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powercore® - The core material for the future!

thyssenkrupp Steel Europe is one of Europe's leading manufacturers of high-tech powercore® non oriented electrical steels. This core material is used throughout the entire energy value chain: From power generation (generators) to the consumption (electric motors and appliances) of electrical energy in the electrical components industry.

With its innovative high-tech powercore® electrical steels, thyssenkrupp Steel Europe plays a valuable part in meeting the increasing environmental requirements regarding the use of steel in the manufacture of electrical components, thus making a significant contribution to global environmental protection and the sustainability of energy resources.

The responsible management of electrical energy is our number one priority. Against the background of energy efficiency and pollution control, thyssenkrupp Steel Europe continues to actively support current and future trends and with the use of high-tech powercore® electrical steel, contributes directly to conserving resources and protecting the environment in the power engineering industry.

New annealing and insulating line for even more innovations

With the new annealing and insulating line (GIL), thyssenkrupp Steel is able to produce innovative high-performance materials and coating variants of the highest quality for mass production. One example of this is the highly reactive stabosol® bonding and insulating varnish. It is predestined for bonding innovative electrical steel to form rotor and stator stacks - the core assemblies of an electric motor. In contrast to other processes commonly used in large-scale production, stabosol® prevents adverse effects such as material damage and increases thermal stability and impermeability.In this way, innovative electric motors can be built with significantly higher efficiency and power density. Another example is the new top e-mobility grade powercore® Traction NGO 020-120Y420 - extremely thin at 0.20 millimeters - which is about to go into series production. The material was developed for ultra-efficient automotive electric drives and offers the lowest demagnetization losses of 12 watts per kilogram with a mechanical strength of 420 megapascals. This makes thyssenkrupp Steel the European leader in the production of this top grade for mass production.

Core material for e-mobility: powercore® Traction

More power for electric motors: powercore® Traction electrical steel from thyssenkrupp Steel is giving electric vehicles an energy-efficient boost.

Rotor with powercore® Traction
powercore® Traction - core material for electric drives

Without steel, e-mobility would never get moving. In addition to applications in the generation and transportation of electrical energy, the high-performance material powercore® Traction from thyssenkrupp Steel is also a great example for the use of this energy. Among other things, the non-oriented electrical steel is used as the core material in the drives of e-vehicles, where it can significantly enhance the performance of the electric motor. In both the stator and rotor the quality of the electrical steel has a decisive impact on the efficiency of the motor.

In addition to other performance metrics such as polarization and yield strength, core loss has a significant influence on the efficiency of the motor – and thus ultimately on the range of the vehicle. The new powercore® Traction grades are specifically tailored to meet these high requirements for the drive systems of electric vehicles.

Greater efficiency thanks to powercore® Traction

Electrical steel from the powercore® Traction range has better magnetic and mechanical properties than standard grades. During its development particular importance was also attached to retaining these favorable properties during processing by reducing the material’s sensitivity to processes such as stamping and forming. This means the material can really play to its strengths in practical use. At just 0.20 to 0.35 mm, it is not only much thinner and thus more efficient than conventional electrical steel grades with thicknesses of 0.35 to 1.00 mm, the significantly higher alloy content also helps reduce energy losses in the motor. So using powercore® Traction in the drive motor can significantly extend the range of e-vehicles. Engine speeds of up to 20,000 revs/min also place demands on the strength of electrical steel that conventional grades cannot meet. By contrast, with its improved mechanical properties the new powercore® Traction electrical steel grades from thyssenkrupp Steel with can handle the situation with ease. Guaranteed!

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