Electrical steel processing without a post cold-rolling intermediate anneal

A method of manufacturing an electrical steel, comprising:

• procuring a thin strip cast steel, wherein the thickness of the thin strip cast steel is less than or equal to 0.05 inches;
• annealing the thin strip cast steel;
• cold rolling the steel sheet in one or more cold rolling passes after annealing to a thickness of less than 0.015 inches;
• and
• whereby final magnetic properties are achieved in the steel sheet after the steel sheet is stamped and final annealed without an intermediate annealing process after the one or more cold rolling passes, and before the stamping and the final annealing.

An electrical steel, comprising:

• silicon (Si) in a range of 0.15-3.5% weight;
• wherein the remainder comprises unavoidable impurities and iron;
• wherein the electrical steel is produced by
• hot rolling steel in one or more hot rolling passes into a steel sheet to a post hot rolling thickness of less than 0.1 inches;
• annealing the steel sheet in a first anneal after hot rolling;
• cold rolling the steel sheet in one or more first cold rolling passes after the first anneal to a thickness less than 0.05 inches;
• annealing the steel sheet in a second anneal after the one or more first cold rolling passes;
• cold rolling the steel sheet in one or more final cold rolling passes after the second annealing process to a thickness of less than 0.015 inches;
• and
• whereby final magnetic properties are achieved in the steel sheet after the steel sheet is stamped and final annealed without an intermediate annealing process after the one or more final cold rolling passes, and before the stamping and the final annealing.

An electrical steel, comprising:

• silicon (Si) in a range of 0.15-3.5% weight;
• wherein the remainder of the composition of the electrical steel comprises unavoidable impurities and iron;
• wherein the electrical steel is produced by
• procuring a thin strip cast steel, wherein the thickness of the thin strip cast steel is less than or equal to 0.05 inches;
• annealing the thin strip cast steel;
• cold rolling the thin strip cast steel in one or more cold rolling passes after the annealing into a steel sheet with a thickness less than 0.015 inches;
• and
• whereby final magnetic properties are achieved in the steel sheet after the steel sheet is stamped and final annealed without an intermediate annealing process after the one or more cold rolling passes, and before the stamping and the final annealing.