Effect of rare-earth Ce on the texture of non-oriented silicon steels

Autor: Zhao Lei, Yang Jichun, Hu Hongao, Fu Xiaoyang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: High Temperature Materials and Processes, Vol 43, Iss 1, Pp pp. 1292-1303 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2191-0324
DOI: 10.1515/htmp-2022-0321
Popis: Macroscopic and microscopic textures of non-oriented silicon steel hot rolled sheets with different rare-earth Ce contents were investigated using X-Ray Diffraction, Electron Back Scatter Diffraction, and field emission scanning electron microscopy, and the magnetic properties of the cold-rolled annealed sheets were examined using a silicon steel sheet testing system. The results show that the addition of rare-earth Ce reduces the proportion of unfavorable γ texture intensity and texture {111} and enhances the proportion of favorable η texture intensity and texture {100} and {110} in the steel. Magnetic property tests show that rare-earth Ce favors the reduction in test steel loss and the increase in magnetic susceptibility. The main reason is that rare-earth Ce combines with O and S in steel to form large-size inclusions, which preferentially precipitate in the liquid steel and inhibit the precipitation of fine AlN and MnS inclusions, while denaturing the inclusions to spherical composite inclusions such as Ce2O2S-MnS, CeS-AlN, and CeAlO3, thus exerting a good effect of purifying the liquid steel and denaturing the inclusions.
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