Shagang produces 0.1mm high-grade NGO

Shagang Group (Shagang), China's leading privately-owned steel company and its largest electric-arc-furnace steelmaker, has successfully rolled its first coil of ultra-thin high-grade non-grain-oriented (NGO) electrical steel, marking the East China company’s entry into the leading tier of domestic producers in this niche segment, the steelmaker noted in a statement on March 17.

Silicon steel is a core material used in new energy vehicle (NEV) drive motors, ultra-high-voltage (UHV) transformers, and high-end home appliances, Shagang noted, adding that conventional NEV drive motors typically use NGO electrical steel with a thickness of 0.20-0.35mm but it's new offering – dubbed 'SG10WV950 ' – is