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KRYFS : Manufacturers of CRGO Strips, CRGO Transformer Laminations and CRGO Core in Mumbai, India.

TECHNICAL DETAILS :
CRGO or Cold Rolled Grain Oriented Steel is available in various
grades (generally called M3, M4, M5 & M6). Major international standards
such as Japanese (JIS), American (ASTM), German (DIN) and British
Standards are given in table 1 which specify grade, thickness, Watt Losses
and Magnetic Flux density.
IMPORTANT ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF CRGO
Table 1 - Grain Oriented Electrical Steel strips
Japanese
JIS C 2553 (1986)
Classification
Iron Loss
Density
(W/kg)
Thickness
(kg/dm)
Symbol
W17/50
mm
27 P 100
1.00 max.
27 P 100
1.00 max.
27 G 120
0.27
1.20 max.
27 G 130
1.30 max.
27 G 140
1.40 max.
30 P 110
1.10 max.
30 P 120
1.20 max.
30 G 130
0.30
1.30 max.
7.65
30 G 140
1.40 max.
30 G 150
1.50 max.
35 P 125
1.25 max.
35 P 135
1.35 max.
35 G 145
0.35
1.45 max.
35 G 155
1.55 max.
35 G 165
1.655 max.

Magnetic
Flux Density (T) B
1.85
1.78
1.75
1.85
1.78
1.75
1.85
1.78
1.75

British
BS 601 Part 2 (1973)
Maximum specific total loss at a peak magnetic flux density of 1.5T and
a frequency of 50 Hz.
Grade
Maximum specific total loss W/kg
35M6
1.11
30M6
30M5

1.07
0.97

28M5
28M4

0.95
0.89

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USA
AISI ( 1983 )
MAXIMUM CORE LOSSES - Electrical Steels Grain Oriented Full
Processed ASTM A665
Maximum Core Loss at 15 kg (1.5
ASTM Former
T)
Thickness
Type
AISI
W / lb
W /kg
Type
Inch mm 60Hz 50Hz 60Hz
50Hz
27G053
M-4
0.0106 0.27 0.53 0.40 1.17
0.89
30G058
M-5
0.0118 0.30 0.58 0.44 1.28
0.97
35G066
M-6
0.0138 0.35 0.66 0.50 1.46
1.11
IMPORTANT PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF CRGO
Density gm/c3
Silicon content %
Resistivity micro Ohm-centimeter
Ultimate Tensile Strength 0 to Rolling Direction Kg/mm2
Ultimate Tensile Strength 90 to Rolling Direction Kg/mm2
Stacking factor % M4 (.27 mm)
Stacking factor % M5 (.30 mm)
Stacking factor % M6 (.35 mm)

7.65
3.10
48.00
32.60
38.20
96.00
96.50
97.00

CRGO materials come either in the form of coils or sheets. Table 2

gives details of dimensions and tolerances as per JIS C 3553.
DIMENSIONS & TOLERANCES
0.18 mm (0.0071 in. )
0.20 mm (0.0079 in.), 0.23 mm (0.0091 in.
)
Thickness
0.27 mm (0.0106 in.), 0.30 mm (0.0118 in.
)
0.35 mm (0.0138 in.)
COILS
Width
(Standard 914 mm (36 in.), and 1000 mm (39 in. )
width available
with range) from 50 mm(2 in.), to 1.050mm (41 in. )
Inside Coil
508 mm (20 in. )
Diameter
0.30 mm (0.0118 in.), 0.35 mm (0.0138 in.
Thickness
)
Sheets
Width
914 mm (36 in.), and 1000 mm (39 in. )
Length will be available according to
Length
negotiation
Tolerances in Dimensions & Shape - conform to JIS C 2553.
TOLERANCE
Camber in
Deviation of
any 2
Width Thickness
thickness in
Width metres
Shear
Thickness
mm mm
transverse
mm
mm
(Slit
Burr mm
direction
Products)
mm
mm
+0.02
0.18
+0.02
0.20
150
+0.02
0.23
0.02 or under +0.20
or
+0.03
0.27
under
+0.03
0.30
+0.03
0.35
1.0 or
0.05
under
or unde
0.18
+0.02
0.20
+0.02
over
0.23
+0.02
0.02
150
+0.30
0.27
+0.03
or under
to 400
0.30
+0.03
0.35
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+0.02
+0.02
+0.02
+0.03
+0.03
+0.03
+0.02
+0.02
+0.02
+0.03
+0.03
+0.03

0.18
0.20
0.23
0.27
0.30
0.35
0.18
0.20
0.23
0.27
0.30
0.35

over
400
to 750

over
750

0.03
or under

+0.50

0.03
or under

+0.6
0

Besides the Watt Losses at specific flux densities of 1.5 T and 1.7 T CRGO
manufacturers also give curves of indicating Watt Losses ad A.C.
Magnetization at various flux densities. These curves are of immense help to
Transformer designers, and available on request.
Conventional CRGO materials (M4, M5, M6) are used regularly for cores in
Transformers. However recently due to environmental protection, energy
savings are becoming a very important factor and minimizing care loss in
Transformers is becoming a must. Nippon Steel Corporation has come out
with low loss Hi-B materials, which guarantee low Watt Losses at 1.5 Tesla
flux density. Such materials are called Hi-B materials. Table 3 gives magnetic
properties of Hi-B material. Popular Hi-B grades used in India are 23 MOH &
27 MOH Watt.
Hi - B CRGO MATERIALS :
Core Loss

Thickness
Grade

mm

0.23

0.27

0.30
0.35

Max.
Typical
W
W
W
W
W
mil
(W/Kg) (W/Kg) (W/Kg) (W/Kg) (W/Kg)
23ZDKH85 0.85 0.57 0.78 0.34 0.46
23ZDKH90 0.90 0.58 0.80 0.35 0.48
23ZDMH85 0.85 0.57 0.78 0.34 0.46
9 23ZDMH90 0.90 0.59 0.81 0.35 0.48
23ZH90 0.90 0.63 0.87 0.37 0.51
23ZH95 0.95 0.64 0.90 0.38 0.53
23M-OH 1.00 0.66 0.93 0.39 0.54
27ZDKH90 0.90 0.62 0.84 0.38 0.53
27ZDKH95 0.95 0.65 0.88 0.39 0.52
27ZDMH90 0.90 0.62 0.84 0.38 0.53
11 27ZDMH95 0.95 0.65 0.88 0.39 0.53
27ZH95 0.95 0.69 0.93 0.41 0.55
27M-OH 1.03 0.72 0.99 0.43 0.59
27M-1H 1.09 0.74 1.03 0.44 0.61
30ZH100 1.00 0.73 0.98 0.44 0.58
12
30M-OH 1.05 0.74 1.01 0.44 0.60
35M-1H 1.16 0.85 1.13 0.52 0.68
11
35M-2H 1.22 0.90 1.19 0.54 0.73

Lamination
Factor
Typical Typical
B (T)
1.91
1.91
1.91
1.91
1.92
1.92
1.92
1.92
1.91
1.91
1.91
1.91
1.91
1.91
1.92
1.91
1.92
1.92

%
97.5
97.4
97.7
98.0
97.9
98.1
98.3
98.5

A. K. Steel Corp. of USA ( formally ARMCO) has also come out with their
own brand of low loss CRGO called Trancor H-0 and Trancor H-1. The Watt
Losses are as follows :
CORE LOSSES
ARMCO
TRAN.
CORE
(TC)

TYPICAL
WATTS
WATTS
WATTS PER
THICKNESS PER KG 60 PER KG 50
KG
INCHES (mm)
Hz
Hz
@ 1.7 T/50 Hz
1.7 T
1.7 T
T

TC H-0

.009 ( .23 )

1.32

0.90

0.80

TC H-1

.011 ( .27 )

1.46

1.00

0.90

TC H-2

.012 ( .30 )

1.05

0.95

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