Effect of cold rolling reduction rate on deformation microstructure and magnetic properties of high strength non-oriented electrical steel

Abstract

The variation rule of deformation structure and magnetic properties of high strength non-oriented electrical steel with cold rolling were studied by field emission scanning electron microscopy(SEM+EBSD), rapid temperature tube furnace and AC magnetic properties measuring instrument. The results show that the rough strips with a large number of substructures and smooth strips with a small amount of deformation are formed in cold-rolled high strength non-oriented electrical steel. The rough strip has a γ orientation, mainly {111}〈110〉, and the smooth strip has a {112}〈110〉 and {001}〈110〉 orientation. In the rough strips, there are a lot of shear bands with width of about 2-3 μm, which show an angle of 20°-35°to the rolling direction. And the quantity increases gradually with the increase of the reduction rate. There is a certain misorientation between the shear band and the matrix. With the increase of the reduction rate, the shear band gradually changes from {111}〈110〉 to {223}〈110〉, and the misorientation between the shear band and the matrix gradually increases. After annealing, the texture of Goss and {111} increases, while the texture of {001} decreases. The rolling direction magnetic induction intensity increases, the transverse magnetic induction intensity decreases, the magnetic anisotropy is significant, and the iron loss decreases.

Keywords

• high strength non-oriented electrical steel
• cold rolling reduction rate
• shear band
• texture
• magnetic property