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Method of manufacturing grain-oriented electrical steel sheets

US6811619B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 23, 2002
Grant dateNov 2, 2004
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Expiry dateApr 16, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC21D8/1283
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method of manufacturing a grain-oriented steel sheet including hot-rolling a slab prepared using molten steel containing, by mass %, C of not more than about 0.08%, Si of about 2.0 to about 8.0% and Mn of about 0.005 to about 3.0%; optionally annealing the hot-rolled steel sheet; performing cold rolling once, or twice or more with intermediate annealing therebetween; performing primary recrystallization annealing in a low- or non-oxidizative atmosphere and adjusting the C content in the steel sheet after primary recrystallization annealing to be held in the range of about 0.005 to about 0.025 mass %; performing secondary recrystallization annealing; decarburization annealing; and, preferably, performing additional high-temperature continuous or batch annealing. A grain-oriented electrical steel sheet having a sufficiently high magnetic flux density and a low iron loss can be advantageously obtained even when it is manufactured without using an inhibitor.

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