Method Of Manufacturing Grain Oriented Magnetic Steel Sheet
Abstract:
The present invention has the iohowmg steps: a final an
C nealing step (S07) for annealing i n a batch furnace a steel sheet (ferrite)
I wound into a coil, and forming a glass coating on the surface of the steel
S01
sheet (ferrite); an insulating iilm forming step (S08) for, after the final
annealing step (S07), forming an insulating film on top o f the glass coat 丁ing; and a laser irradiation step (S09) for irradiating the insulating film
一S02 fi"om above with a laser beam, and for controlling the magnetic domain.
ェI n the laser irradiation step (S09), a laser beam i s shone onto a surface f a
cing the radial exterior side of the coil at the time o f the final annealing
step (S07).
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c/o NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION 6 1 Marunouchi 2 chome Chiyoda ku Tokyo
1008071
2. HAMAMURA Hideyuki
c/o NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION 6 1 Marunouchi 2 chome Chiyoda ku Tokyo
1008071
Specification
Pesignation of Document] SPECIFICATION
[Title of the Invention] METHOD OF MANUFACTURING GRAIN-ORIENTED MAGNETIC
STEEL SHEET
[Technical Field]
[0001]
The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a grain-oriented magnetic steel
sheet in wliich a glass coating and an insiilatmg coating are formed on a surface of a steel sheet part
and a magnetic domain is controlled by laser irradiation,
[Backgroimd Art]
[0002]
The above-described grain-oriented magnetic steel sheet is used as a material constituting
an iron core of an electrical device such as a transformer and a rotating macliine. Regarding such a
grain-oriented magnetic steel sheet, it is required to reduce energy loss (iron loss) upon
magnetization. The iron loss is classified as eddy-ciurent loss and hysteresis loss. The
eddy-ciurent loss is classified as classical eddy-current loss and anomalous eddy-current loss.
[0003]
Here, m order to reduce classical eddy-current loss, there is provided a thin grain-oriented
magnetic steel sheet in v^'hich an insulating coating is formed on a siu-face of the sheet. As a
grain-oriented magnetic steel sheet having an insulating coating fonned thereon, for example, a steel
sheet having a two-layer structure in which a glass coating is formed on a surface of a steel sheet
part and an insulating coating is formed on the glass coating is proposed as shown in Patent
Document 1.
[0004]
In addition, in order to suppress anomalous eddy-current loss, for example, a magnetic
domain control method of subdividing a magnetic domain by providing a region having residual
strain at intervals in a rolling direction by: focusing and applying a laser beam from above an
insulating coating; and performing scannuig in an approximately width direction of a magnetic steel
sheet is proposed as shown in Patent Dociunents 2 and 3.
[0005]
A material of the above-described grain-oriented magnetic steel sheet is, for example, a
silicon steel slab, mad the steel sheet is manufactured in the order of a hot rolling process -^ an
annealing process -» a cold rolling process —> a decarburization annealing process —> a final finish
annealing process —> an insulating coating fomiing process -^ a laser irradiation process. Here, in
the annealing before the final finish annealing process, an oxide layer mainly containing silica (Si02)
is formed on the surface of the steel sheet part.
In addition, in the final finish annealing process, the steel sheet part is heat-treated using a
i
batch furnace while being coiled into a coil shape. Therefore, an annealing separator mainly
containing magnesia (MgO) is applied to the surface of the steel sheet part before tlie final finish
annealing process in order to prevent sticking of the steel sheet part in the final finish annealing
process.
In the final finish annealing process, the oxide layer mainly containing silica and the
annealing separator mainly containing magnesia are reacted, and thus the above-described glass
coating is formed.
[0006]
In the laser irradiation process, the insulating coating is formed on the glass coating, and
tlie laser beam irradiation is performed from above this insulating coating to control the magnetic
domain. Here, in some cases, scratches are caused on the insulating coating and the glass coating
due to thcirradiation of the laser beam. Here, the scratches are coating damages such as
loss/peeling, rise, deterioration, discoloration of the coatings, and can be recognized by visual
examination such as visual or microscope observation. Particularly, when the glass coating is
scratched, the steel sheet part is exposed to tlie outside and rust is caused. Tlierefore, when the
glass coating is scratched, it is necessary to apply an insulating coating again.
[0007]
In addition, regarding the grain-oriented magnetic steel sheet, a lot of heat treatments are
performed, and thus in some cases, a variation occurs in the interface structure or thickness of the
glass coating or the insulating coating in a longitudinal direction (rolling direction) and a width
direction of the steel sheet part. Accordingly, in some cases, it is difficult to securely suppress the
occurrence of scratches on the glass coating over the entire steel sheet part, even when the laser
irradiation conditions are adjusted.
[0008]
From such circumstances, a method of manufacturing a grain-oriented magnetic steel sheet
has been required to suppress the occurrence of scratches on a glass coating due to laser irradiation
and to thus provide a high-quality grain-oriented magnetic steel sheet than ever before.
[Citation List]
[Patent Dociunent]
[0009]
[Patent Document 1 ] Japanese Unexamined Patent Application, First Publication No.
2007-119821
[Patent Document 2] Published Japanese Translarion No. 2003-500541 of the PCT
International Publication
[Patent Document 3] Japanese Examined Patent Application, Second Pubhcation No.
H06-019112
[Summary of the Invention]
[Problem to be solved by the Invention]
[0010]
A method of manufacturing a grain-oriented magnetic steel sheet of the present invention
is a method of manufacturing a grain-oriented magnetic steel sheet which has a steel sheet part, a
glass coating formed on a surface of the steel sheet part, and an insulating coating formed on the
glass coating. The metliod includes: a final finish aimeahng process of performing annealing in a
batch furnace in a state in which the steel sheet part is coiled into a coil shape to form the glass
coating on a surface of the steel sheet part; an insulating coating forming process of forming the
insulating coating on the glass coating after the final finish annealing process; and a laser irradiation
process of performing a laser beam irradiation from above the insulating coating to control a
magnetic domain, wherein in the laser irradiation process, the surface which faces an outside in a
radial direction of a coil during the final fmish annealing process is irradiated with a laser beam.
[0011]
In the final finish annealing process, the heat treatment is performed in the batch furnace in
a state in which the steel sheet part is coiled into a coil shape, and the glass coating is fonned on a
surface which faces an outside in a radial direction of the coil shaped steel sheet pait and a surface
which faces an inside in the radial direction. In the insulating coating forming process, the
msulating coating is fonned on the glass coating in a state in which the steel sheet part coiled into a
coil shape is imcoiled and expanded into a sheet shape. In the laser irradiation process, in a state in
which the steel sheet part havuig the glass coating and the msulating coating formed thereon is
expanded into a sheet shape, the surface of the sheet is irradiated with the laser beam.
[0012]
Here, when the steel sheet part coiled into a coil shape is imcoiled and expanded into a
sheet shape, compression stress acts on the glass coating formed on the surface which faces the
outside in the radial direction of the coil, and tensile stress acts on the glass coating formed on the
surface which faces the inside in the radial direction of the coil. In addition, the glass coating has
such properties that it is weak in terms of the tensile stress, but is strong in terms of the compression
stress.
Therefore, in the laser irradiation process, if the surface which faces the outside in the
radial direction of the coil during the final fmish annealing process, that is, the glass coating on
which the compression stress acts, is irradiated with the laser beam, the occurrence of scratches on
the glass coating can be suppressed. Therefore, it is not necessary to form an insulating coating
again after the laser irradiation process, and it is possible to significantly improve the production
efficiency of the grain-oriented magnetic steel sheet.
[Effects of the Invention]
[0013]
According to the present invention in which a laser beam is focused and applied to a
surface which faces the outside in a radial direction of a coil during a final finish anneahng process
in which an adhesion between a steel sheet body (matrix) and a glass coating does not deteriorate, it
is possible to securely suppress the occurrence of scratches on the glass coating, and it is possible to
provide a high-quality grain-oriented magnetic steel sheet.
[Brief Description of Drawings]
[0014]
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional diagram illustrating a grain-oriented magnetic steel sheet
manufactured by a method of manufacturing a grain-oriented magnetic steel sheet according to an
embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flow diagram of the method of manufacturing a grain-oriented magnetic steel
sheet according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating the decarburization annealing process and the
aimealing separator application process in FIG. 2.
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating the final finish annealing process in FIG. 2.
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating the insulating coating forming process in FIG. 2.
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustratuig the laser irradiation process in FIG. 2.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing evaluation results of invention examples.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing evaluation results of comparative examples.
[Description of Embodiments]
[0015]
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the
accompanying drawings.
[0016]
A grain-oriented magnetic steel sheet 10 shown in FIG. 1 is provided with a steel sheet part
(matrix) 11, a glass coating 12 which is formed on a surface of the steel sheet part 11, and an
insulating coating 13 which is formed on the glass coating 12.
The steel sheet part (matrix) 11 is constituted by an iron alloy containing Si. In this
embodiment, die iron alloy has a composition containing 2,5 mass% to 4.0 mass% of Si, 0.02 mass%
to 0.10 mass% of C, 0.05 mass% to 0.20 mass% of Mn, 0.020 mass% to 0.040 mass% of
acid-soluble Al, 0.002 mass% to 0,012 mass% of N, 0.001 mass% to 0.010 mass% of S, 0.01 mass%
to 0,04 mass% of P, and a balance formed of Fe and unavoidable impiuities.
Generally, the thicl