granted Patent US 9,139,886
Granted Patent B2
US 9,139,886 · App. 13/637,587 · Granted Sep 22, 2015

Grain-oriented electrical steel sheet and method for producing same

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Patent No.
US 9,139,886
App. No.
13/637,587
Granted
Sep 22, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a method for producing a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet, grooves each having a given length and extending in a direction including a direction perpendicular to a transportation direction of the grain-oriented electrical steel sheet are formed at given intervals in the transportation direction by irradiating the surface of the grain-oriented electrical steel sheet with a laser beam while scanning the surface of the grain-oriented electrical steel sheet with the laser beam. Further, in the method for manufacturing a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet, the laser beam is a continuous-wave laser beam having a laser wavelength λ of 1.0 μm to 2.1 μm, power density Pd [W/mm 2 ] which is obtained by dividing laser beam intensity P by a focused beam area S is 5×10 5 W/mm 2 or more, and the power density Pd [W/mm 2 ] and scanning speed V [mm/s] of a focused spot of the laser beam on the surface of the grain-oriented electrical steel sheet satisfy a relationship of 0.005×Pd+3000≦V≦0.005×Pd+40000.

Claims (26)

1. A grain-oriented electrical steel sheet in which grooves each having a given length and extending in a direction intersecting a transportation direction are formed at given intervals in the transportation direction by a laser beam, the grain-oriented electrical steel sheet comprising:

a solidified layer provided on an interface with the groove; and

a projection provided on a peripheral portion of the groove,

wherein a depth of the groove is in a range of 8 μm to 30 μm,

the cross-sectional area of the groove is less than 1000 μm 2 , and

a height of the projection is 5 μm or less,

wherein the grain-oriented electrical steel sheet is prepared in a method comprising,

forming grooves each having a given length and extending in a direction intersecting a transportation direction of the grain-oriented electrical steel sheet, at given intervals in the transportation direction by irradiating a surface of the grain-oriented electrical steel sheet with a laser beam while scanning the surface of the grain-oriented electrical steel sheet with the laser beam,

wherein the laser beam is a continuous-wave laser beam having a laser wavelength λ of 1.0 μm to 2.1 μm,

a power density Pd [W/mm 2 ] which is obtained by dividing a laser beam intensity P by a focused beam area S is 5×10 5 W/mm 2 or more, and

the power density Pd [W/mm 2 ] and a scanning speed V [mm/s] of a focused spot of the laser beam on the surface of the grain-oriented electrical steel sheet satisfy a relationship of 0.005×Pd+3000≦V≦0.005×Pd+40000.

2. The grain-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the depth of the groove is in a range of 10 μm to 30 μm.

3. The grain-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 2 , wherein the cross-sectional area of the groove is less than 600 μm 2 .

4. The grain-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the cross-sectional area of the groove is less than 600 μm 2 .

5. A method for producing a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet in which grooves each having a given length and extending in a direction intersecting a transportation direction are formed at given intervals in the transportation direction by a laser beam, the grain-oriented electrical steel sheet comprising a solidified layer provided on an interface with the groove, and a projection provided on a peripheral portion of the groove, wherein a depth of the groove is in a range of 8 μm to 30 μm, the cross-sectional area of the groove is less than 1000 μm 2 , and a height of the projection is 5 μm or less, the method comprising;

forming grooves each having said given length and extending in the direction intersecting the transportation direction of the grain-oriented electrical steel sheet, at given intervals in the transportation direction by irradiating a surface of the grain-oriented electrical steel sheet with the laser beam while scanning the surface of the grain-oriented electrical steel sheet with the laser beam,

wherein the laser beam is a continuous-wave laser beam having a laser wavelength λ of 1.0 μm to 2.1 μm,

a power density Pd [W/mm 2 ] which is obtained by dividing a laser beam intensity P by a focused beam area S is 5×10 5 W/mm 2 or more, and

the power density Pd [W/mm 2 ] and a scanning speed V [mm/s] of a focused spot of the laser beam on the surface of the grain-oriented electrical steel sheet satisfy a relationship of 0.005×Pd+3000≦V≦0.005×Pd+40000.

6. The method for producing a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 5 , wherein the laser beam is a fiber laser light or a thin disk type solid-state laser light including a YAG laser.

7. The method for producing a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 6 , wherein the power density Pd [W/mm 2 ] and the scanning speed V [mm/s] satisfy a relationship of 0.005×Pd+4050≦V≦0.005×Pd+40000.

8. The method for producing a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 6 , wherein the power density Pd [W/mm 2 ] and the scanning speed V [mm/s] satisfy a relationship of 0.005×Pd+11070≦V≦0.005×Pd+30700.

9. The method for producing a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 6 , wherein a diameter d of the focused spot is 0.10 mm or less.

10. The method for producing a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 5 , wherein the power density Pd [W/mm 2 ] and the scanning speed V [mm/s] satisfy a relationship of 0.005×Pd+4050≦V≦0.005×Pd+40000.

11. The method for producing a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 5 , wherein the power density Pd [W/mm 2 ] and the scanning speed V [mm/s] satisfy a relationship of 0.005×Pd+11070≦V≦0.005×Pd+30700.

12. The method for producing a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 5 , wherein a diameter d of the focused spot is 0.10 mm or less.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 14, 2019
From: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
To: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049257/0828 →
MERGER Recorded Mar 13, 2013
From: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
To: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 029980/0103 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 27, 2012
From: SAKAI, TATSUHIKO; HAMAMURA, HIDEYUKI
To: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 029039/0820 →