Initial recrystallization texture and magnetic induction in single-oriented electrical steel

Initial recrystallization texture is influenced by the bulk content of sulfur and by the final reduction. At a given bulk content of sulfur, a lower final reduction is favorable for obtaining the initial {011} <100> Goss texture. Under a fixed final reduction, a lower bulk content of sulfur is good for this purpose. As the intensity of initial Goss texture increases, it is easier to obtain magnetic induction (B/sub 10/). This is because the probability, that the initial Goss grains survive within the time range of highly segregated sulfur and have a chance for surface-energy-induced selective growth, becomes higher under the later segregated-sulfur-free condition.