High temperature mechanical properties of grain-oriented silicon steel(0.027%C
3.06%Si) melting by a 30 kg vacuum induction furnace in lab and simulating 50mm thin slab casting and rolling process have been tested by Gleeble- 1500D stress/strain thermal simulation machine.Results show that with strain rate 1×10
-3
s
-1
there are two brittle temperature zones for the test steel
i.e. I brittle zone- melting point to 1300 ℃ and Ⅲ brittle zone- 800~600 ℃. 1390~1410 ℃ is crack sensitive range of the test steel. In I brittle zone the dentritic crystal boundary surrounded by liquid film of rich solute is main reason to produce brittlement.And in Ⅲ brittle zone
γ→α transformation
y
α and Fe
3
C triple phase coexistence at about 760 ℃ and precipitates at grain boundary are main cause