[Technical Field]
[0001] An embodiment of the present invention relates to a non-oriented electrical steel
sheet and a method for manufacturing the same. Specifically, an embodiment of the
present invention relates to a non-oriented electrical steel sheet and a method for
manufacturing the same, in which segregation of B, Sn, and Sb is utilized and conditions
in a cold-rolled sheet annealing process are controlled to densely enrich Al and Si
in a surface region, thereby reducing a difference in maximum intensity of a <111>//ND
texture before and after stress-relief annealing (SRA), and simultaneously improving
mechanical strength and magnetic properties.
[Background Art]
[0002] A non-oriented electrical steel sheet is primarily used in a motor that converts
electrical energy into mechanical energy, and an excellent magnetic property of the
non-oriented electrical steel sheet is required in order to achieve high efficiency
during such energy conversion. In particular, as an environmentally friendly vehicle
driven by an electric motor rather than an internal combustion engine has recently
attracted increasing attention, demand for a non-oriented electrical steel sheet used
as a core material for a driving motor has increased. Accordingly, there is a growing
need for the non-oriented electrical steel sheet having both excellent magnetic property
and high strength.
[0003] A motor core may be divided into a stator core and a rotor core, and in order to
satisfy demands for downsizing and increased output of an HEV drive motor and the
like, a non-oriented electrical steel sheet used for the stator core is strongly required
to exhibit excellent magnetic properties, including high magnetic flux density and
low iron loss.
[0004] In addition, as a means for achieving downsizing and increased output of the HEV
drive motor and the like, the rotational speed of the motor tends to increase. However,
because an HEV drive motor generally has a large outer diameter, a substantial centrifugal
force acts on the rotor core, and, depending on a motor structure, there may be an
extremely narrow portion referred to as a rotor core bridge portion. Accordingly,
a non-oriented electrical steel sheet used for the rotor core is also required to
possess high mechanical strength.
[0005] Therefore, with respect to characteristics required for a non-oriented electrical
steel sheet used in the motor core, high strength in addition to excellent magnetic
properties is required for rotor-core applications, whereas high magnetic flux density
and low iron loss are required for stator-core applications. As described above, even
when the same non-oriented electrical steel sheet is used in a motor core, the properties
required for the rotor core and the stator core differ significantly. Nevertheless,
from the standpoint of improving material yield and the like during manufacture of
a motor core, it is desirable to simultaneously obtain a rotor-core material and a
stator-core material from the same steel sheet material and thereafter stack the respective
core materials to assemble a rotor core or a stator core.
[Disclosure]
[Technical Problem]
[0006] An embodiment of the present invention provides a non-oriented electrical steel sheet
and a manufacturing method thereof. Specifically, an embodiment of the present invention
provides a non-oriented electrical steel sheet and a method for manufacturing the
same, in which segregation of B, Sn, and Sb is utilized and conditions of a cold-rolled
sheet annealing process are controlled to densely enrich Al and Si in a surface region,
thereby reducing a difference in maximum intensity of a <111>//ND texture before and
after stress-relief annealing (SRA), and simultaneously improving mechanical strength
and magnetic properties.
[Technical Solution]
[0007] A non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention
includes Si: 1.5 to 5.0%, Al: 0.1 to 2.0%, Mn: 0.1 to 2.0%, Sn: 0.001 to 0.08%, Sb:
0.001 to 0.08%, and B: 0.0002 to 0.0007% by weight, and including the balance being
Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein, when measuring an element content in a steel
sheet thickness direction in a surface portion in a range of 0.3 to 1 µm from a steel
sheet surface toward the inside, a weight ratio of an Al content to Si at a point
where the Al content is maximum is 25 or less.
[0008] When the steel sheet before and after stress relief annealing is measured through
EBSD, a difference in maximum intensity of <111>//ND is 3 or less.
[0009] When measuring the element content in the steel sheet thickness direction in the
surface portion, a maximum Al content may be 2.0 wt% or more.
[0010] When measuring the element content in the steel sheet thickness direction in the
surface portion, the Si content at the point where the Al content is maximum may be
0.5 wt% or more.
[0011] The non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to an embodiment of the present
invention may further include S: 0.005 wt% or less (excluding 0%), and satisfying
Formula 1 below:

[0012] (In Formula 1, [Sn], [Sb], [S], and [B] represent contents (wt%) of Sn, Sb, S, and
B, respectively.)
[0013] The non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to an embodiment of the present
invention may further include one or more of P: 0.1 wt% or less (excluding 0%), C:
0.005 wt% or less (excluding 0%), Ti: 0.005 wt% or less (excluding 0%), and N: 0.005
wt% or less (excluding 0%).
[0014] The non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to an embodiment of the present
invention may further include one or two or more of Bi, Pb, Ge, and As in an amount
of 0.005 to 0.200 wt% individually or in total.
[0015] The non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to an embodiment of the present
invention may further include one or more of Cu: 0.005 to 0.2 wt%, Cr: 0.01 to 0.5
wt%, Ni: 0.05 wt% or less (excluding 0%), Zn: 0.01 wt% or less (excluding 0%), and
Co: 0.05 wt% or less (excluding 0%).
[0016] The non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to an embodiment of the present
invention may further include one or more of Mo: 0.03 wt% or less (excluding 0%),
B: 0.0050 wt% or less (excluding 0%), V: 0.0050 wt% or less (excluding 0%), Ca: 0.0050
wt% or less (excluding 0%), Nb: 0.0050 wt% or less (excluding 0%), Zr: 0.005 wt% or
less (excluding 0%), Te: 0.01 wt% or less (excluding 0%), and Mg: 0.0050 wt% or less
(excluding 0%).
[0017] A method for manufacturing a non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to an
embodiment of the present invention includes: manufacturing a hot-rolled steel sheet
by hot-rolling a slab including Si: 1.5 to 5.0%, Al: 0.1 to 2.0%, Mn: 0.1 to 2.0%,
Sn: 0.001 to 0.08%, Sb: 0.001 to 0.08%, and B: 0.0002 to 0.0007% by weight, and including
the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities; manufacturing a cold-rolled sheet
by cold-rolling the hot-rolled steel sheet; cold-rolled sheet annealing for annealing
the cold-rolled sheet; and stress relief annealing the cold-rolled sheet annealed
steel sheet.
[0018] When the steel sheet before and after the stress relief annealing is measured through
EBSD, a difference in maximum intensity of <111>//ND is 3 or less.
[0019] The cold-rolled sheet annealing has a soaking temperature of 750 °C to 850 °C, a
hydrogen fraction in an atmosphere of 10 to 35 vol%, and a dew point of the atmosphere
of -55 to -15 °C.
[0020] The slab may further include S: 0.005 wt% or less (excluding 0%), and satisfies Formula
1 below:

[0021] (In Formula 1, [Sn], [Sb], [S], and [B] represent contents (wt%) of Sn, Sb, S, and
B, respectively.)
[0022] The slab may further include one or more of P: 0.1 wt% or less (excluding 0%), C:
0.005 wt% or less (excluding 0%), Ti: 0.005 wt% or less (excluding 0%), and N: 0.005
wt% or less (excluding 0%).
[0023] The slab may further include one, or two or more of Bi, Pb, Ge, and As in an amount
of 0.005 to 0.200 wt% individually or in total.
[0024] The slab may further include one or more of Cu: 0.005 to 0.2 wt%, Cr: 0.01 to 0.5
wt%, Ni: 0.05 wt% or less (excluding 0%), Zn: 0.01 wt% or less (excluding 0%), and
Co: 0.05 wt% or less (excluding 0%).
[0025] The slab may further include one or more of Mo: 0.03 wt% or less (excluding 0%),
B: 0.0050 wt% or less (excluding 0%), V: 0.0050 wt% or less (excluding 0%), Ca: 0.0050
wt% or less (excluding 0%), Nb: 0.0050 wt% or less (excluding 0%), Zr: 0.005 wt% or
less (excluding 0%), Te: 0.01 wt% or less (excluding 0%), and Mg: 0.0050 wt% or less
(excluding 0%).
[0026] After the cold-rolled sheet annealing, stress removal annealing for annealing the
annealed sheet at 750 to 850 °C may further be included.
[Advantageous Effects]
[0027] The non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to an embodiment of the present
invention exhibits excellent mechanical strength after cold-rolled sheet annealing
and excellent high-frequency iron loss characteristics after stress relief annealing.
[0028] The non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to an embodiment of the present
invention enables both a rotor core and a stator core to be manufactured from the
same steel sheet, thereby providing a high material yield.
[Description of the Drawings]
[0029]
FIG. 1 schematically illustrates a cross-section of a steel sheet according to an
embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a graph showing Al concentration and Si concentration
for each steel sheet thickness according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[Mode for Invention]
[0030] Terms such as "first," "second," and "third" may be used herein to describe various
elements, components, regions, layers, and/or sections, but such elements, components,
regions, layers, and/or sections should not be limited by these terms. These terms
are only used to distinguish one element, component, region, layer, or section from
another element, component, region, layer, or section. Accordingly, a first element,
component, region, layer, or section described below may be referred to as a second
element, component, region, layer, or section without departing from the scope of
the present invention.
[0031] The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments
only and is not intended to limit the present invention. As used herein, singular
forms include plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
The term "comprising" as used herein specifies the presence of stated features, regions,
integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but does not preclude the
presence or addition of one or more other features, regions, integers, steps, operations,
elements, components, and/or combinations thereof.
[0032] When an element is referred to as being "on" or "over" another element, it may be
directly on or over the other element, or intervening elements may be present therebetween.
In contrast, when an element is referred to as being "directly on" another element,
there are no intervening elements present.
[0033] Unless otherwise specified, "%" refers to weight percent, and 1 ppm corresponds to
0.0001 weight percent.
[0034] In an embodiment of the present invention, the meaning of further including an additional
element means including the additional element by replacing iron (Fe), which is the
balance, by the added amount of the additional element.
[0035] Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used
herein have the same meanings as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the
art to which the present invention pertains. Terms defined in commonly used dictionaries
should be interpreted as having meanings consistent with their meanings in the context
of the relevant art and the present disclosure, and should not be interpreted in an
idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.
[0036] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail such
that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. As those
skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various
different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention.
[0037] A non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention
includes, by weight percent (wt%), Si: 1.5 to 5.0 %, Al: 0.1 to 2.0 %, Mn: 0.1 to
2.0 %, Sn: 0.001 to 0.08 %, Sb: 0.001 to 0.08 %, and B: 0.0002 to 0.0007 %, and includes
the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities.
[0038] Hereinafter, the reasons for limiting the composition of the non-oriented electrical
steel sheet will be described.
Si: 1.5 to 5.0 wt%
[0039] Silicon (Si) serves to increase the resistivity of a material, thereby reducing iron
loss, and to increase strength through solid-solution strengthening. When the content
of Si is excessively low, the effect of reducing iron loss and strength enhancement
may be insufficient. When Si is added in an excessive amount, the brittleness of the
material increases, which may cause strip breakage during coiling and cold rolling,
thereby significantly reducing rolling productivity. Therefore, Si may be included
in an amount of 1.5 to 5.0 wt%. More specifically, Si may be included in an amount
of 2.0 to 4.5 wt%. More specifically, Si may be included in an amount of 3.0 to 4.0
wt%. More specifically, Si may be included in an amount of 3.0 to 3.8 wt%.
Al: 0.1 to 2.0 wt%
[0040] Aluminum (Al) serves to reduce iron loss and rolling property by reducing the resistivity
of a material, and improves workability during cold rolling. When Al is added in an
excessively small amount, it may be difficult to obtain an effect of reducing high-frequency
iron loss, and a precipitation temperature of AlN may be lowered such that nitrides
are finely formed, thereby deteriorating magnetic properties. When Al is added in
an excessive amount, an excessive amount of nitrides may be formed, thereby deteriorating
magnetic properties and causing problems throughout steelmaking and continuous casting
processes, which may significantly reduce productivity. Accordingly, Al may be included
in an amount of 0.1 wt% to 2.0 wt%. More specifically, Al may be included in an amount
of 0.3 wt% to 1.9 wt%. More specifically, Al may be included in an amount of 0.3 wt%
to 1.5 wt%.
Mn: 0.1 to 2.0 wt%
[0041] Manganese (Mn) serves to increase the electrical resistivity of the material, thereby
improving iron loss, and also promotes the formation of a sulfide. When the Mn content
is excessively low, a sulfide may be formed in an excessively fine form, resulting
in deterioration of magnetic properties. On the other hand, when the Mn content is
excessively high, a fine MnS precipitate may be excessively formed, and the formation
of a {111} texture, which is unfavorable to magnetic properties, may be promoted,
thereby causing a significant reduction in magnetic flux density. Accordingly, Mn
may be included in an amount of 0.1 to 2.0 wt%. More specifically, Mn may be included
in an amount of 0.2 to 1.6 wt%. More specifically, Mn may be included in an amount
of 0.3 to 1.5 wt%.
Sn: 0.001 to 0.080 wt%
[0042] Tin (Sn) may segregate to a grain boundary and a surface to improve the texture of
a material and suppress surface oxidation, and thus may be added to improve magnetic
properties. When the added amount of Sn is excessively small, the effect may not be
sufficient. When Sn is added too much, grain boundary segregation becomes severe,
deteriorating surface quality, and hardness increases, which causes cold-rolled sheet
breakage, potentially decreasing rollability. Therefore, Sn may be added within the
aforementioned range. More specifically, it may be included in an amount of 0.01 to
0.08 wt%. More specifically, it may be included in an amount of 0.03 to 0.05 wt%.
Sb: 0.001 to 0.080 wt%
[0043] Antimony (Sb) segregates to a grain boundary and a surface to improve the texture
of a material and suppress surface oxidation, and thus may be added to improve magnetic
properties. When the added amount of Sb is too small, the effect may be insignificant.
When Sb is added too much, grain boundary segregation becomes severe, deteriorating
surface quality, and hardness increases, which causes cold-rolled sheet breakage,
potentially decreasing rollability. Therefore, Sb may be added within the aforementioned
range. More specifically, it may be included in an amount of 0.01 to 0.08 wt%. More
specifically, it may be included in an amount of 0.03 to 0.05 wt%.
B: 0.0002 to 0.0007 wt%
[0044] Boron (B) is an element with a very strong tendency for segregation in steel, and
may segregate even with a small amount to significantly affect the formation of an
oxide layer on the surface. In the case of B, in particular, it may segregate on the
surface by competing with segregation elements such as S, Sn, and Sb, and accordingly,
the degree of formation of the oxide layer on the surface varies, allowing nitrides
to be formed immediately below the surface layer. Therefore, the content of B may
be included in an amount of 0.0002 to 0.0007 wt%. More specifically, it may be included
in an amount of 0.0003 to 0.0006 wt%.
[0045] The non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to an embodiment of the present
invention may further include S: 0.005 wt% or less (excluding 0%), and satisfy Equation
1.

[0046] (In Formula 1, [Sn], [Sb], [S], and [B] represent the contents (wt%) of Sn, Sb, S,
and B, respectively.)
S: 0.0050 wt% or less
[0047] Sulfur (S) forms a fine sulfide inside a base material to suppress grain growth and
weaken iron loss, and thus a lower content is preferable, and when the content is
too high, it may combine with Mn or the like to suppress grain growth or increase
the degree of deterioration of magnetic properties after processing. More specifically,
S may be included in an amount of 0.0001 to 0.0050 wt%. More specifically, it may
be included in an amount of 0.0010 to 0.0035 wt%.
[0048] Meanwhile, among components of a non-oriented electrical steel sheet, Sn, Sb, S,
and B, which are components capable of changing the behavior of an oxide layer by
segregating on the surface, tend to compete with each other for segregation on the
surface, and although S or Sn/Sb are unrelated because their existing methods in the
steel lattice are different, B has a competitive relationship with S or Sn/Sb. Therefore,
in order to reduce nitrides on the surface, it is necessary to satisfy Formula 1,
which is a relationship between the contents of S, Sn, Sn, and B elements capable
of controlling oxidation by segregating on the surface. More specifically, the value
of Formula 1 may be 1.0 to 5.0.
[0049] The non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to an embodiment of the present
invention may further include one or more of P: 0.1 wt% or less (excluding 0%), C:
0.005 wt% or less (excluding 0%), Ti: 0.005 wt% or less (excluding 0%), and N: 0.005
wt% or less (excluding 0%).
P: 0.1 wt% or less
[0050] Phosphorus (P) not only serves to increase the specific resistance of a material
but also may improve magnetic flux density as a grain boundary segregation element.
However, when P is added too much, the brittleness of the steel sheet increases, leading
to poor weldability. More specifically, P may be included in an amount of 0.0001 to
0.0500 wt%. More specifically, P may be included in an amount of 0.0010 to 0.0200
wt%.
C: 0.005 wt% or less
[0051] Carbon (C) causes magnetic aging and combines with other impurity elements to generate
carbides, which hinders grain boundary or magnetic domain wall movement, potentially
deteriorating magnetic properties. More specifically, C may be included in an amount
of 0.0001 to 0.003 wt%.
Ti: 0.005 wt% or less
[0052] Titanium (Ti) has a very strong tendency to form precipitates in steel, and may deteriorate
iron loss by forming fine carbides, nitrides, or sulfides inside the base material
to suppress grain growth and magnetic domain wall movement. More specifically, Ti
may be included in an amount of 0.0001 to 0.0030 wt%.
N: 0.005 wt% or less
[0053] Nitrogen (N) not only forms fine AlN precipitates inside the base material but also
forms fine precipitates by combining with other impurities to suppress grain growth
and magnetic domain wall movement, potentially worsening iron loss. More specifically,
N may be included in an amount of 0.0001 to 0.0030 wt%.
[0054] The non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to an embodiment of the present
invention may further include one, or two or more of Bi, Pb, Ge, and As in an amount
of 0.005 to 0.200 wt% individually or in total.
Bi, Pb, Ge, and As
[0055] When bismuth (Bi), lead (Pb), germanium (Ge), and arsenic (As) are additionally added,
they segregate at grain boundaries to alleviate stress concentration at grain boundaries
during cold rolling, thereby suppressing recrystallization of <111>//ND oriented grains
in recrystallization annealing, which is a subsequent process, and thus improving
magnetic flux density. When they are appropriately added, the aforementioned effects
may be additionally obtained, but when they are included too much, a large amount
of segregation occurs, suppressing grain growth, which may rather result in poor magnetic
flux density and iron loss. More specifically, one, or two or more of Bi, Pb, Ge,
and As may be further included in an amount of 0.010 to 0.150 wt% individually or
in total.
[0056] The non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to an embodiment of the present
invention may further include one or more of Cu: 0.005 to 0.2 wt%, Cr: 0.01 to 0.5
wt%, Ni: 0.05 wt% or less (excluding 0%), Zn: 0.01 wt% or less (excluding 0%), and
Co: 0.05 wt% or less (excluding 0%).
Cu: 0.005 to 0.200 wt%
[0057] Copper (Cu) serves to form sulfides together with Mn. When Cu is further added, when
it is added too little, (Cu·Mn)S may finely precipitate, potentially deteriorating
magnetic properties. When Cu is added too much, hot shortness occurs, which may form
cracks during continuous casting or hot rolling. More specifically, Cu may be included
in an amount of 0.01 to 0.10 wt%.
Cr: 0.01 to 0.50 wt%
[0058] Chromium (Cr) serves to improve iron loss by increasing the specific resistance.
When Cr is added too little, the effect of increasing specific resistance may not
be sufficient. When Cr is included too much, magnetic flux density may decrease. More
specifically, Cr may be included in an amount of 0.050 to 0.20 wt%.
Ni: 0.05 wt% or less
[0059] Nickel (Ni) may adversely affect magnetic properties by reacting with impurity elements
to form fine sulfides, carbides, and nitrides. More specifically, Ni may be included
in an amount of 0.001 to 0.030 wt%.
Zn: 0.01 wt% or less
[0060] When the content of zinc (Zn) is excessive, it may act as an impurity and deteriorate
magnetic properties. Therefore, Zn may be further added within the aforementioned
range. More specifically, Zn may be included in an amount of 0.001 to 0.005 wt%.
Co: 0.05 wt% or less
[0061] Cobalt (Co) does not form precipitates of fine size that decrease the magnetic properties
of a steel sheet, but increases high-temperature strength, which may make the shape
of a coil poor after hot rolling.
[0062] The non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to an embodiment of the present
invention may further include one or more of Mo: 0.03 wt% or less (excluding 0%),
V: 0.0050 wt% or less (excluding 0%), Ca: 0.0050 wt% or less (excluding 0%), Nb: 0.0050
wt% or less (excluding 0%), Zr: 0.0050 wt% or less (excluding 0%), Te: 0.0100 wt%
or less (excluding 0%), and Mg: 0.0050 wt% or less (excluding 0%).
Mo: 0.030 wt% or less
[0063] When molybdenum (Mo) is added in an excessive amount, the effect of improving the
texture may decrease by suppressing the segregation of segregation elements. Therefore,
Mo may be included in an amount of 0.03 wt% or less. The lower limit thereof is not
particularly limited, but since it serves to improve the texture by segregating on
the surface and grain boundaries, 0.001 wt% or more may be included. More specifically,
Mo may be included in an amount of 0.001 to 0.010 wt%. More specifically, Mo may be
included in an amount of 0.005 to 0.010 wt%..
V: 0.0050 wt% or less
[0064] Vanadium (V) has a very strong tendency to form precipitates in steel, and deteriorates
iron loss by forming fine carbides or nitrides inside a base material to suppress
grain growth and magnetic domain wall movement. Therefore, the V content may be 0.0050
wt% or less, respectively. The lower limit thereof is not particularly limited, but
may be 0.0003 wt% due to steelmaking costs. That is, V may be included in an amount
of 0.0003 to 0.0050 wt%. More specifically, V may be included in an amount of 0.0003
to 0.0030 wt%.
Ca: 0.0050 wt% or less
[0065] Calcium (Ca) has a very strong tendency to form precipitates in steel, and deteriorates
iron loss by forming fine sulfides inside a base material to suppress grain growth
and magnetic domain wall movement.
Nb: 0.0050 wt% or less
[0066] Niobium (Nb) has a very strong tendency to form precipitates in steel, and deteriorates
iron loss by forming fine carbides or nitrides inside a base material to suppress
grain growth and magnetic domain wall movement. Therefore, the Nb content may be 0.0050
wt% or less. The lower limit thereof is not particularly limited, but may be 0.0003
wt% due to steelmaking costs. That is, Nb may be included in an amount of 0.0003 to
0.0050 wt%. More specifically, Nb may be included in an amount of 0.0003 to 0.0030
wt%.
Zr: 0.0050 wt% or less
[0067] When zirconium (Zr) is added in an excessive amount, it may cause deterioration of
magnetic properties through the formation of inclusions in steel and the like. Therefore,
Zr may be included in an amount of 0.005 wt% or less. The lower limit thereof is not
particularly limited, but may be 0.0001 wt% due to steelmaking costs. That is, Zr
may be included in an amount of 0.0001 to 0.0050 wt%. More specifically, 0.0005 to
0.0030 wt% may be included.
Te: 0.0100 wt% or less
[0068] Tellurium (Te) diffuses into an oxide layer on the surface of a hot-rolled coil to
increase the friction coefficient between the oxide layer and a rolling work roll,
while being concentrated below the oxide layer to improve hardness, and thus may be
added to cause the oxide layer crushed during rolling to fall off without being pressed
into the base material. When the added amount of Te is too small, the effect may be
insignificant. When Te is added too much, the oxide layer easily falls off and a base
material comes into direct contact with a work roll, reducing the effect, and a deformation
band is excessively generated in the steel sheet during cold rolling, potentially
developing a {111}//ND texture unfavorable for magnetic properties. More specifically,
0.0001 to 0.007 wt% of tellurium may be included.
Mg: 0.0050 wt% or less
[0069] Magnesium (Mg) is an element that mainly combines with S to form sulfides, and may
affect an oxide layer on a surface of base iron. Therefore, Mg may be included in
an amount of 0.0050 wt% or less. The lower limit thereof is not particularly limited,
but may be 0.0001 wt% due to steelmaking costs. That is, Mg may be included in an
amount of 0.0001 to 0.0050 wt%. More specifically, 0.0005 to 0.0030 wt% may be included.
[0070] The balance includes Fe and unavoidable impurities. The unavoidable impurities are
impurities that are mixed in during the steelmaking step and the manufacturing process
of the non-oriented electrical steel sheet, and since these are widely known in the
field, detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted. An embodiment of the present
invention does not exclude the addition of elements other than the aforementioned
alloy components, and various elements may be included within a range that does not
impair the technical idea of the present invention. When an additional element is
further included, it is included by replacing Fe, which is the balance.
[0071] As described above, in an embodiment of the present invention, by appropriately adjusting
the alloy components of the steel sheet and adjusting the conditions in the cold-rolled
sheet annealing process, Al and Si are densely concentrated in the surface portion,
and thus mechanical strength and magnetic properties can be improved at the same time.
[0072] FIG. 1 schematically illustrates a cross-section of a steel sheet according to an
embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 1, a surface portion 10
may exist in a range of 0.3 to 1 µm from a steel sheet surface 11 toward the inside.
In FIG. 1, an example in which the surface portion 10 exists on both surfaces of the
steel sheet is described, but it is also possible for the surface portion 10 to exist
on only one surface of the steel sheet.
[0073] In an embodiment of the present invention, when measuring the element content in
a thickness direction with respect to the surface portion 10, a weight ratio of the
Al content to Si at a point where the Al content is maximum may be 25 or less.
[0074] When an insulating coating exists on a surface of an electrical steel sheet to be
described later, the surface portion 10 may be in a range of 0.3 to 1 µm in an inward
direction based on a surface 11 of a steel sheet substrate, excluding an insulating
coating.
[0075] The element content in the thickness direction may be measured through a glow discharge
spectrometer (GDS), and in order to reduce error according to a measurement position,
it may be measured at intervals of at least 2 cm and obtained as an average with three
surrounding points. FIG. 2 illustrates an example of Al and Si contents in the thickness
direction.
[0076] The surface portion 10 contains a larger amount of Al and Si than the inside of the
steel sheet due to the enrichment of Al and Si. In this case, by adjusting the diffusion
amount of Al and Si, the weight ratio of the Al content to Si (Al
max/Si
maxAl) at the point where the Al content is maximum can be adjusted to 25 or less. If the
weight ratio of the Al content to Si (Al
max/Si
maxAl) at the point where the Al content is maximum is too large, an Al-enriched layer
develops excessively strongly, and thus peeling between the base material and a coating
layer may occur. More specifically, the weight ratio of the Al content to Si (Al
max/Si
maxAl) at the point where the Al content is maximum within the surface portion 10 may be
1.0 to 15.0.
[0077] When measuring the element content in the steel sheet thickness direction in the
surface portion 10, the maximum Al content may be 2.0 wt% or more. When the maximum
Al content (Al
max) is too small, it means that Al enrichment within the surface portion 10 does not
occur densely, and as a result, many fine inclusions are formed inside the steel sheet
by N
2, O
2, and the like, introduced from the external air, which may adversely affect magnetic
properties. More specifically, when measuring the element content in the steel sheet
thickness direction in the surface portion 10, the maximum Al content (Al
max) may be 2 to 15 wt%.
[0078] In additio, when measuring the element content in the steel sheet thickness direction
in the surface portion 10, when measuring the element content in the steel sheet thickness
direction in the surface portion 10, the Si content (Si
maxAl) at the point where the Al content is maximum may be 0.5 wt% or more. When the Si
content (Si
maxAl) is too small, it means that Si enrichment within the surface portion 10 does not
occur densely, and as a result, many fine inclusions or precipitates are formed inside
the steel sheet by N
2, O
2, and the like introduced from the external air, which may adversely affect magnetic
properties. More specifically, when measuring the element content in the steel sheet
thickness direction in the surface portion 10, the Si (Si
maxAl) content may be 0.5 to 4 wt%.
[0079] In an embodiment of the present invention, by appropriately concentrating Si and
Al in the surface portion 10, development of surface fine nitrides due to internal
oxidation and N penetration is prevented, thereby making the change in <111>//ND before
and after SRA small. Specifically, when the steel sheet before and after stress relief
annealing is measured through EBSD, the difference in maximum intensity of <111>//ND
is 3.0 or less. <111>//ND refers to grains whose <111> direction is parallel to the
rolling direction of the steel sheet within 15°. The maximum intensity of <111>//ND
before SRA is lower than the maximum intensity of <111>//ND after SRA. More specifically,
the difference in maximum intensity of <111>//ND may be 0.5 to 2.8. The stress relief
annealing may be performed by annealing at 750 to 850 °C. The time may be 40 to 120
minutes. More specifically, the change in the maximum intensity of <111>//ND before
and after the annealing may be measured by annealing at 800 °C for 120 minutes. The
maximum intensity of <111>//ND is measured through EBSD, and can be obtained by measuring
an area of at least 10 mm
2 on at least 8 sheets of the TD surface of the steel sheet. The maximum intensity
of <111>//ND before SRA may be 5.0 to 10.0. More specifically, it may be 5.0 to 8.0.
[0080] As described above, in an embodiment of the present invention, by appropriately concentrating
Si and Al in the surface portion 10, magnetic properties can be improved. Specifically,
the non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to an embodiment of the present
invention may have a B
50 of 1.63 to 1.68 T.
[0081] In addition, in an embodiment of the present invention, the iron loss (W
10/400) of the non-oriented electrical steel sheet based on a thickness of 0.25 mm may be
12.5 W/kg or less. Iron loss (W
10/400) is an iron loss when a magnetic flux density of 1.0 T is induced at a frequency
of 400 Hz. More specifically, the iron loss (W
10/400) of the non-oriented electrical steel sheet may be 10.0 to 12.0 W/kg.
[0082] In addition, an embodiment of the present invention is excellent in mechanical strength
as well. More specifically, the yield strength may be 480 MPa or more and 570 MPa
or less. The yield strength may be measured by a tensile test.
[0083] In addition, an embodiment of the present invention has a small change in magnetic
flux density before/after stress relief annealing. Specifically, the stress relief
annealing may be annealing maintained at 750 °C to 850 °C for 40 to 120 minutes. More
specifically, it may be maintained at 800 °C for 120 minutes. In this case, a difference
in magnetic flux density B
50 may be 0.03 T or less.
[0084] A method for manufacturing a non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to an
embodiment of the present invention includes: manufacturing a hot-rolled steel sheet
by hot-rolling a slab; manufacturing a cold-rolled sheet by cold-rolling the hot-rolled
steel sheet; cold-rolled sheet annealing for annealing the cold-rolled sheet; and
stress relief annealing the cold-rolled sheet annealed steel sheet.
[0085] Hereinafter, each step will be described in detail.
[0086] First, the slab is hot-rolled.
[0087] Since an alloy component of the slab have been described in the alloy components
of the aforementioned non-oriented electrical steel sheet, duplicate descriptions
will be omitted. Since the alloy component does not substantially change during the
manufacturing process of the non-oriented electrical steel sheet, the alloy component
of the non-oriented electrical steel sheet and the slab are substantially the same.
[0088] Specifically, the slab includes Si: 1.5 to 5.0%, Al: 0.1 to 2.0%, Mn: 0.1 to 2.0%,
Sn: 0.001 to 0.08%, Sb: 0.001 to 0.08%, and B: 0.0002 to 0.0007% by weight, with the
balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities.
[0089] Since other additional elements have been described in the alloy components of the
non-oriented electrical steel sheet, duplicate descriptions will be omitted.
[0090] Before hot-rolling the slab, it may be heated. The heating temperature of the slab
is not limited, but the slab may be heated to 1200 °C or less. When the slab heating
temperature is too high, a precipitate such as AlN and MnS existing in the slab is
re-dissolved and then finely precipitates during hot rolling and annealing, which
may suppress grain growth and decrease magnetic properties.
[0091] Next, the slab is hot-rolled to manufacture a hot-rolled sheet. A thickness of the
hot-rolled sheet may be 1.0 to 4.5 mm. In the manufacturing the hot-rolled sheet,
a finish rolling temperature may be 800 °C or more. Specifically, it may be 850 to
950 °C. The hot-rolled sheet may be wound at a temperature of 600 °C or more. More
specifically, the thickness of the hot-rolled sheet may be 1.5 to 4.3 mm.
[0092] After manufacturing the hot-rolled steel sheet, subsequent steps may be performed
while scales existing on the hot-rolled steel sheet remain. That is, after hot rolling,
removal of scales such as pickling, shot blasting, or surface grinding is omitted,
and subsequent steps may be performed. Since the friction between a rolling work roll
and the steel sheet increases due to cold rolling with the pickling process omitted,
shear deformation is applied simultaneously with plane strain during rolling, and
thus a specific orientation develops during recrystallization annealing. In an embodiment
of the present invention, scale refers to a portion where elements such as Fe, Al,
and Si on the surface of a steel sheet combine with oxygen to form a phase different
from that of a base material. The scale remaining means that a scale with a thickness
of at least 1 µm remains on the hot-rolled sheet. In this case, the scale thickness
means a sum of a scale thicknesses generated on both surfaces of the steel sheet.
When the remaining scale thickness is too thin, the effect of the scale remaining
may not be sufficiently exhibited. Even through the scale thickness is thicker, the
effect is not improved, and there is a problem that the yield of the steel sheet decreases.
More specifically, a scale with a thickness of 0.1 to 1 µm may remain.
[0093] After manufacturing the hot-rolled sheet, annealing the hot-rolled sheet may be additionally
included. The hot-rolled sheet annealing temperature may be 950 to 1150 °C. The time
may be 10 to 300 seconds. The hot-rolled sheet annealing may be omitted if necessary.
[0094] Next, the hot-rolled steel sheet is cold-rolled to manufacture a cold-rolled sheet.
In this case, cold rolling may be performed at a reduction ratio of 70 to 90%. When
the reduction ratio is too low, deformation energy accumulated in the rolled steel
sheet is small, making it difficult to recrystallize in a subsequent annealing process,
and thus a rolled structure remains, which may cause a problem in improving magnetic
flux density and iron loss. Conversely, when the reduction ratio is too high, recrystallization
of <111>//ND oriented grains is promoted in the subsequent annealing process and the
grain size becomes fine, which may cause problems of poor magnetic flux density and
increased iron loss. More specifically, the reduction ratio may be 58 to 67%.. The
cold rolling may use a Tandem cold rolling mill for continuously cold-rolling a steel
sheet using a plurality of rolling stands, or a Reverse rolling mill for discontinuously
cold-rolling using 12 or more stages of rolling rolls. In addition, one-time cold
rolling or two or more times of cold rolling with intermediate annealing in between
may be performed. The final rolling thickness may be 0.1 mm to 0.35 mm.
[0095] Next, the cold-rolled sheet is annealed.
[0096] The cold-rolled sheet annealing has a soaking temperature of 750 °C to 850 °C, a
hydrogen fraction in an atmosphere of 10 to 35 vol%, and a dew point of the atmosphere
of -40 to -10 °C.
[0097] When the soaking temperature is too low, initial recrystallization does not sufficiently
occur, which may cause a problem of a high <111>//ND fraction. When the soaking temperature
is too high, strength decreases and the degree of iron loss improvement after SRA
may fall. More specifically, the soaking temperature may be 760 to 820 °C.
[0098] When the hydrogen fraction in the atmosphere is too low, the atmosphere in an annealing
furnace changes to an oxidizing atmosphere, which may cause a problem of oxidation.
When the hydrogen fraction is too high, there is a risk of explosion in the annealing
furnace. More specifically, the hydrogen fraction in the atmosphere may be 15 to 30
vol%. Others besides hydrogen may be oxygen and nitrogen. More specifically, 65 to
90 vol% of nitrogen may be included.
[0099] When the dew point of the atmosphere is too low, an appropriate Si/Al enrichment
layer is not formed, and thus nitrogen penetrates, which may cause a problem of forming
fine nitrides. When the dew point of the atmosphere is too high, a problem of strong
oxidation of the surface may occur. More specifically, the dew point of the atmosphere
may be -50 to -30 °C.
[0100] he annealing time may be 50 to 120 seconds.
[0101] After cold-rolled sheet annealing, an insulating coating may be formed. The insulating
coating may be treated with an organic, inorganic, or organic-inorganic composite
coating, and it is also possible to treat with other insulating coating agents.
[0102] In addition, after the cold-rolled sheet annealing, stress relief annealing the cold-rolled
sheet annealed steel sheet may be further included. After cold-rolled sheet annealing,
the electrical steel sheet may be punched and laminated, and by removing stress generated
in this process, the magnetic properties of the steel sheet may be further improved.
Specifically, the stress relief annealing may be performed by annealing at 750 to
850 °C. The annealing time may be 40 to 120 minutes.
[0103] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail through examples.
However, these examples are only for illustrating the present invention, and the present
invention is not limited thereto.
Example 1
[0104] A slab was manufactured with components including Table 1, Table 2, and the balance
Fe and unavoidable impurities. This was heated to 1150 °C and hot-rolled at a finishing
temperature of 900 °C to manufacture hot-rolled sheets having a thickness of 1.8 mmt.
[0105] Thereafter, the hot-rolled sheet was annealed at 1000 °C for 180 seconds, and cold-rolled
to a final thickness of 0.25 mm. The cold-rolled steel sheet was annealed under the
conditions summarized in Table 2 below.
[0106] A surface of the manufactured non-oriented electrical steel sheet was analyzed by
GDS, and the results are shown in Table 3.
[0107] Magnetic flux density and iron loss were measured with a single sheet tester by cutting
specimens of width 60 mm × length 60 mm × 5 sheets for each specimen, and the values
are shown.
[0108] In this case, W
10/400 is an iron loss when a magnetic flux density of 1.0 T is induced at a frequency of
400 Hz. B
50 means a magnetic flux density induced in a magnetic field of 5000 A/m.
[0109] In addition, the manufactured non-oriented electrical steel sheet was subjected to
stress relief annealing at 800 °C for 60 minutes. . Thereafter, B
50 was measured and shown in Table 3.
[0110] In addition, the maximum intensity of <111>//ND before/after stress relief annealing
and the difference thereof were measured by EBSD and are shown in Table 3.
(Table 1)
| Classification |
Si |
Mn |
Al |
Sn |
Sb |
B |
S |
Formula 1 |
| 1 |
3.5 |
0.69 |
1.26 |
0.0014 |
0.0003 |
0.0003 |
0.0045 |
1.6 |
| 2 |
3.6 |
1.02 |
0.68 |
0.0057 |
0.0065 |
0.0005 |
0.0036 |
1.0 |
| 3 |
3.3 |
0.92 |
0.98 |
0.0019 |
0.0031 |
0.0003 |
0.0030 |
1.2 |
| 4 |
3.0 |
1.16 |
1.50 |
0.0035 |
0.0028 |
0.0002 |
0.0040 |
2.3 |
| 5 |
3.3 |
1.20 |
0.79 |
0.0050 |
0.0005 |
0.0003 |
0.0027 |
1.1 |
| 6 |
2.9 |
1.48 |
0.91 |
0.0037 |
0.0027 |
0.0003 |
0.0034 |
1.3 |
| 7 |
3.6 |
0.68 |
0.53 |
0.0055 |
0.0010 |
0.0005 |
0.0036 |
0.9 |
| 8 |
3.1 |
1.23 |
0.79 |
0.0032 |
0.0041 |
0.0006 |
0.0034 |
0.7 |
| 9 |
3.2 |
1.39 |
1.50 |
0.0031 |
0.0047 |
0.0005 |
0.0037 |
0.9 |
| 10 |
3.5 |
0.44 |
1.14 |
0.0059 |
0.0075 |
0.0006 |
0.0037 |
0.8 |
| 11 |
3.4 |
0.76 |
1.01 |
0.0023 |
0.0062 |
0.0006 |
0.0035 |
0.7 |
| 12 |
3.1 |
1.10 |
1.44 |
0.0062 |
0.0033 |
0.0003 |
0.0021 |
1.0 |
| 13 |
3.5 |
0.34 |
1.17 |
0.0021 |
0.0068 |
0.0004 |
0.0044 |
1.3 |
| 14 |
3.4 |
1.04 |
0.95 |
0.0047 |
0.0071 |
0.0006 |
0.0049 |
1.0 |
| 15 |
3.7 |
1.03 |
0.58 |
0.0077 |
0.0039 |
0.0006 |
0.0040 |
0.9 |
| 16 |
3.6 |
0.52 |
1.18 |
0.0013 |
0.0067 |
0.0003 |
0.0039 |
1.6 |
| 17 |
3.5 |
1.41 |
0.78 |
0.0071 |
0.0033 |
0.0003 |
0.0047 |
1.9 |
| 18 |
3.7 |
0.91 |
0.89 |
0.0015 |
0.0038 |
0.0006 |
0.0050 |
0.9 |
| 19 |
1.3 |
0.69 |
0.75 |
0.0023 |
0.0035 |
0.0003 |
0.0047 |
1.8 |
| 20 |
5.3 |
1.45 |
0.98 |
0.0057 |
0.0063 |
0.0006 |
0.0026 |
0.6 |
| 21 |
3.6 |
0.05 |
0.66 |
0.0036 |
0.0045 |
0.0002 |
0.0040 |
2.4 |
| 22 |
3.2 |
2.20 |
1.37 |
0.0014 |
0.0064 |
0.0007 |
0.0036 |
0.6 |
| 23 |
3.2 |
1.37 |
0.05 |
0.0043 |
0.0021 |
0.0005 |
0.0049 |
1.1 |
| 24 |
3.4 |
1.23 |
2.20 |
0.0016 |
0.0072 |
0.0005 |
0.0046 |
1.1 |
| 25 |
3.3 |
1.21 |
0.72 |
0.0005 |
0.0050 |
0.0003 |
0.0017 |
0.8 |
| 26 |
3.3 |
0.45 |
1.20 |
0.0790 |
0.0058 |
0.0003 |
0.0016 |
3.4 |
| 27 |
3.7 |
0.66 |
0.62 |
0.0079 |
0.0005 |
0.0002 |
0.0045 |
2.7 |
| 28 |
3.2 |
0.70 |
1.04 |
0.0004 |
0.0850 |
0.0006 |
0.0033 |
2.0 |
| 29 |
3.5 |
1.35 |
1.47 |
0.0068 |
0.0058 |
0.0001 |
0.0020 |
3.3 |
| 30 |
3.1 |
0.76 |
1.27 |
0.0740 |
0.0740 |
0.0010 |
0.0014 |
1.6 |
| 31 |
3.2 |
0.30 |
1.29 |
0.0028 |
0.0012 |
0.0004 |
0.0075 |
2.0 |
| 32 |
3.0 |
0.64 |
1.27 |
0.0071 |
0.0055 |
0.0007 |
0.0023 |
0.5 |
| 33 |
3.4 |
1.24 |
0.67 |
0.0750 |
0.0750 |
0.0003 |
0.0022 |
5.7 |
| 34 |
3.2 |
1.03 |
0.67 |
0.0062 |
0.0010 |
0.0006 |
0.0034 |
0.7 |
| 35 |
3.4 |
1.11 |
1.32 |
0.0045 |
0.0068 |
0.0005 |
0.0032 |
0.9 |
| 36 |
4.0 |
0.47 |
1.29 |
0.0047 |
0.0066 |
0.0003 |
0.0018 |
1.0 |
| 37 |
3.8 |
0.64 |
0.80 |
0.0016 |
0.0065 |
0.0003 |
0.0035 |
1.4 |
| 38 |
3.2 |
0.54 |
0.50 |
0.0019 |
0.0003 |
0.0006 |
0.0047 |
0.8 |
| 39 |
3.7 |
0.99 |
1.37 |
0.0043 |
0.0014 |
0.0005 |
0.0028 |
0.7 |
(Table 2)
| Classification |
Soaking temperature(° C) |
Hydrogen fraction (volume%) |
Dew point (° C) |
Al max |
SimaxAl |
Almax/SimaxAl |
| 1 |
830 |
23 |
-26 |
4.7 |
0.6 |
7.8 |
| 2 |
790 |
18 |
-17 |
5.5 |
0.8 |
6.9 |
| 3 |
760 |
20 |
-40 |
5.2 |
0.7 |
7.4 |
| 4 |
750 |
18 |
-36 |
9.4 |
1.2 |
7.8 |
| 5 |
750 |
14 |
-29 |
3.5 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
| 6 |
840 |
17 |
-25 |
12.0 |
2.1 |
5.7 |
| 7 |
760 |
24 |
-22 |
11.2 |
0.8 |
14.0 |
| 8 |
820 |
15 |
-35 |
2.6 |
0.5 |
5.2 |
| 9 |
780 |
20 |
-47 |
3.1 |
0.5 |
6.2 |
| 10 |
780 |
25 |
-32 |
8.4 |
1.3 |
6.5 |
| 11 |
770 |
30 |
-32 |
4.5 |
0.6 |
7.5 |
| 12 |
810 |
20 |
-29 |
5.4 |
1.1 |
4.9 |
| 13 |
840 |
11 |
-36 |
4.2 |
1.0 |
4.2 |
| 14 |
800 |
34 |
-25 |
6.7 |
0.9 |
7.4 |
| 15 |
830 |
35 |
-31 |
4.2 |
0.7 |
6.0 |
| 16 |
820 |
10 |
-34 |
5.3 |
0.9 |
5.9 |
| 17 |
790 |
32 |
-38 |
4.3 |
1.3 |
3.3 |
| 18 |
790 |
10 |
-37 |
3.5 |
0.7 |
5.0 |
| 19 |
800 |
26 |
-33 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
| 20 |
cold rolling not possible |
|
|
|
|
|
| 21 |
770 |
22 |
-10 |
15.8 |
0.4 |
39.5 |
| 22 |
770 |
22 |
-14 |
13.2 |
0.3 |
44.0 |
| 23 |
820 |
11 |
-11 |
12.9 |
0.5 |
25.8 |
| 24 |
830 |
14 |
-16 |
30.8 |
1.2 |
25.7 |
| 25 |
840 |
14 |
-40 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
1.0 |
| 26 |
790 |
10 |
-23 |
3.3 |
0.1 |
33.0 |
| 27 |
840 |
35 |
-13 |
13.2 |
0.5 |
26.4 |
| 28 |
780 |
27 |
-34 |
22.8 |
0.6 |
38.0 |
| 29 |
800 |
17 |
-40 |
29.8 |
1.1 |
27.1 |
| 30 |
810 |
26 |
-19 |
10.5 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
| 31 |
770 |
30 |
-12 |
11.2 |
0.5 |
22.4 |
| 32 |
810 |
22 |
-36 |
16.7 |
0.5 |
33.4 |
| 33 |
820 |
16 |
-33 |
9.8 |
0.3 |
32.7 |
| 34 |
730 |
19 |
-35 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
3.8 |
| 35 |
880 |
16 |
-18 |
18.7 |
0.7 |
26.7 |
| 36 |
830 |
5 |
-36 |
87.3 |
3.3 |
26.5 |
| 37 |
800 |
40 |
-20 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
| 38 |
770 |
31 |
-60 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
5.3 |
| 39 |
850 |
14 |
0 |
19.7 |
0.3 |
65.7 |
(Table 3)
| Classification |
B50(Tesla) |
Iron loss after SRA W10/400 (W/kg) |
Maximum intensity of <111>//N D before SRA |
B50 after SRA (Tesla) |
Difference in B50 before and after SRA |
Difference in maximum intensity of <111>//ND before/after SRA |
Remarks |
| 1 |
1.64 |
11.3 |
5.2 |
1.62 |
0.02 |
1.9 |
Inventive Example |
| 2 |
1.65 |
11.5 |
6.1 |
1.63 |
0.02 |
2.1 |
Inventive Example |
| 3 |
1.64 |
11.2 |
6.3 |
1.63 |
0.01 |
2.4 |
Inventive Example |
| 4 |
1.64 |
10.8 |
6.9 |
1.63 |
0.01 |
1.8 |
Inventive Example |
| 5 |
1.65 |
11.6 |
6.5 |
1.64 |
0.01 |
2.2 |
Inventive Example |
| 6 |
1.67 |
11.0 |
5.5 |
1.65 |
0.02 |
2.4 |
Inventive Example |
| 7 |
1.65 |
11.1 |
6.1 |
1.64 |
0.01 |
1.7 |
Inventive Example |
| 8 |
1.65 |
11.4 |
5.6 |
1.63 |
0.02 |
1.9 |
Inventive Example |
| 9 |
1.64 |
10.7 |
6.0 |
1.64 |
0 |
2.0 |
Inventive Example |
| 10 |
1.67 |
11.6 |
6.4 |
1.66 |
0.01 |
2.4 |
Inventive Example |
| 11 |
1.64 |
11.8 |
5.4 |
1.63 |
0.01 |
2.4 |
Inventive Example |
| 12 |
1.65 |
11.5 |
4.9 |
1.62 |
0.03 |
1.6 |
Inventive Example |
| 13 |
1.64 |
11.2 |
5.2 |
1.63 |
0.01 |
2.7 |
Inventive Example |
| 14 |
1.64 |
11.4 |
5.7 |
1.62 |
0.02 |
1.9 |
Inventive Example |
| 15 |
1.65 |
11.3 |
6.1 |
1.63 |
0.02 |
2.1 |
Inventive Example |
| 16 |
1.63 |
11.6 |
6.7 |
1.63 |
0 |
2.5 |
Inventive Example |
| 17 |
1.65 |
10.8 |
7.3 |
1.64 |
0.01 |
1.9 |
Inventive Example |
| 18 |
1.64 |
10.9 |
6.7 |
1.63 |
0.01 |
2.3 |
Inventive Example |
| 19 |
1.71 |
18.2 |
5.5 |
1.68 |
0.03 |
3.9 |
Comparative Example |
| 20 |
cold rolling not possible |
Comparative Example |
| 21 |
1.63 |
12.8 |
5.4 |
1.60 |
0.03 |
3.3 |
Comparative Example |
| 22 |
1.61 |
13.1 |
6.1 |
1.58 |
0.03 |
4.5 |
Comparative Example |
| 23 |
1.62 |
13.0 |
6.6 |
1.59 |
0.03 |
3.8 |
Comparative Example |
| 24 |
1.60 |
11.0 |
7.5 |
1.56 |
0.04 |
5.5 |
Comparative Example |
| 25 |
1.62 |
12.1 |
6.4 |
1.59 |
0.03 |
3.8 |
Comparative Example |
| 26 |
1.63 |
14.1 |
5.8 |
1.60 |
0.03 |
4.5 |
Comparative Example |
| 27 |
1.65 |
11.9 |
4.3 |
1.62 |
0.03 |
3.7 |
Comparative Example |
| 28 |
1.65 |
15.4 |
4.6 |
1.61 |
0.04 |
3.9 |
Comparative Example |
| 29 |
1.62 |
11.5 |
6.1 |
1.58 |
0.04 |
3.6 |
Comparative Example |
| 30 |
1.59 |
13.2 |
8.3 |
1.55 |
0.04 |
4.2 |
Comparative Example |
| 31 |
1.65 |
12.0 |
4.8 |
1.63 |
0.02 |
3.2 |
Comparative Example |
| 32 |
1.62 |
12.8 |
5.5 |
1.58 |
0.04 |
3.5 |
Comparative Example |
| 33 |
1.65 |
13.5 |
4.7 |
1.61 |
0.04 |
5.0 |
Comparative Example |
| 34 |
1.63 |
12.6 |
5.8 |
1.59 |
0.04 |
4.4 |
Comparative Example |
| 35 |
1.62 |
12.1 |
6.2 |
1.60 |
0.02 |
3.5 |
Comparative Example |
| 36 |
1.58 |
13.6 |
7.2 |
1.55 |
0.03 |
4.7 |
Comparative Example |
| 37 |
1.62 |
11.3 |
5.7 |
1.61 |
0.01 |
5.3 |
Comparative Example |
| 38 |
1.62 |
13.8 |
6.0 |
1.61 |
0.01 |
3.8 |
Comparative Example |
| 39 |
1.59 |
14.5 |
9.1 |
1.55 |
0.04 |
4.2 |
Comparative Example |
[0111] As shown in Tables 1 to 3, when the steel components are appropriately adjusted and
the conditions for cold-rolled sheet annealing are appropriately adjusted, Si and
Al are densely concentrated in the surface layer, and thus it can be confirmed that
the difference in <111>//ND intensity before/after SRA is small, iron loss and magnetic
flux density are excellent, and magnetic properties are also excellent after SRA.
[0112] On the other hand, when the steel components are not appropriately adjusted or the
conditions for cold-rolled sheet annealing are not appropriately adjusted, and thus
the surface layer is not appropriately formed and the difference in <111>//ND intensity
before/after SRA is large, it can be confirmed that iron loss and magnetic flux density
are poor or magnetic properties are significantly poor after SRA.
[0113] The present invention is not limited to the embodiments but can be manufactured in
various different forms, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention
pertains will understand that the present invention can be implemented in other specific
forms without changing the technical idea or essential features of the present invention.
Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative
in all respects and not restrictive..
[Description of reference numerals]
| 100 : |
non-oriented electrical steel sheet |
10 : |
surface portion, |
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steel sheet surface |
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1. A non-oriented electrical steel sheet comprising Si: 1.5 to 5.0%, Al: 0.1 to 2.0%,
Mn: 0.1 to 2.0%, Sn: 0.001 to 0.08%, Sb: 0.001 to 0.08%, and B: 0.0002 to 0.0007%
by weight, and including the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities,
wherein, when measuring an element content in a steel sheet thickness direction in
a surface portion in a range of 0.3 to 1 µm from a steel sheet surface toward the
inside, a weight ratio of an Al content to Si at a point where the Al content is maximum
is 25 or less, and,
when the steel sheet before and after stress relief annealing is measured through
EBSD, a difference in maximum intensity of <111>//ND is 3 or less.
2. The non-oriented electrical steel sheet of claim 1, wherein:
when measuring the element content in the steel sheet thickness direction in the surface
portion, a maximum Al content is 2.0 wt% or more.
3. The non-oriented electrical steel sheet of claim 1, wherein:
when measuring the element content in the steel sheet thickness direction in the surface
portion, the Si content at the point where the Al content is maximum is 0.5 wt% or
more.
4. The non-oriented electrical steel sheet of claim 1, further comprising S: 0.005 wt%
or less (excluding 0%), and satisfying Formula 1 below:

(In Formula 1, [Sn], [Sb], [S], and [B] represent contents (wt%) of Sn, Sb, S, and
B, respectively).
5. The non-oriented electrical steel sheet of claim 1, further comprising one or more
of P: 0.1 wt% or less (excluding 0%), C: 0.005 wt% or less (excluding 0%), Ti: 0.005
wt% or less (excluding 0%), and N: 0.005 wt% or less (excluding 0%).
6. The non-oriented electrical steel sheet of claim 1, further comprising one, or two
or more of Bi, Pb, Ge, and As in an amount of 0.005 to 0.200 wt% individually or in
total.
7. The non-oriented electrical steel sheet of claim 1, further comprising one or more
of Cu: 0.005 to 0.2 wt%, Cr: 0.01 to 0.5 wt%, Ni: 0.05 wt% or less (excluding 0%),
Zn: 0.01 wt% or less (excluding 0%), and Co: 0.05 wt% or less (excluding 0%).
8. The non-oriented electrical steel sheet of claim 1, further comprising one or more
of Mo: 0.03 wt% or less (excluding 0%), B: 0.0050 wt% or less (excluding 0%), V: 0.0050
wt% or less (excluding 0%), Ca: 0.0050 wt% or less (excluding 0%), Nb: 0.0050 wt%
or less (excluding 0%), Zr: 0.005 wt% or less (excluding 0%), Te: 0.01 wt% or less
(excluding 0%), and Mg: 0.0050 wt% or less (excluding 0%).
9. A method for manufacturing a non-oriented electrical steel sheet, comprising:
manufacturing a hot-rolled steel sheet by hot-rolling a slab including Si: 1.5 to
5.0%, Al: 0.1 to 2.0%, Mn: 0.1 to 2.0%, Sn: 0.001 to 0.08%, Sb: 0.001 to 0.08%, and
B: 0.0002 to 0.0007% by weight, and including the balance being Fe and unavoidable
impurities;
manufacturing a cold-rolled sheet by cold-rolling the hot-rolled steel sheet;
cold-rolled sheet annealing for annealing the cold-rolled sheet; and
stress relief annealing the cold-rolled sheet annealed steel sheet,
wherein the cold-rolled sheet annealing has a soaking temperature of 750 °C to 850
°C, a hydrogen fraction in an atmosphere of 10 to 35 vol%, and a dew point of the
atmosphere of -55 to -15 °C, and,
when the steel sheet before and after the stress relief annealing is measured through
EBSD, a difference in maximum intensity of <111>//ND is 3 or less.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein:
the slab further comprises S: 0.005 wt% or less (excluding 0%), and satisfies Formula
1 below:

(In Formula 1, [Sn], [Sb], [S], and [B] represent contents (wt%) of Sn, Sb, S, and
B, respectively).
11. The method of claim 9, wherein:
the slab further comprises one or more of P: 0.1 wt% or less (excluding 0%), C: 0.005
wt% or less (excluding 0%), Ti: 0.005 wt% or less (excluding 0%), and N: 0.005 wt%
or less (excluding 0%).
12. The method of claim 9, wherein:
the slab further comprises one, or two or more of Bi, Pb, Ge, and As in an amount
of 0.005 to 0.200 wt% individually or in total.
13. The method of claim 9, wherein:
the slab further comprises one or more of Cu: 0.005 to 0.2 wt%, Cr: 0.01 to 0.5 wt%,
Ni: 0.05 wt% or less (excluding 0%), Zn: 0.01 wt% or less (excluding 0%), and Co:
0.05 wt% or less (excluding 0%).
14. The method of claim 9, wherein:
the slab further comprises one or more of Mo: 0.03 wt% or less (excluding 0%), B:
0.0050 wt% or less (excluding 0%), V: 0.0050 wt% or less (excluding 0%), Ca: 0.0050
wt% or less (excluding 0%), Nb: 0.0050 wt% or less (excluding 0%), Zr: 0.005 wt% or
less (excluding 0%), Te: 0.01 wt% or less (excluding 0%), and Mg: 0.0050 wt% or less
(excluding 0%).
15. The method of claim 9, wherein:
the stress relief annealing performs annealing at 750 to 850 °C.