Non-oriented electrical steel sheet and method for manufacturing same
Provided is a non-oriented electrical steel sheet having excellent adhesion with an insulating coating even if the thickness of the insulating coating is reduced. The non-oriented electrical steel sheet of the present disclosure has an insulating coating on at least one surface of the steel sheet, where the insulating coating has a P-concentrated layer on both a surface side and an interface side with a steel substrate, and a P concentration of the P-concentrated layer is higher than a P concentration in the steel substrate.
1. A non-oriented electrical steel sheet comprising an insulating coating on at least one surface of the steel sheet, wherein
the insulating coating has a P-concentrated layer on both a surface side and an interface side with a steel substrate,
a P concentration of the P-concentrated layer is higher than a P concentration in the steel substrate,
the steel sheet has a thickness of 0.20 mm or less and a concentration gradient in which a Si concentration decreases from a surface side of the steel sheet toward a center side of the steel sheet, and
difference in the Si concentration between a surface layer of the steel sheet and a center layer of the steel sheet in the concentration gradient is 1.0 mass % to 5.0 mass %.
2. The non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 1 ,
wherein the steel sheet comprises a chemical composition containing, in mass %,
C: less than 0.010%,
Si: 1.5% or more and 10.0% or less,
Al: 0.001% or more and 2.0% or less, and
Mn: 0.005% or more and 1.0% or less, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities.
3. The non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 2 , wherein the steel sheet further contains, in mass %,
P: 0.005% or more and 0.20% or less.
4. The non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 2 , wherein the chemical composition further contains, in mass %, at least one selected from the group consisting of
Sn: 0.002% or more and 0.10% or less,
Mo: 0.005% or more and 0.10% or less,
Sb: 0.005% or more and 0.30% or less,
Cu: 0.01% or more and 0.50% or less,
Cr: 0.01% or more and 0.50% or less, and
Ni: 0.010% or more and 1.0% or less.
5. The non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 3 , wherein the chemical composition further contains, in mass %, at least one selected from the group consisting of
Sn: 0.002% or more and 0.10% or less,
Mo: 0.005% or more and 0.10% or less,
Sb: 0.005% or more and 0.30% or less,
Cu: 0.01% or more and 0.50% or less,
Cr: 0.01% or more and 0.50% or less, and
Ni: 0.010% or more and 1.0% or less.
6. The non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the insulating coating has an Fe-concentrated layer on the interface side with the steel substrate.
7. The non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the insulating coating is formed from a coating solution containing one part or more by mass of Mg phosphate.
8. The non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the insulating coating is formed of a component selected from a group consisting of acryl-based resins, acrylic silicon-based resins, fluorine-based resins, chromate, bichromate, borate, silicate, and a mixture thereof.
9. A method for manufacturing the non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 1 , comprising subjecting a slab for the electrical steel sheet to hot rolling, cold rolling, and then final annealing to obtain a final annealed sheet, and forming an insulating coating on a surface of the final annealed sheet, wherein
the cold rolling is performed using a rolling oil containing 1% or more of a phosphoric ester-type emulsifier,
the insulating coating is formed by applying a solution containing one part by mass or more of a phosphoric acid compound, and
a siliconizing treatment is performed after the final annealing, or the final annealing is final annealing that also serves as a siliconizing treatment.
10. A method for manufacturing the non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 1 , comprising subjecting a slab for the electrical steel sheet to hot rolling, cold rolling, and then final annealing to obtain a final annealed sheet, and forming an insulating coating on a surface of the final annealed sheet, wherein
after the cold rolling and before the final annealing, an aqueous solution containing 5 parts by mass or more of a phosphoric acid compound is applied on a surface of the steel sheet that has undergone the cold rolling, and the aqueous solution is dried,
the insulating coating is formed by applying a solution containing one part by mass or more of a phosphoric acid compound, and
a siliconizing treatment is performed after the final annealing, or the final annealing is final annealing that also serves as a siliconizing treatment.
11. A method for manufacturing the non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 1 , comprising subjecting a slab for the electrical steel sheet to hot rolling, cold rolling, and then final annealing to obtain a final annealed sheet, and forming an insulating coating on a surface of the final annealed sheet, wherein
the cold rolling is performed using a rolling oil containing 1% or more of a phosphoric ester-type emulsifier,
after the cold rolling and before the final annealing, an aqueous solution containing 5 parts by mass or more of a phosphoric acid compound is applied on a surface of the steel sheet that has undergone the cold rolling, and the aqueous solution is dried,
the insulating coating is formed by applying a solution containing one part by mass or more of a phosphoric acid compound, and
a siliconizing treatment is performed after the final annealing, or the final annealing is final annealing that also serves as a siliconizing treatment.
12. A method for manufacturing the non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to claim 1 , comprising subjecting a slab for the electrical steel sheet to hot rolling, cold rolling, and then final annealing to obtain a final annealed sheet, and forming an insulating coating on a surface of the final annealed sheet, wherein
the slab contains 0.005 mass % to 0.20 mass % of P, and an annealing temperature in the final annealing is set to 1100° C. or higher,
the insulating coating is formed by applying a solution containing one part by mass or more of a phosphoric acid compound, and
a siliconizing treatment is performed after the final annealing, or the final annealing is final annealing that also serves as a siliconizing treatment.
13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the cold rolling is performed using a rolling oil containing 1% or more of a phosphoric ester-type emulsifier.
14. The method according to claim 12 , wherein after the cold rolling and before the final annealing, an aqueous solution containing 5 parts by mass or more of a phosphoric acid compound is applied on a surface of the steel sheet that has undergone the cold rolling, and the aqueous solution is dried.
15. The method according to claim 13 , wherein after the cold rolling and before the final annealing, an aqueous solution containing 5 parts by mass or more of a phosphoric acid compound is applied on a surface of the steel sheet that has undergone the cold rolling, and the aqueous solution is dried.