Abstract: This grain-oriented electrical steel sheet is characterized in that the base steel sheet has a chemical composition containing, in mass %, Si:2.5-4.5%, Mn:0.01-1.00%, N:?0.01%, C:?0.01%, sol.A1:0.01%, S:?0.01%, Se:?0.01%, P:0.00-0.05%, Sb:0.00-0.50%, Sn:0.00-0.30%, Cr:0.00-0.50%, Cu:0.00-0.50%, Ni:0.00-0.50%, and Bi:0.0000-0.0100%, with the remainder including Fe and impurities, the magnetic flux density B8 in the rolling direction of the sheet is ?1.93 T, a deformed region extending over the entire width of the sheet is periodically formed at an interval L of 3-30 mm, in a direction intersecting the rolling direction, this region has a width W of 0.2-30.6 mm, a protrusion having a maximum height Dprotrusion of 1-5 m is formed on one surface of this region, and a recessed part having a maximum depth Drecess of 1-4 ?m is formed on the opposite surface.

Abstract: Grain-oriented electrical steel sheet and its method of manufacture are provided. The method includes a process of heating to 1280° C. or more and hot rolling a slab containing, by mass %, Bi and a predetermined composition of constituents and having a balance of Fe and impurities to obtain hot rolled steel sheet. After hot rolling annealing, the hot rolled steel sheet is cold rolled one time or more with process annealing performed interposed so as to obtain cold rolled steel sheet, followed by a process of rapidly heating then decarburization annealing the steel sheet, a process of coating the surface of the cold rolled steel sheet after decarburization annealing with an annealing separator comprising sulfates or sulfides and having MgO as its main constituent, then performing finish annealing, a process of performing strictly controlled finish annealing, and a process of coating an insulating coating, then performing flattening annealing.

Abstract: A grain oriented electrical steel sheet includes a base steel sheet, a glass film, and a tension-insulation coating. When a glow discharge emission spectroscopy is conducted from a surface of the glass film toward a depth direction, an analysis starting time Ts, a time TAlp at which Al shows a maximum emission intensity, an Al emission intensity F(TAlp) at the TAlp, a time TSip at which Si shows a maximum emission intensity, and an Al emission intensity F(TSip) at the TSip satisfy 0.05?F(TSip)/F(TAlp)?0.50 and 2.0?(TAlp?Ts)/(TSip?Ts)?5.0.

Abstract: A new and improved method for producing grain-oriented electrical steel sheet enabling production of grain-oriented electrical steel sheet realizing high magnetic flux density and excellent in magnetic characteristics, that is, as one aspect, a method for producing grain-oriented electrical steel sheet comprising a hot rolling process, cold rolling process, primary recrystallization annealing process, finish annealing process, and flattening annealing process, wherein shot blasting treatment and/or leveling treatment and treatment for contact with a solution are performed, the solution contains Cu etc. in a predetermined amount, the pH is ?1.5 or more and less than 7, a solution temperature is 15° C. or more and 100° C. or less, and the time during which the steel sheet is dipped in the solution is 5 seconds or more and 200 seconds or less.

Abstract: Provided is a production method for a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet that is thin and has excellent magnetic characteristics. An embodiment of the present invention provides a production method that is for a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet and that comprises: a hot rolling step; an optional hot-rolled sheet-annealing step; an acid-washing step; a cold rolling step; a primary recrystallization-annealing step; a finishing-annealing step; and a planarization-annealing step. In the acid-washing step, an acid-washing solution containing 0.0001-5.00 g/L of Cu is used. The thickness of a cold-rolled steel sheet is 0.15-0.23 mm. The average temperature increase rate in the temperature range of 30-400° C. in a temperature increase process in the primary recrystallization step is more than 50° C./sec but not more than 1000° C./sec.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet according to an aspect of the present invention includes a step of obtaining a hot-rolled steel sheet by carrying out hot rolling on a slab containing a predetermined component composition with a remainder including Fe and impurities, a step of obtaining a hot-rolled annealed sheet by carrying out hot-rolled sheet annealing as necessary, a step of carrying out pickling to obtain a pickled sheet, a step of carrying out cold rolling to obtain a cold-rolled steel sheet, a step of carrying out primary recrystallization annealing, a step of applying an annealing separating agent including MgO to a surface and then carrying out final annealing to obtain a final-annealed sheet, and a step of applying an insulating coating and then carrying out flattening annealing.

Abstract: A grain-oriented electrical steel sheet includes: a silicon steel sheet including Si and Mn; a glass film arranged on a surface of the silicon steel sheet; and an insulation coating arranged on a surface of the glass film, wherein the glass film includes a Mn-containing oxide.

Abstract: A grain-oriented electrical steel sheet includes: a base steel sheet having a predetermined chemical composition; a glass coating provided on the surface of the base steel sheet; and a tension-applying insulation coating provided on the surface of the glass coating, in which linear thermal strains having, a predetermined angle (?) with respect to a transverse direction which is a direction orthogonal to a rolling direction are periodically formed on the surface of the tension-applying insulation coating at predetermined intervals along the rolling direction, a full width at half maximum F1 on the linear thermal strain and a full width at half maximum F2 at an intermediate position between the two linear thermal strains adjacent to each other satisfy 0.00<(F1?F2)/F2?0.

Abstract: A grain oriented electrical steel sheet includes a base steel sheet, a glass film, and a tension-insulation coating. When a glow discharge emission spectroscopy is conducted from a surface of the glass film toward a depth direction, an analysis starting time Ts, a time TAlp at which Al shows a maximum emission intensity, an Al emission intensity F(TAlp) at the TAlp, a time TSip at which Si shows a maximum emission intensity, and an Al emission intensity F(TSip) at the TSip satisfy 0.05?F(TSip)/F(TAlp)?0.50 and 2.0?(TAlp?Ts)/(TSip?Ts)?5.0.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet including a step of hot-rolling a slab containing a predetermined component composition with a remainder including Fe and an impurity to obtain a hot-rolled steel sheet, a step of, after carrying out hot-rolled steel sheet annealing on the hot-rolled steel sheet, carrying out cold rolling to obtain a cold-rolled steel sheet, a step of carrying out primary recrystallization annealing including a rapid temperature increase at an average temperature increase velocity V of 400° C./s or more and imparting of a steel sheet tensile force S on the cold-rolled steel sheet, and a step of applying an annealing separating agent to a surface of the cold-rolled steel sheet after the primary recrystallization annealing and then carrying out flattening annealing.

Abstract: Grain-oriented electrical steel sheet excellent in coating adhesion and magnetic properties is provided. The method for manufacturing grain-oriented electrical steel sheet excellent in coating adhesion and magnetic properties includes a process of heating to 1280° C.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet including a step of hot-rolling a slab containing a predetermined component composition with a remainder including Fe and an impurity to obtain a hot-rolled steel sheet, a step of, after carrying out hot-rolled steel sheet annealing on the hot-rolled steel sheet, carrying out cold rolling to obtain a cold-rolled steel sheet, a step of carrying out primary recrystallization annealing including a rapid temperature increase at an average temperature increase velocity V of 400° C./s or more and imparting of a steel sheet tensile force S on the cold-rolled steel sheet, and a step of applying an annealing separating agent to a surface of the cold-rolled steel sheet after the primary recrystallization annealing and then carrying out flattening annealing.

Abstract: A grain-oriented electrical steel sheet includes: a base steel sheet having a predetermined chemical composition; a glass coating provided on the surface of the base steel sheet; and a tension-applying insulation coating provided on the surface of the glass coating, in which linear thermal strains having, a predetermined angle (r) with respect to a transverse direction which is a direction orthogonal to a rolling direction are periodically formed on the surface of the tension-applying insulation coating at predetermined intervals along the rolling direction, a full width at half maximum Fl on the linear thermal strain and a full width at half maximum F2 at an intermediate position between the two linear thermal strains adjacent to each other satisfy 0.00<(F1?F2)/F2?0.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet according to an aspect of the present invention includes a step of obtaining a hot-rolled steel sheet by carrying out hot rolling on a slab containing a predetermined component composition with a remainder including Fe and impurities, a step of obtaining a hot-rolled annealed sheet by carrying out hot-rolled sheet annealing as necessary, a step of carrying out pickling to obtain a pickled sheet, a step of carrying out cold rolling to obtain a cold-rolled steel sheet, a step of carrying out primary recrystallization annealing, a step of applying an annealing separating agent including MgO to a surface and then carrying out final annealing to obtain a final-annealed sheet, and a step of applying an insulating coating and then carrying out flattening annealing.

Abstract: A grain-oriented electrical steel sheet includes: a silicon steel sheet including Si and Mn; a glass film arranged on a surface of the silicon steel sheet; and an insulation coating arranged on a surface of the glass film, wherein the glass film includes a Mn-containing oxide.