Development of Cube + Goss Texture in Electrical Steels and their Magnetic Properties

Abstract

After final annealing, magnetic properties of the electrical steel including the lowest bulk sulfur content are best, while those of the steel including the additional aluminum is worst. Such excellent magnetic properties in the former steel is due to the strong cube + Goss texture. The sulfur highly segregated at grain boundaries and the surface Al2O3 layer is detrimental to the selective growth of the cube and Goss grains, resulting in the smaller grain size and the final poor magnetic properties. The bulk content of sulfur and aluminum should, therefore, be decreased to obtain the strong cube + Goss texture.