A review of ordering phenomena in iron-silicon alloys

Authors

  • F. González Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ghent University - Parque Científico Universidad de Valladolid
  • Y. Houbaert Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ghent University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/revmetalm.1223

Keywords:

Ordering, Iron-silicon alloys, Intermetallic phases, Mechanical properties, Phase diagram

Abstract


Silicon steel is an industrially-desired alloy of iron and silicon, characterised by soft magnetic properties, low eddy-current losses, and low magnetostriction. Silicon steels have narrow hysteresis cycles, making them particularly advantageous in applications using electromagnetic fields, such as transformers, generators, electric motor cores, and few other components in industry. Despite its incontestable industrial value, there is not much agreement on the atomic structure of silicon steel. Gaining better understanding of e.g. ordering processes in Fe-Si alloys could not only explain their magnetic properties, but also open opportunities to reduce their weaker characteristics, such as brittleness that adversely affects silicon steel workability and its associated high production costs. This review summarises the state-of-the-art knowledge about ordering in silicon steel and describes the most relevant experimental techniques used for studying its microstructure. In addition, the process of building the iron rich part of the Fe-Si phase diagram is explained. Lastly, the influence of order on the alloy’s magnetic and mechanical properties is illustrated.

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González, F., & Houbaert, Y. (2013). A review of ordering phenomena in iron-silicon alloys. Revista De Metalurgia, 49(3), 178–199. https://doi.org/10.3989/revmetalm.1223

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