US4096001A
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Boron-containing electrical steel having a calcium borate coating and magnesia overcoating, and process therefor
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1977-03-07
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Granted: 1978-06-20
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Expires: 1997-03-07
Abstract
Abstract A relatively thin coat of calcium metaborate is electrolytically-applied directly to the surface of a boron-containing electrical steel and a substantially thicker overcoat of Mg(OH) 2 is electrolytically-deposited on the calcium metaborate coating to provide a duplex coating about 0.2 mil thick.
Inventors
- 👤 Ronald H. Arendt
- 👤 Matthew J. Curran
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 02:40
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01F; H01F1/00; H01F1/01; H01F1/03; H01F1/12; H01F1/14; H01F1/147; H01F1/14766; H01F1/14775; H01F1/14783; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12493; Y10T428/12535; Y10T428/12611; Y10T428/12618
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
182 words
The method of producing grain-oriented silicon-iron sheet which comprises the steps of providing a fine-grained, primary-recrystallized, silicon-iron sheet containing 2.2 to 4.5 percent silicon, between about three and 50 parts per million boron, and between about 15 and 95 parts per million nitrogen in the ratio to boron of one to 15 parts per part of boron, electrolyzing an aqueous solution consisting essentially of calcium acetate and boric acid with solid Ca(BO 2 ) 2 with the silicon-iron sheet being arranged as the cathode in said solution and the said solution being at a temperature of at least about 65° C and thereby covering the sheet with an adherent electrically-insulating coating of Ca(BO 2 ) 2 , then electrolyzing an aqueous solution consisting essentially of solid magnesia-buffered magnesium acetate with the resulting coated sheet arranged as the cathode in said magnesium acetate solution and thereby covering the Ca(BO 2 ) 2 coating with a substantially thicker Mg(OH) 2 coating, and thereafter subjecting the resulting double coated sheet to a final heat treatment to develop (110) [001]secondary recrystallization texture in the silicon-iron sheet.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
182 words
The method of producing grain-oriented silicon-iron sheet which comprises the steps of providing a fine-grained, primary-recrystallized, silicon-iron sheet containing 2.2 to 4.5 percent silicon, between about three and 50 parts per million boron, and between about 15 and 95 parts per million nitrogen in the ratio to boron of one to 15 parts per part of boron, electrolyzing an aqueous solution consisting essentially of calcium acetate and boric acid with solid Ca(BO 2 ) 2 with the silicon-iron sheet being arranged as the cathode in said solution and the said solution being at a temperature of at least about 65° C and thereby covering the sheet with an adherent electrically-insulating coating of Ca(BO 2 ) 2 , then electrolyzing an aqueous solution consisting essentially of solid magnesia-buffered magnesium acetate with the resulting coated sheet arranged as the cathode in said magnesium acetate solution and thereby covering the Ca(BO 2 ) 2 coating with a substantially thicker Mg(OH) 2 coating, and thereafter subjecting the resulting double coated sheet to a final heat treatment to develop (110) [001]secondary recrystallization texture in the silicon-iron sheet.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1 in which the boron content of the silicon-iron sheet is between about 10 and 30 parts per million.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 1 in which the boron content of the silicon-iron sheet is about 10 parts per million and the nitrogen content of the said sheet is about 30 parts per million.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 in which the electrolyte is maintained at a temperature between about 90° and 95° C during the period of electrolytic codeposition.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1 in which the Ca(BO 2 ) 2 primary coating is about 0.02 to 0.07 mil thick and the Mg(OH) 2 secondary layer or overcoat is about 0.10 to 0.18 mil thick.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 5 in which the total thickness of the electrically-insulating coatings is between about 0.10 and 0.40 mil thick.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 5 in which the total thickness of the two electrolytically-deposited coatings is about 0.20 mil.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
11 words
The double-coated, primary-recrystallized, silicon-iron sheet of the process of claim 1.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
The calcium borate-coated grain-oriented silicon-iron sheet product of the process of claim 5.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1981-06-19 | 1981-12-19 | 1982-06-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1985-06-19 | 1985-12-19 | 1986-06-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1989-06-19 | 1989-12-19 | 1990-06-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |