IP Library Granted Patent US 11,254,997
Granted Patent B2
US 11,254,997 · App. 16/470,786 · Granted Feb 22, 2022

Non-oriented electrical steel sheet and manufacturing method therefor

Inventors: Hunju Lee (Pohang-si, KR); Dong Gwan Kim (Pohang-si, KR); So Hyun Park (Pohang-si, KR); Kyunghan Kim (Pohang-si, KR)
Assignee: POSCO
C21D9/46C21D6/002C21D6/005C21D6/008C21D8/005C21D8/12C22C38/001C22C38/004C22C38/04C22C38/06C22C38/24C22C38/34H01F1/14791C22C2202/02
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Patent No.
US 11,254,997
App. No.
16/470,786
Granted
Feb 22, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An embodiment of the present invention provides a non-oriented electrical steel sheet, including Si at 2.0 to 4.0 wt %, Al at 1.5 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %), Mn at 1.5 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %), Cr at 0.01 to 0.5 wt %, V at 0.0080 to 0.015 wt %, C at 0.015 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %), N at 0.015 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %), and the remainder including Fe and other impurities unavoidably added thereto. 0.004≤([C]+[N])≤0.022  [Equation 1] (In Equation 1, [C] and [N] represent a content (wt %) of C and N, respectively.)

Claims (43)

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

Si at 2.0 to 4.0 wt %, Al at 1.5 wt % or less excluding 0 wt %, Mn at 1.5 wt % or less excluding 0 wt %, Cr at 0.01 to 0.5 wt %, V at 0.0080 to 0.015 wt %, C at 0.015 wt % or less excluding 0 wt %, N at 0.015 wt % or less excluding 0 wt %, and the remainder including Fe and other impurities unavoidably added thereto, and satisfying Equation 1 below:

0.004≤=([C]+[N])≤=0.022  [Equation 1]

in Equation 1, [C] and [N] represent a content wt % of C and N, respectively,

wherein grains having a crystal orientation with respect to a cross-section in a thickness direction of a steel sheet that is within 15 degrees from {113} <uvw> are included at 35% or more.

2. The non-oriented electrical steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein

Equation 2 below is satisfied:

{0.5×([C]+[N])+0.001}≤=[V]  [Equation 2]

in Equation 2, [C], [N], and [V] represent a content wt % of C, N, and V, respectively.

3. The non-oriented electrical steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein

at least one of S at 0.005 wt % or less excluding 0 wt %, Ti at 0.005 wt % or less excluding 0 wt %, Nb at 0.005 wt % or less excluding 0 wt %, Cu at 0.025 wt % or less excluding 0 wt %, B at 0.001 wt % or less excluding 0 wt %, Mg at 0.005 wt % or less excluding 0 wt %, and Zr at 0.005 wt % or less excluding 0 wt %, is further included.

4. The non-oriented electrical steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein

grains having a crystal orientation with respect to a cross-section in a thickness direction of a steel sheet that is within 15 degrees from {111} <uvw> are included at 20% or less.

5. The non-oriented electrical steel sheet of claim 4 , wherein

grains having a crystal orientation with respect to a cross-section in a thickness direction of a steel sheet that is within 15 degrees from {001} <uvw> are included at 15% to 25%.

6. The non-oriented electrical steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein

Equation 3 below is satisfied:

([Average circular iron loss]−[Average LC iron loss])/([Average circular iron loss]+[Average LC iron loss])≤0.03  [Equation 3]

in Equation 3, [Average circular iron loss] represents an average value of W15/50 measured at 0, 15, 30, 45, 60, 75, and 90 degrees in a rolling direction, and [Average LC iron loss] represents an average value of W15/50 measured at 0 and 90 degrees in a rolling direction.

7. The non-oriented electrical steel sheet of claim 6 , wherein

the average circular iron loss (W15/50) is 2.60 W/Kg or less, and the average LC iron loss (W15/50) is 2.50 W/kg or less.

8. The non-oriented electrical steel sheet of claim 7 , wherein

a magnetic flux density (B50) is 1.68 T or more.

9. A manufacturing method of a non-oriented electrical steel sheet, wherein the non-oriented electrical steel sheet includes Si at 2.0 to 4.0 wt %, Al at 1.5 wt % or less excluding 0 wt %, Mn at 1.5 wt % or less excluding 0 wt %, Cr at 0.01 to 0.5 wt %, V at 0.0080 to 0.015 wt % C at 0.015 wt % or less excluding 0 wt %, N at 0.015 wt % or less excluding 0 wt %, and the remainder including Fe and other impurities unavoidably added thereto, comprising:

heating a slab satisfying Equation 1 below;

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-roiled sheet:

0.004<=([C]+[N])<=0.022  [Equation 1]

in Equation 1, [C] and [N] represent a content wt % of C and N, respectively, thereby producing the non-oriented electrical steel sheet of claim 1 .

10. The manufacturing method of the non-oriented electrical steel sheet of claim 9 , wherein

the slab satisfies Equation 2 below:

{0.5×([C]+[N])+0.001}<=[V]  [Equation 2]

in Equation 2, [C], [N], and [V] represent a content wt % of C, N, and V, respectively.

11. The manufacturing method of the non-oriented electrical steel sheet of claim 9 , wherein the slab further includes at least one of S at 0.005 wt % or less excluding wt %, Ti at 0.005 wt % or less excluding 0 wt %, Nb at 0.005 wt % or less excluding 0 wt %, Cu at 0.025 wt % or less excluding 0 wt %, B at 0.001 wt % or less excluding 0 wt %, Mg at 0.005 wt % or less excluding 0 wt %, and Zr at 0.005 wt % or less excluding 0 wt %.

12. The manufacturing method of the non-oriented electrical steel sheet of claim 9 , further comprising

after the preparing of the hot-rolled sheet,

hot-annealing the hot-rolled sheet.

13. The manufacturing method of the non-oriented electrical steel sheet of claim 9 , wherein

after the finally annealing, grains having a crystal orientation with respect to a cross-section in a thickness direction of a steel sheet that is within 15 degrees from {113} <uvw> are included at 35% or more.

14. The manufacturing method of the non-oriented electrical steel sheet of claim 9 , wherein after the finally annealing, Equation 3 below is satisfied:

([Average circular iron loss]−[Average LC iron loss])/([Average circular iron loss]+[Average LC iron loss])<=0.03  [Equation 3]

in Equation 3, [Average circular iron loss] represents an average value of W15/50 measured at 0, 15, 30, 45, 60, 75, and 90 degrees in a rolling direction, and [Average LC iron loss] represents an average value of W15/50 measured at 0 and 90 degrees in a rolling direction.

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 18, 2019
From: LEE, HUNJU; KIM, DONG GWAN; PARK, SO HYUN; KIM, KYUNGHAN
To: POSCO
Reel/Frame 049507/0530 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0173922 · Dec 19, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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