US3634148A - Method for producing nonoriented silicon electrical sheet steel - Google Patents

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US3634148A
US3634148A US799069A US3634148DA US3634148A US 3634148 A US3634148 A US 3634148A US 799069 A US799069 A US 799069A US 3634148D A US3634148D A US 3634148DA US 3634148 A US3634148 A US 3634148A
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  • the process includes preparing low carbon sheet steel by conventional methods of melting, pouring and rolling, coating the surfaces of the sheet steel with a layer of silicon-containing powder, compacting the powder onto the sheet and heat treating the composite thus formed in a protective environment to cause a solid-state diffusion of silicon into the sheet steel.
  • the core losses of electrical sheet steel thus prepared are equivalent to or better than electrical sheet steel of the same silicon content and gage prepared by additions of silicon to the steel while it is in a molten state.
  • Modern technology for manufacturing sheet steel for electrical applications consists of careful selection of raw materials to be charged into the melting furnace, melting the charge with utmost care to prepare a molten bath as low in carbon, manganese, phosphorus, sulfur and other impurities, such as oxygen and nitrogen, as technically and economically possible, and adding silicon-containing alloys to the molten bath to obtain a desired final silicon content.
  • Sheet steel of up to about 2.00 percent silicon content may be processed without undue difficulty, however, steels having above 2.00 percent silicon content are brittle and difficult to work, requiring heavy mill equipment, low drafts per pass and frequent annealing steps.
  • the primary object of this invention is to provide a process whereby the silicon content of sheet steel may be increased by a solid-state diffusion of silicon therein to produce a sheet steel which may be used in electrical apparatus.
  • the invention comprises solid-state diffusion of silicon from a silicon-containing powder compacted on the surfaces of a conventionally melted and rolled low carbon sheet steel to produce an electrical sheet steel in which the core losses are equivalent or better than silicon electrical sheet steel of the same silicon content and gage and conventionally prepared.
  • FIGS. are reproductions of photomicrographs of cross sections of sheet steel of the invention at 100 magnifications.
  • FIG. 1 is a reproduction of a photomicrograph of a cross section of a sheet steel in the as-diffused condition showing silicon diffusion through 90 percent of the sheet.
  • FIG. 2 is a reproduction of a photomicrograph of a cross section of the sheet steel of FIg. I after it has been cold reduced and annealed.
  • FIG. 3 is a reproduction of a photomicrograph of a cross section of a sheet steel in the as-diffused condition showing silicon diffused uniformly through the thickness of the sheet.
  • FIG. 4 is a reproduction of a photomicrograph of a cross section of the sheet steel of FIG. 3 after it has been cold reduced and annealed.
  • FIG. 5 is a reproduction of a photomicrograph of a cross section of a sheet steel in the as-diffused condition showing silicon diffused uniformly through the thickness of the sheet.
  • FIG. 6 is a reproduction of a photomicrograph of a cross section of the sheet steel of FIG. 5 after it has been cold reduced and annealed.
  • a low carbon steel is refined in a conventional manner, for example in an electric furnace, basic oxygen furnace or basic open-hearth furnace, and is rolled to a desired gage and annealed if desired.
  • the steel may contain a maximum of about 0.10 percent carbon, a maximum of about l.00 percent manganese and a maximum of about 2.00 percent silicon, the remainder substantially iron and incidental impurities such as phosphorus, sulfur, aluminum, and dissolved gases, for example, nitrogen and oxygen. It is preferred to use a steel containing:
  • Both sides of the sheet are now coated with a layer of silicon-containing powder.
  • a convenient way of applying the powder is to first coat both sides of the sheet with a thin film of liquid, such as tridecyl alcohol.
  • the liquid should have such viscosity, volatility and tackiness characteristics as to render it suitable as a temporary bonding agent for the subsequent applied powder.
  • a silicon-containing powder such as substantially pure silicon, a mixture of substantially pure iron and silicon powder or ferro-silicon alloy powder is then applied to the sheet.
  • the silicon in the powder must be in a form which will permit it to be diffused into the sheet steel.
  • the powder is compacted onto the sheet by rolling. A roll pressure sufficient to cause an elongation of about 1 percent to about 5 percent in the sheet will produce satisfactory compaction.
  • the powder may have a silicon content of about l5 percent to about I00 percent, not more than 0.40 percent carbon, and the balance iron.
  • a dual solid-state diffusion occurs.
  • the silicon in the powder diffuses into the sheet steel and iron diffuses from the sheet steel to the powder.
  • Carbon may diffuse in either direction depending upon the carbon content of the constituents of the composite. Since the final product should have a carbon content not greater than 0.03 percent, the carbon content of the powder should be such that either carbon will diffuse from the sheet to the powder or the diffusion of carbon into the sheet will be a minimum. It has been found that if the sheet contains about 0.04 percent to 0.10 percent carbon, the powder may contain not more than 0.20 percent carbon.
  • sheet containing less than 0.04 percent carbon may be coated with a powder containing not more than 0.40 percent carbon.
  • the particle size of the powder is not critical, the powder should be of a size which will allow an amount to be compacted on the sheet steel to obtain the sufficient weight per area to thereby attain the desired diffusion of the silicon therein.
  • the powder may have a particle size of -60, +325 mesh Tyler Sieve Size to achieve efficient diffusion of silicon into the sheet steel.
  • the composite thus formed is subjected to a diffusion treatment in a protective environment at a temperature and for a time sufficient to cause a solid-state diffusion of silicon from the powder into the sheet throughout at least 50 percent of the thickness of the sheet and to cause carbon diffusion from the sheet to the powder if the sheet contains more than 0.03 percent carbon and to keep carbon diffusion at a minimum into the sheet if the carbon is near or at the desired 0.03 percent.
  • the composite may be annealed in flat sheet form or in coil form. If in coil form, either a tight coil or an open coil may be used. A nonoxidizing, reducing or neutral furnace atmosphere may be used. Dry hydrogen and NH gas are each satisfactory as a furnace atmosphere for open coil annealing.
  • NH gas is preferred because it prevents sticking, which may occur when hydrogen is used.
  • NH gas may be defined as a mixture of gaseous nitrogen and hydrogen, for example, 96 percent nitrogen and 4 percent hydrogen or 82 percent nitrogen and 18 percent hydrogen.
  • a diffusion temperature of at least l,600 F. is required, with a preferred range being l,700 to 1,900 F. Actually, there is no upper limit for diffusion temperature other than that which may be dictated by practical considerations.
  • the time may satisfactorily be 120 hours at l,600 F. but at higher temperatures the satisfactory time required will be lowered in an inverse manner. Variations in the composition and amount of the powder, the diffusion temperature and the time at temperature result in variations in the silicon content of the sheet and the extent to which the silicon is diffused throughout the thickness of the sheet.
  • a brittle outer layer of iron-silicon intermetallic compounds may be formed on the surface of the sheet.
  • the brittle outer layer may easily be removed by wire brushing and/or by flexing the sheet.
  • the solid-state diffusion treatment above described results in the formation of coarse ferritic columnar grains in the sheet steel. Grains ranging in size from 30 grains per square inch to grains per square inch when viewed at 100 magnifications according to ASTM E-l 12 may be formed.
  • the as-diffused sheet steel of the invention may be cold rolled to any desired gage and annealed to obtain improved core loss properties and permeability.
  • a conventional nonoriented silicon electrical sheet steel is a steel in which the silicon content is obtained by additions to the molten bath, hot rolled from ingot form to an intermediate gage followed by conventional processing steps.
  • the process of the invention may have several variations.
  • the sheet steel may be treated by a tight coil or an open coil diffusion treatment.
  • the sheet steel may be decarburized prior to diffusion treatment or may be decarburized during the diffusion treatment step.
  • the steel was hot rolled to an intermediate gage, cold-rolled to a thickness of 0.024 inch (24 gage) and annealed.
  • Several flat sheets were processed according to the invention.
  • a thin layer of tridecyl alcohol was applied to both surfaces of each sheet. They were coated on both sides with a ferrosilicon powder having a chemical composition of:
  • FIG. 1 is a reproduction of a photomicrograph showing the cross section of the product in its as-diffused condition.
  • the sheets had a carbon content of 0.004 percent, a bulk silicon content of 0.79 percent.
  • EXAMPLE 2 As another example of the invention, a 6,000 lb. coil of sheet steel having a thickness of 0.024 inch (24 gage and containing:
  • FIG. 3 is a reproduction of a photomicrograph showing the cross section of the product.
  • the sheets had a carbon content of 0.03 percent, a silicon content of 3.20 percent diffused throughout the entire thickness of the sheets and a grain size of 9/10 grains per square inch at 100 magnifications.
  • the core losses of the sheets of the invention are compared to the typical and maximum specified core losses of fully processed M22 grade electrical sheet steel of the same gage and typically containing 3.20 percent silicon in table 4 below:
  • FIG. 4 is a reproduction of photomicrograph showing the cross section of the product. The grain size was found to be 25 grains per square inch when viewed at 100 magnifications.
  • the core losses of the sheets of the invention are compared to the typical and maximum specified core losses of 29 gage, M-22 grade electrical sheet steel and typically containing 3.20 percent silicon in table 5 below:
  • FIG. 5 is a reproduction of a photomicrograph showing the cross section of the product. After diffusion, the sheets contained 0.005 percent carbon and 1.7 percent silicon diffused throughout the entire thickness of the sheets. The sheets had a grain size of 10 to 15 grains per square inch at 100 magnifications.
  • the core losses of the asdiffused sheets of the invention are compared to the typical and maximum specified core losses of 24 gage, M43 gage electrical sheet steel of the same gage and typically having a silicon content of 1.5 percent in table 6 below:
  • FIG. 6 is a reproduction of a photomicrograph of a cross section of the cold-rolled and annealed product. The grain size was found to be 15 grains per square inch when viewed at I magnifications.
  • the core losses of the sheets of the invention are compared to the typical and maximum specified core losses of 29 gage M-43 grade electrical sheet steel in table 7 below:
  • a process for manufacturing electrical sheet steel comprising:

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