Cause of stamping cracks in pure iron magnetic shielding covers

摘要

This study explores reasons for the random occurrence of stamping cracks during the production of pure iron magnetic shielding covers.Scanning electron microscopy and energy spectrum are used to observe cracks within parts,and results show significant brittle fracture morphology with chunks of manganese silicate and aluminum silicate inclusions present in the fracture surface.The chemical composition,mechanical properties,and microstructure are also analyzed for a corresponding batch of cold rolled pure iron sheet.The oxygen content of the material is found to be high,resulting in the random distribution of a large amount of long chain manganese silicate and aluminum silicate inclusions along the rolling direction,which corresponds to inclusions found on the fractured surface.The stamping cracks are thus assumed to be caused by the randomly distributed chain of inclusions within the cold rolled sheet.It is suggested that the amount of deoxidizer used should be more carefully controlled to decrease the inclusion contents and to thus avoid the recurrence of such defects.