Strain-Magnetization Properties and Domain Structures of Silicon Steel Sheets with Stress Applied to Plastic Deformation Regions

Abstract

The effects of tensile stress and strain on magnetization and magnetic domains in grain-oriented silicon steel sheets were investigated. The strain-magnetization properties of plastic deformation regions under stress showed peculiar characteristics. The magnetization increased with decreasing strain and, after reaching a peak value, decreased with decreasing strain. We observed Lancet domains in a sample after removing stress applied to a plastic deformation region. This phenomenon can be explained by changes in the domain structures, which were partly observed. The results obtained in this investigation can be applied to the nondestructive detection of fatigue in metallic magnetic materials.