scholarly journals Characterization Methods along the Process Chain of Electrical Steel Sheet—From Best Practices to Advanced Characterization

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 32
Author(s):  
Martin Heller ◽  
Anett Stöcker ◽  
Rudolf Kawalla ◽  
Nora Leuning ◽  
Kay Hameyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Steel Sheet ◽  
Electrical Steel ◽  
Current Trend ◽  
Advanced Characterization ◽  
Electrical Machine ◽  
Characterization Methods ◽  
Steel Sheets ◽  
Electrical Steel Sheet ◽  
Electrical Steel Sheets ◽  
Processing Steps

Non-oriented (NO) electrical steel sheets find their application in rotating electrical machines, ranging from generators for wind turbines to motors for the transportation sector and small motors for kitchen appliances. With the current trend of moving away from fossil fuel-based energy conversion towards an electricity-based one, these machines become more and more important and, as a consequence, the leverage effect in saving energy by improving efficiency is huge. It is already well established that different applications of an electrical machine have individual requirements for the properties of the NO electrical steel sheets, which in turn result from the microstructures and textures thereof. However, designing and producing tailor-made NO electrical steel sheet is still challenging, because the complex interdependence between processing steps, the different phenomena taking place and the resulting material properties are still not sufficiently understood. This work shows how established, as well as advanced and newly developed characterization methods, can be used to unfold these intricate connections. In this context, the respective characterization methods are explained and applied to NO electrical steel as well as to the typical processing steps. In addition, several experimental results are reviewed to show the strengths of the different methods, as well as their (dis)advantages, typical applications and obtainable data.

scholarly journals Influence of electrical steel sheet textures on their magnetization curves

2013 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 425-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Witold Mazgaj ◽  
Adam Warzecha
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Steel ◽  
Transformer Steel ◽  
Magnetization Curves ◽  
Goss Texture ◽  
Steel Sheets ◽  
Measurement Results ◽  
Intensity Changes ◽  
Electrical Steel Sheet ◽  
The Given ◽  
Electrical Steel Sheets

Abstract The Goss texture is a characteristic feature of grain-oriented transformer steel sheets. Generator sheets, which are produced as non-oriented steel sheets, should have isotropic features. However, measurement results of generator sheets, confirmed by crystallographic studies, indicate that these sheets are characterized by certain, quite significant anisotropy. The first purpose of this paper is to present the influence of textures of generator and transformer steel sheets on their magnetization characteristics. The second aim is to propose a method which takes into account the sheet textures in the calculations of magnetization curves. In calculations of magnetization processes in electrical steel sheets, models in which the plane of a sheet sample is divided into an assumed number of specified directions are used. To each direction a certain hysteresis loop, the so-called direction hysteresis, is assigned. The parameters of these direction hystereses depend, among other things, on the texture type in these steel sheets. This paper discusses the method which calculates the parameters of these direction hystereses taking into account the given sheet texture. The proposed method gives a possibility of determining the magnetization characteristics for any direction of the field intensity changes.

Grain Size Effect on Optimum Clearance Determination in Blanking Non-Oriented Electrical Steel Sheet

2018 ◽  
Vol 920 ◽  
pp. 34-39
Author(s):  
Zhe Wang ◽  
Rong Gao Cui ◽  
Xin Ke Wang ◽  
Ji He ◽  
Shu Hui Li
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Size Effect ◽  
Electrical Steel ◽  
General Tendency ◽  
Steel Sheets ◽  
The Core ◽  
Grain Sizes ◽  
Edge Quality ◽  
Electrical Steel Sheet ◽  
Electrical Steel Sheets

Non-oriented electrical steel, as the core magnetic material, is firstly blanked into lamination in motor manufacturing. As for the newly developed steel, there is a general tendency toward thinner and coarser-grained. Due to blanking clearance and thickness are both down to the sub-millimeter scale, grain size becomes an important role in formation of blanked edge quality, which mainly determines the deterioration level of magnetic properties. This paper aims to systemically investigate the influence of blanking clearance and grain size on blanked edge quality. In this research, non-oriented electrical steel sheets of the same chemical composition, 3 thicknesses and 3 grain sizes are prepared for blanking tests over the conventional relative blanking clearance range. The blanking edges are quantitatively examined by means of optical microscopy to visualize the distribution of plastic deformation. The results show that there exists an optimum clearance that leads to a fine blanked edge. In further study, an approximate linear equation of the ratio of clearance/grain size (c/D) vs. D is found for optimizing the blanked edge quality. This research thus provides an in-depth understanding and guidance for optimum blanking clearance determination influenced by size effect.

Examination of Measurement Method for Magnetostriction of Electrical Steel Sheet with Lock-in Amplifier

2012 ◽  
Vol 132 (11) ◽  
pp. 1033-1038
Author(s):  
Yuichiro Kai ◽  
Yuji Tsuchida ◽  
Takashi Todaka ◽  
Masato Enokizono
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Method ◽  
Steel Sheet ◽  
Electrical Steel ◽  
Lock In ◽  
Electrical Steel Sheet

Measuring Iron Loss of the Electrical Steel Sheets with Different Grades under Compressive Stress Normal to the Surface

2019 ◽  
Vol 139 (4) ◽  
pp. 190-196
Author(s):  
Shinya Urata ◽  
Yoshitaka Maeda ◽  
Hideo Nakai ◽  
Yuuya Takeuchi ◽  
Kyyoul Yun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Stress ◽  
Electrical Steel ◽  
Iron Loss ◽  
Steel Sheets ◽  
Electrical Steel Sheets

scholarly journals Impact of residual stress evoked by pyramidal embossing on the magnetic material properties of non-oriented electrical steel

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ines Gilch ◽  
Tobias Neuwirth ◽  
Benedikt Schauerte ◽  
Nora Leuning ◽  
Simon Sebold ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Material ◽  
Residual Stress ◽  
Magnetic Flux ◽  
Material Properties ◽  
Electrical Steel ◽  
Maximum Energy ◽  
Material Behavior ◽  
Electrical Machine ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Steel Sheets

AbstractTargeted magnetic flux guidance in the rotor cross section of rotational electrical machines is crucial for the machine’s efficiency. Cutouts in the electrical steel sheets are integrated in the rotor sheets for magnetic flux guidance. These cutouts create thin structures in the rotor sheets which limit the maximum achievable rotational speed under centrifugal forces and the maximum energy density of the rotating electrical machine. In this paper, embossing-induced residual stress, employing the magneto-mechanical Villari effect, is studied as an innovative and alternative flux barrier design with negligible mechanical material deterioration. The overall objective is to replace cutouts by embossings, increasing the mechanical strength of the rotor. The identification of suitable embossing geometries, distributions and methodologies for the local introduction of residual stress is a major challenge. This paper examines finely distributed pyramidal embossings and their effect on the magnetic material behavior. The study is based on simulation and measurements of specimen with a single line of twenty embossing points performed with different punch forces. The magnetic material behavior is analyzed using neutron grating interferometry and a single sheet tester. Numerical examinations using finite element analysis and microhardness measurements provide a more detailed understanding of the interaction of residual stress distribution and magnetic material properties. The results reveal that residual stress induced by embossing affects magnetic material properties. Process parameters can be applied to adjust the magnetic material deterioration and the effect of magnetic flux guidance.

scholarly journals Verification of electric steel punching simulation results using microhardness

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sampsa Vili Antero Laakso ◽  
Ugur Aydin ◽  
Peter Krajnik
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Steel Sheet ◽  
Electrical Steel ◽  
High Speed Steel ◽  
Experimental Methods ◽  
Fem Simulations ◽  
Iron Losses ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Electrical Steel Sheet

AbstractOne of the most dominant manufacturing methods in the production of electromechanical devices from sheet metal is punching. In punching, the material undergoes plastic deformation and finally fracture. Punching of an electrical steel sheet causes plastic deformation on the edges of the part, which affects the magnetic properties of the material, i.e., increases iron losses in the material, which in turn has a negative effect on the performance of the electromagnetic devices in the final product. Therefore, punching-induced iron losses decrease the energy efficiency of the device. FEM simulations of punching have shown significantly increased plastic deformation on the workpiece edges with increasing tool wear. In order to identify the critical tool wear, after which the iron losses have increased beyond acceptable limits, the simulation results must be verified with experimental methods. The acceptable limits are pushed further in the standards by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). The new standard (IEC TS 60034-30-2:2016) has much stricter limits regarding the energy efficiency of electromechanical machines, with an IE5 class efficiency that exceeds the previous IE4 class (IEC 60034-30-1:2014) requirements by 30%. The simulations are done using Scientific Forming Technologies Corporation Deform, a finite element software for material processing simulations. The electrical steel used is M400-50A, and the tool material is Vanadis 23, a powder-based high-speed steel. Vanadis 23 is a high alloyed powder metallurgical high-speed steel with a high abrasive wear resistance and a high compressive strength. It is suitable for cold work processing like punching. In the existing literature, FEM simulations and experimental methods have been incorporated for investigating the edge deformation properties of sheared surfaces, but there is a research gap in verifying the simulation results with the experimental methods. In this paper, FEM simulation of the punching process is verified using an electrical steel sheet from real production environment and measuring the deformation of the edges using microhardness measurements. The simulations show high plastic deformation 50 μm into the workpiece edge, a result that is shown to be in good agreement with the experimental results.

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