Microstructure and texture evolution of ultra-thin high grade non-oriented silicon steel used in new energy vehicle

Abstract

The evolutions of microstructure and texture of ultra-thin high-grade non-oriented silicon steel for new energy vehicles were investigated in this paper, and the formation mechanism of typical recrystallized α*-fiber texture was described. The results show that: The microstructure of the hot rolled plate was inhomogeneous along the thickness direction because of the shear force and temperature gradient, resulting in the texture in each layer of the hot rolled plate appearing rotational distribution around the Goss orientation. After normalizing, the fully recrystallized microstructure was obtained, and α*-fiber texture was formed. Banded structure was obtained in the cold rolled sheet, with α-fiber texture {114}<110> dominated. The typical α*-fiber texture was formed after annealing recrystallization, which mainly consist of {114}<481> and {113}<361>. The {114}<481> oriented grains were mainly nucleated within the deformed {114}<110> grains and at the grain boundaries of α-fiber deformed grains, and without size, quantity and strength advantages. {111}<112> is dominated in the early stage of recrystallization, but {114}<481> became the main texture with size, strength and quantitative advantages in the late stage of recrystallization.

Room temperature control of grain orientation via directionally modulated current pulses

“…Controlling the microstructure to tailor the properties of materials has always been a highly desired capability in materials science and engineering. The customization of materials properties caters to specific performance needs and has led to innovative advancements in various industries [1,2]. Typically, microstructure control means manipulating grain size, crystal orientation, low-angle grain boundaries (LAGBs) density, etc, which can enhance mechanical and electrical properties such as strength, toughness, and electrical conductivity [3,4].…”

Evolutions of Cube ({001}<100>) and {115}<161> Orientations in Cold-Rolled Ultra-Thin Non-Oriented Silicon Steel

“…As an excellent soft magnetic metal material, non-oriented silicon steel is widely used as the core material of motors and generators. With the rapid development of high-speed, miniaturization, and low-loss motors, non-oriented silicon steel requires higher magnetic induction intensity to enhance motor torque and miniaturize motor size, as well as lower core losses to improve motor efficiency [1][2][3][4][5][6]. The classical eddy current loss is proportional to the square of both the operating frequency and the sheet thickness, which dominates the overall core loss at high frequencies.…”