IP Library Granted Patent US 12,091,721
Granted Patent B2
US 12,091,721 · App. 17/280,474 · Granted Sep 17, 2024

Non-oriented electrical steel sheet and manufacturing method therefor

Inventors: Jae-Hoon Kim (Pohang-si, KR); Yong-Soo Kim (Pohang-si, KR); Su-Yong Shin (Pohang-si, KR)
Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
C21D9/46C21D6/005C21D6/008C21D8/1222C21D8/1233C21D8/1272C22C38/002C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/06H01F1/147C21D2201/05C22C2202/02
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Patent No.
US 12,091,721
App. No.
17/280,474
Granted
Sep 17, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a non-grain-oriented electrical steel sheet which is excellent in high-frequency iron loss, and a manufacturing method thereof. A non-grain-oriented electrical steel sheet according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes 2.5 to 3.8 wt % of Si, 0.5 to 2.5 wt % of Al, 0.2 to 4.5 wt % of Mn, 0.0005 to 0.02 wt % of As, 0.0005 to 0.01 wt % of Bi, the balance Fe, and inevitable impurities, and satisfies the following [Equation 1]. 0.3≤[surface fine crystal grain diameter]×[fine grain formation thickness]×([As]/[Bi])≤5.0  [Equation 1] In Equation 1, [surface fine crystal grain diameter] means an average particle diameter (μm) of fine crystal grains in an electrode surface layer of an electrical steel sheet, [fine grain formation thickness] means a thickness (mm) of an electrode surface layer in which fine crystal grains are formed, and [As] and [Bi] mean a composition (wt %) of As and a composition (wt %) of Bi, respectively.

Claims (40)

1. A non-grain-oriented electrical steel sheet comprising 2.5 to 3.8 wt % of Si, 0.5 to 2.5 wt % of Al, 0.2 to 4.5 wt % of Mn, 0.0005 to 0.02 wt % of As, 0.0005 to 0.01 wt % of Bi, the balance Fe, and inevitable impurities, and satisfying the following [Equation 1]

0.3≤[surface fine crystal grain diameter]×[fine grain formation thickness]×([As]/[Bi])≤5.0   [Equation 1]

(in Equation 1, [surface fine crystal grain diameter] means an average particle diameter (μm) of fine crystal grains in an outermost surface layer of the non-grain-oriented electrical steel sheet, [fine grain formation thickness] means a thickness (mm) of the outermost surface layer in which fine crystal grains are formed, and [As] and [Bi] mean a composition (wt %) of As and a composition (wt %) of Bi, respectively,

wherein the fine crystal grain is a grain having diameter less than 25% of the average crystal grain diameter, and the outermost surface layer is part from the surface to less than 10% of the thickness of the electrical steel sheet.

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

a sum of As and Bi is 0.0005 to 0.025%.

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

the non-grain-oriented electrical steel sheet satisfies the following [Equation 2]

1≤[As]/[Bi]≤10   [Equation 2]

(in Equation 2, [As] and [Bi] mean a composition (wt %) of As and a composition (wt %) of Bi in a slab, respectively.

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

the non-grain-oriented electrical steel sheet further comprises one or more of 0.0040 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of N, 0.0040 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of C, 0.0040 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of S, 0.0040 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of Ti, 0.0040 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of Nb, and 0.0040 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of V.

5. The non-grain-oriented electrical steel sheet of claim 1 , wherein:

the non-grain-oriented electrical steel sheet has a specific resistance of 45 μΩ·cm or more.

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

the non-grain-oriented electrical steel sheet may have an iron loss (W0.5/10000) of 10 W/kg or less.

7. The non-grain-oriented electrical steel sheet of claim 1 , comprising 0.001 to 0.02 wt % of As.

8. The non-grain-oriented electrical steel sheet of claim 1 , comprising 0.005 to 0.02 wt % of As.

9. A method for manufacturing a non-grain-oriented electrical steel sheet, the method comprising:

a step for preparing a slab comprising 2.5 to 3.8 wt % of Si, 0.5 to 2.5 wt % of Al, 0.2 to 4.5 wt % of Mn, 0.0005 to 0.02 wt % of As, 0.0005 to 0.01 wt % of Bi, the balance Fe, and inevitable impurities;

a step for heating the slab;

a step for hot-rolling the heated slab to produce a hot-rolled sheet;

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

a step for subjecting the cold-rolled sheet to final annealing to manufacture an electrical steel sheet,

wherein in the step for subjecting the cold-rolled sheet to final annealing, a heating rate up to 700° C. is set at 10° C./s or more,

wherein the electrical steel sheet satisfies [Equation 1]

0.3≤[surface fine crystal grain diameter]×[fine grain formation thickness]×([As]/[Bi])≤5.0   [Equation 1]

in Equation 1, [surface fine crystal grain diameter] means an average particle diameter (μm) of fine crystal grains in an outermost surface layer of the non-grain-oriented electrical steel sheet, [fine grain formation thickness] means a thickness (mm) of the outermost surface layer in which fine crystal grains are formed, and [As] and [Bi] mean a composition (wt %) of As and a composition (wt %) of Bi, respectively,

wherein the fine crystal grain is a grain having diameter less than 25% of the average crystal grain diameter, and the outermost surface layer is part from the surface to less than 10% of the thickness of the electrical steel sheet.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein:

a sum of As and Bi of the slab is 0.0005 to 0.025%.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein:

the slab satisfies [Equation 2]

1≤[As]/[Bi]≤10   [Equation 2]

(in Equation 2, [As] and [Bi] mean a composition (wt %) of As and a composition (wt %) of Bi in a slab, respectively.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein:

the slab further comprises one or more of 0.0040 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of N, 0.0040 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of C, 0.0040 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of S, 0.0040 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of Ti, 0.0040 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of Nb, and 0.0040 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of V.

13. The method of claim 9 ,

after the step for manufacturing a hot-rolled sheet,

further comprising a step for subjecting the hot-rolled sheet to hot-rolled sheet annealing.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2022
From: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
To: POSCO CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 061777/0937 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 28, 2022
From: POSCO
To: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 061561/0730 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2021
From: KIM, JAE-HOON; KIM, YONG-SOO; SHIN, SU-YONG
To: POSCO
Reel/Frame 057788/0776 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0115276 · Sep 27, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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