Goss texture formation and the magnetic induction in thin-gauged 3% Si-Fe strips

The influence of the texture in hot-band, cold-rolled strip on the annealin g texture and the magnetic induction has been investigated in thin-gauged 3 % silicon-iron steel. Under moderate final cold-rolling condition, the thi n-gauged strips showed magnetic inductions higher than 1.9 T after final an nealing at 1200 degrees C for 14.4 ks. A heavily deformed strip showed a ma gnetic induction less than 1.69 T. Through ODF analysis, it was found that the nucleation and the development of Goss texture is not largely related t o the {110}[001] grains near the surface of the hot-band, cold-rolled strip , but to the final cold-rolling reduction ratio.