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In this article, magnetization loops under mechanical stress and magnetostriction loops under quasistatic magnetic excitation conditions are discussed. In both cases, the hysteresis loops are modeled using the Preisach theory. The identification procedure of the material parameters is described. The article discusses first the shape of the Preisach distribution function for the study of magnetostriction loops. Next, a Preisach model is proposed for the description of magnetization loops under mechanical stress starting from the magnetization loop obtained without applying mechanical stress. A setup has been constructed for the measurement of magnetization loops under compressive or tensile stress. Also, a measuring system based on a single sheet tester and on optical displacement measurement techniques is used to establish the magnetostrictive behavior of laminated SiFe alloys. It is shown that a good correspondence between the calculated and measured magnetization and magnetostriction loops is obtained. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article, the magnetic properties of nonoriented electrical steel under sinusoidal and distorted excitations are investigated for the whole range of unidirectional mechanical stresses. The distorted flux obtained from the tooth tip of 3 kW induction machine at no-load test was put into the measurement system. The total losses increase for compressive stress both under sinusoidal and distorted excitations. For tensile elastic stresses, the total losses first decrease and then increase in a very similar way for both excitations. In contrast, the difference between total losses under sinusoidal and distorted magnetic fluxes becomes smaller with increase of the plastic strain. This work is a serious step toward complete characterization of the magnetic properties of electrical steel in the teeth area of induction machines. A deeper insight of that problem can improve the design of induction machines and other electromagnetic devices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Alloys with a Si content of 4.2 and 5.4 wt % Si were produced to investigate the effect of increasing the Si on the materials processing and properties and to understand the effect of the order -- disorder phenomenon on its magnetic properties. Different cooling rates after hot rolling were applied: Slow cooling from 780 °C to room temperature in 26 h, air cooling and water quench, followed by cold rolling until 0.5 to 0.7 mm thickness. Magnetic properties were measured after pickling and annealing at 950 °C for 2 h. [SUP57]Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy was used to study the effect of thermomechanical cycles on the ordering phenomena. It was noticed that the quenched samples have the highest values for the magnetic polarization, while slowly cooled samples have the lowest, for the power losses higher values are obtained for the quenched materials. The highest values for the polarization in the quenched samples were explained as a result of a higher B2 ordering. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]