Texture and properties formation of ultra-thin grain-oriented electrical steel

It is shown that the final texture (110)[001] ultra-thin grain-oriented electrical steel produced by the method of Littmann, is formed not necessarily from the perfect orientation of the original steel. Also shown the possibility of producing ultra-thin grain-oriented electrical steel with a copper content of ~ 0.5 wt. %.Показано, что окончательная текстура (110)[001] сверхтонкой электротехнической анизотропной стали, производимой по методу Литтманна, формируется не обязательно из совершенной ориентировки исходной заготовки. Также показана возможность производства сверхтонкой электротехнической анизотропной стали с содержанием меди ~ 0,5 мас. %

Formation of internal structure in the deformation zone during rolling of the BCC single crystal (110)[001]

Structure formation staging of a single crystal (110) [001] of the alloy with Fe – 3 % Si bcc was investigated directly in deformation zone during cold rolling. Laboratory rolling mill was abruptly stopped during the rolling of every sample to create a visible «de-formation zone». Lubrication was used on some samples to reduce the friction coefficient. Deformation structure was investigated by the methods of metallography and orientation electron microscopy. The connection of the experimental data with the calculated stress state was analyzed in Deform-3D program for different values of cold rolling friction coefficient. It was demonstrated that stress state in relation to friction coefficient can considerably influence the generation of mesostructure and crystal texture evolution in the material. It was observed that deformation bands formed in a cold rolled single crystal that was subject to high friction and relatively low strain value. Orientation analysis of the deformation bands linkage demonstrated in this area the existence of alternating microbands with slightly different orientations, separated from each other by low-angle boundaries. In case of single crystal (110)[001] rolling with lubrication (low friction) twinning was noted even for low strain level. As it seems, the reduction of surface energy input into the total energy of twin formation was the result of twinning. It was demonstrated that during all deformation process twins of both systems either preserved a strong Σ3 crystallographic connection with the matrix or Σ3 disorientation transformed into close special disorientations Σ17b and Σ43с in connection to local reorientation of crystal lattice. Based on experimental data dislocation model of deformation mesostructure formation during single crystal (110)[001] cold rolling has been proposed. This model deals with microbands formation at the initial stage of deformation bands appearance, the formation of transition bands parallel to rolling plane which retain initial orientations in dynamics, formation of transition bands tilted to the rolling plane with the habit planes parallel to {112} matrix planes. These transition bands are equivalent to shear bands the habit of which makes the angle of about 17° with the rolling plane. © 2017, National University of Science and Technology MISIS. All rights reserved