IP Library Granted Patent US 11,060,162
Granted Patent B2
US 11,060,162 · App. 16/470,784 · Granted Jul 13, 2021

Non-oriented electrical steel sheet and manufacturing method therefor

Inventors: Se Il Lee (Pohang-si, KR); June Soo Park (Pohang-si, KR); Jae Hoon Kim (Pohang-si, KR)
Assignee: POSCO
C21D9/46C21D6/005C21D6/008C21D8/005C21D8/1272C22C38/001C22C38/002C22C38/008C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/06C22C38/16H01F1/14775C22C2202/02
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Patent No.
US 11,060,162
App. No.
16/470,784
Granted
Jul 13, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: by weight, 2.0% to 4.0% of Si; 0.001% to 2.0% of Al; 0.0005% to 0.009% of S; 0.02% to 1.0% of Mn, 0.0005% to 0.004% of N; 0.004% or less of C (excluding 0%); 0.005% to 0.07% of Cu; 0.0001% to 0.007% of O; individually or in a total amount of 0.05% to 0.2% of Sn or P; and the remainder comprising Fe and impurities; wherein the non-oriented electrical steel sheet is composed of a surface portion to 2 μm from the surface of the steel sheet in the thickness direction and a base portion exceeding 2 μm from the surface of the steel sheet in the thickness direction, and wherein the number of surfides having a diameter of 10 nm to 100 nm is larger than the number of the nitrides having a diameter of 10 nm to 100 nm, in the same area of base portion.

Claims (41)

1. A non-oriented electrical steel sheet, comprising: by weight,

2.0% to 4.0% of Si; 0:0031% to 2.0% of Al; 0.0005% to 0.009% of S; 0.02% to 1.0% of Mn, 0.0005% to 0.004% of N; 0.004% or less of C excluding 0%, 0.005% to 0.07% of Cu; 0.0001% to 0.007% of O; 0.0001% to 0.003% of Ca;

individually or in a total amount of 0.05% to 0.2% of Sn or P; and the remainder comprising Fe and impurities; wherein the non-oriented electrical steel sheet is composed of a surface portion up to 2 μm from the surface of the steel sheet in the thickness direction and a base portion over 2 μm from the surface of the steel sheet in the thickness direction, wherein the number of sulfides having a diameter of 10 nm to 100 nm is larger than the number of the nitrides having a diameter of 10 nm to 100 nm, in the same area of base portion.

2. The non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the sum of the number of sulfides having a diameter of 10 nm to 100 nm and the number of nitrides having a diameter of 10 nm to 100 nm, in the base portion, is 1 to 200 per area of 250 μm 2 .

3. The non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the number of oxides having a diameter of 10 nm to 100 nm is larger than the sum of the number of carbides, nitrides, and sulfides having a diameter of 10 nm to 100 nm, in the same area of the surface portion.

4. The non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the number of oxides having a diameter of 10 nm to 100 nm in the surface portion is 1 to 200 per area of 250 μm 2 .

5. The non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 1 , satisfying the following Formula 1

[Sn]+[P]>[Al]  [Formula 1]

[Sn], [P], and [Al] represent the contents of Sn, P and Al by weight %, respectively.

6. The non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 1 , further comprising 0.0005% to 0.003% by weight of Ti; and individually or in a total amount of 0.005% to 0.2% by weight of Ni or Cr.

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

further comprising 0.005 wt % to 0.15 wt % of Sb.

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

further comprising 0.001 wt % to 0.015 wt % of Mo.

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

further comprising individually or in a total amount of 0.0005 wt % to 0.003 wt % of at least one of Bi, Pb, Mg, As, Nb, Se, and V.

10. The non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the non-oriented electrical steel sheet having an average grain diameter of 50 to 200 μm.

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

wherein the relative magnetic permeability in a condition of Bm=1.0 T at 50 Hz exceeds 8,000;

the relative magnetic permeability in a condition of Bm=1.0 T at 400 Hz exceeds 4,000; and

the relative magnetic permeability in a condition of Bm=0.3 T at 1000 Hz exceeds 2,000.

12. A manufacturing method of non-oriented electrical steel sheet, comprising:

heating the slab comprising, by weight, 2.0% to 4.0% of Si;

0.0031% to 2.0% of Al;

0.0005% to 0.009% of S; 0.02% to 1.0% of Mn;

0.0005% to 0.004% of N; 0.004% or less of C, excluding 0%;

0.005% to 0.07% of Cu; 0.0001% to 0.007% of O 0.0001% to 0.003% of Ca;

individually or in a total amount of 0.05% to 0.2% of Sn or P; and

the remainder comprising Fe and impurities;

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

annealing the hot-rolled sheet by hot-rolling;

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

final annealing the cold-rolled sheet;

wherein the step of annealing the hot-rolled sheet and the step of final annealing satisfy the following Formula 2,

wherein the final annealed non-oriented electrical steel sheet is composed of a surface portion up to 2 μm from the surface of the steel sheet in the thickness direction and a base portion over 2 μm from the surface of the steel sheet in the thickness direction, wherein the number of sulfides having a diameter of 10 nm to 100 nm is larger than the number of nitrides having a diameter of 10 nm to 100 nm in the same area of the base portion, and wherein:

[Hot-rolled sheet annealing temperature]×[Hot-rolled sheet annealing time]>[Final annealing temperature]×[Final annealing time]  [Formula 2]

[Hot-rolled sheet annealing temperature] and [Final annealing temperature] indicate the temperature in ° C. in the hot-rolled sheet annealing step and the final annealing step, respectively, and [Hot-rolled sheet annealing time] and [Final annealing time] indicate the time in minutes in the hot-rolled sheet annealing step and the final annealing step, respectively.

13. The manufacturing method of non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 12 , wherein the slab is heated at a temperature of from 1100° C. to 1200° C. in the step of heating the slab.

14. The manufacturing method of non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 12 , wherein the annealing is performed at a temperature of 950° C. to 1150° C. for 1 minute to 30 minutes in the step of annealing the hot-rolled steel sheet.

15. The manufacturing method of non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 12 , wherein the annealing is performed at a temperature of 900° C. to 1150° C. for 1 minute to 5 minutes, in the final annealing step.

16. The manufacturing method of non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 12 , wherein the step of producing the cold-rolled sheet comprises a step of cold-rolling once or a step of cold-rolling at least two times with intermediate annealing in between.

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 Jul 1, 2019
From: LEE, SE IL; PARK, JUNE SOO; KIM, JAE HOON
To: POSCO
Reel/Frame 049639/0271 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0173568 · Dec 19, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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