Where is the high-grade silicon steel mainly used?

Nowadays, energy-saving and efficient household appliances are more and more favored by consumers, which also urges domestic motor manufacturers such as air conditioners, refrigerators and compressors to further tap the energy-saving potential of motors themselves. The core material for manufacturing motors is silicon steel. High-efficiency and high-quality silicon steel can reduce iron loss and improve motor efficiency. Baosteel's development of high-efficiency and high-quality silicon steel conforms to the development trend of the country and home appliance industry, breaking the long-term dependence on imports of such products, which is beneficial to motor and home appliance manufacturers. For example, due to the influence of domestic production equipment and technical level, the high-efficiency silicon steel used by Hitachi in Shanghai has always relied on imports, with long delivery cycle and high cost. For this reason, Baosteel has communicated and exchanged technology with users for many times in view of the actual materials used by Shanghai Hitachi, and developed high-efficiency silicon steel products specially for Shanghai Hitachi, which will be delivered in batches within half a year. Hu Xiaohong, Vice Minister of Information Consulting Department of China Household Electrical Appliances Association, pointed out that at present, the application of high-grade silicon steel in electromechanical products such as high-efficiency motors and energy-saving compressors is an international development trend, and the research and production of high-grade silicon steel by domestic steel enterprises reflects the further supporting role of the steel industry in the development of household appliances. During the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" period, China will implement the industrial policy of sustainable development, and many new energy efficiency standards in the home appliance industry will enter the implementation stage, and the market demand for high-efficiency and high-grade silicon steel will further expand. With the long-term cooperation between Baosteel and home appliance users, it will surely usher in a broader development space. In the field of electric locomotive manufacturing, the application prospect of high-efficiency and high-quality silicon steel should not be underestimated. In the next few years, the country will vigorously develop high-speed railway passenger and freight locomotives, and there is a great demand for high-value-added silicon steel products, which is a big advantage for Baosteel to develop high-efficiency high-grade silicon steel. At present, Baosteel has established good cooperation with Zhuzhou CSR Electric Co., Ltd., the largest electric locomotive manufacturer in China, in the field of steel for high-power locomotives. Among them, in the development of a new generation of heavy-haul freight trains, high-power traction motor is the key. The extremely thick coated environmentally-friendly and efficient silicon steel developed by Baosteel in time can make the load capacity of each freight train reach 20,000 tons, which is about four times that of ordinary freight trains at present. In addition, in the field of new energy construction, wind power generation has been quite mature abroad, while China has just entered the initial stage. With the wide application and continuous improvement of wind power generation technology, higher requirements are put forward for the performance of motor products. At present, through the efforts of the production and marketing research team, Baosteel has established a preliminary cooperative relationship with the world's three major wind power enterprises, and started to supply small quantities for three domestic wind power construction projects. Insiders pointed out that the future development of the world steel industry is not only to provide products, but also to provide efficient resource transformation services. Baosteel's high-efficiency silicon steel materials play a positive role in promoting the sustainable development of related industries, and at the same time, its own green road will become wider and wider. (Source: China Metallurgical Network)