IP Library Granted Patent US 11,060,170
Granted Patent B2
US 11,060,170 · App. 16/469,878 · Granted Jul 13, 2021

Non-oriented electrical steel sheet and manufacturing method therefor

Inventors: Jae Hoon Kim (Pohang-si, KR); Hun Ju Lee (Pohang-si, KR); Yong Soo Kim (Pohang-si, KR); Su-Yong Shin (Pohang-si, KR)
Assignee: POSCO
C22C38/02C21D8/021C21D8/0226C21D8/0236C21D9/46C22C38/004C22C38/04C22C38/06C21D2201/05
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Patent No.
US 11,060,170
App. No.
16/469,878
Granted
Jul 13, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention may include, by weight, by weight, 2.0 to 3.5% of Si, 0.3 to 2.5% of Al, 0.3 to 2.5% of Mn, individually or in a total amount of 0.0005 to 0.03% of at least one of Ga and Ge, and the remainder including Fe and impurities, and may satisfy the following Formula 1. 0.2≤([Si]+[Al]+0.5×[Mn])/(([Ga]+[Ge])×1000)≤5.27  [Formula 1] ([Si], [Al], [Mn], [Ga] and [Ge] represent the content (% by weight) of Si, Al, Mn, Ga and Ge, respectively).

Claims (35)

1. A non-oriented electrical steel sheet, comprising: by weight, 2.0 to 3.5% of Si, 0.3 to 2.5% of Al, 0.3 to 2.5% of Mn, individually or in a total amount of 0.0005 to 0.03% of at least one of Ga and Ge, and the remainder comprising Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein the non-oriented electrical steel sheet satisfies the following Formula 1 and Formula 2:

0.2≤([Si]+[Al]+0.5×[Mn])/(([Ga]+[Ge])×1000)≤5.27  [Formula 1]

3.3≤([Si]+[Al]+0.5×[Mn])≤5.5  [Formula 2]

wherein ([Si], [Al], [Mn], [Ga], and [Ge] represent the content, by weight %, of Si, Al, Mn, Ga, and Ge, respectively.

2. The non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 1 ,

further comprising N: 0.0040% or less, excluding 0%, C: 0.0040% or less excluding 0%, S: 0.0040% or less, excluding 0%, Ti: 0.0030% or less, excluding 0%, Nb: 0.0030% or less, excluding 0%, and V: 0.0040% or less, excluding 0%.

3. The non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 1 , comprising 0.0005 to 0.02% by weight of Ga and 0.0005 to 0.02% by weight of Ge.

4. The non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 1 ,

wherein the strength ratio of the set tissue satisfies P200/(P211+P310)≥0.5 when XRD test is performed on the area of ½t to ¼t of the thickness of the steel sheet

wherein ½t means ½ of the thickness of the entire steel sheet, ¼t means ¼ of the thickness of the entire steel sheet, P200 means the surface strength of the set tissue in which the <200> plane lies parallel to the vertical direction of the steel sheet within 15 degrees, P211 means the surface strength of the set tissue in which the <211> plane lies parallel to the vertical direction of the steel sheet within 15 degrees, and P310 means the surface strength of the set tissue in which the <300> plane lies parallel to the vertical direction of the steel sheet within 15 degrees, in XRD test.

5. The non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 1 ,

wherein the average diameter of grain is 50 to 95 μm.

6. The non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 1 ,

having a magnetic permeability at 100 A/m of 8000 or more and a coercive force at B=2.0T of 40 A/m or less.

7. The non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 1 , having a resistivity of 55 to 75 μΩcm.

8. A method for manufacturing a non-oriented electrical steel sheet, comprising:

heating the slab comprising, by weight, 2.0 to 3.5% of Si, 0.3 to 2.5% of Al, 0.3 to 2.5% of Mn, individually or in a total amount of 0.0005 to 0.03% of at least one of Ga and Ge, and the remainder comprising Fe and unavoidable impurities, and satisfying the following Formula 1;

hot rolling the slab to produce a hot-rolled sheet;

cold rolling the hot-rolled sheet to produce a cold-rolled sheet; and

finally annealing the cold-rolled steel sheet;

0.2≤([Si]+[Al]+0.5×[Mn])/(([Ga]+[Ge])×1000)≤5.27  [Formula 1]

([Si], [Al], [Mn], [Ga], and [Ge] represent the content (% by weight) of Si, Al, Mn, Ga, and Ge, respectively).

9. The method for manufacturing a non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 8 ,

wherein the slab further comprises N: 0.0040% or less (excluding 0%), C: 0.0040% or less (excluding 0%), S: 0.0040% or less (excluding 0%), Ti: 0.0030% or less (excluding 0%), Nb: 0.0030% or less (excluding 0%), and V: 0.0040% or less (excluding 0%).

10. The method for manufacturing a non-orietned electrical steel sheet according to claim 8 ,

wherein the slab comprises 0.0005 to 0.02% by weight of Ga and 0.0005 to 0.02% by weight of Ge.

11. The method for manufacturing a non-orietned electrical steel sheet according to claim 8 , wherein the slab satisfies the following Formula:

3.3≤([Si]+[Al]+0.5×[Mn])≤5.5  [Formula 2]

([Si], [Al], and [Mn] represent the content, (% by weight of Si, Al, and Mn, respectively).

12. The method for manufacturing a non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 8 ,

prior to the step of heating the slab, further comprising: producing molten steel;

adding Si alloy iron, Al alloy iron, and Mn alloy iron to the molten steel; and

adding at least one of Ga and Ge to the molten steel and continuously casting the molten steel to produce a slab.

13. The method for manufacturing a non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 8 ,

after the step of producing the hot-rolled sheet, further comprising the step of annealing the hot-rolled sheet.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2022
From: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
To: POSCO CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 061778/0785 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 28, 2022
From: POSCO
To: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 061561/0923 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 14, 2019
From: KIM, JAE HOON; LEE, HUN JU; KIM, YONG SOO; SHIN, SU-YONG
To: POSCO
Reel/Frame 049477/0536 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0173566 · Dec 19, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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