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Electrotechnical anisotropic steel. Part 1. History of development

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The history of development of electrotechnical steel is traced from the start of the XX century till today. The methods of production of such steel and the methods of lowering the specific magnetic loss in ready metal are reviewed.

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The work has been performed within the framework of programs of the Russian Academy of Sciences (topic “Structure”) and the Federal Purpose Program of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (State Contract 02.740.11.0537).

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  1. Ural Federal University in the Name of the First President of Russia B. N. Eltsyn, Ekaterinburg, Russia

    M. L. Lobanov & A. A. Redikul’tsev

  2. Institute for Metals Physics of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ekaterinburg, Russia

    G. M. Rusakov

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Translated from Metallovedenie i Termicheskaya Obrabotka Metallov, No. 7, pp. 18 – 25, July, 2011.

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Lobanov, M.L., Rusakov, G.M. & Redikul’tsev, A.A. Electrotechnical anisotropic steel. Part 1. History of development. Met Sci Heat Treat 53, 326–332 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11041-011-9391-1

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