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The microstructure and texture evolution during this process were examined through experimental measurements coupled with crystal plasticity finite element (CPFE) simulation to assess the feasibility of preparing ultra-thin non-oriented silicon steel using PFC ribbons. The results indicate that the PFC ribbons exhibit a significant columnar crystal structure, and {001}-oriented grains comprise over 30%. After being annealed, the grains with different orientations grew uniformly, the texture components were basically unchanged, and the {001} texture was well preserved. When annealing was carried out after temper rolling with a reduction rate of 7%, uneven grain growth was observed, and the growth tendency of the {001} grains, especially, surpassed that of the {111} grains, with an elevated temperature which peaked at 950 \u00b0C, where the proportion of {001} grains was maximal. When being annealed after temper rolling to 15%, grains of other orientations showed significant growth at each temperature, while the {001} grains did not show an obvious growth advantage. Utilizing the CPFE, the deformation-stored energy distribution of each characteristic-oriented grain was simulated, and it was shown that compared to the 15% rolling reduction rate, the deformation-stored energy accumulation of {001}-oriented grains after being rolled to 7% reduction was significantly lower than that of {111}-oriented grains. It suggests that the larger stored energy difference makes {001} grains show a stronger growth advantage based on the SIBM mechanism during annealing, after being rolled with a reduction rate of 7%. Overall, for the synergistic optimization of microstructure and texture, rolling with a 7% reduction rate followed by annealing at 950 \u00b0C in a hydrogen atmosphere is most advantageous.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ma17194893","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,7]],"date-time":"2024-10-07T07:30:18Z","timestamp":1728286218000},"page":"4893","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Study on Microstructure and Texture of Fe-3%Si Ultra-Thin Ribbons Prepared by Planar Flow Casting"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Jiangjie","family":"Xu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Metallurgical Technology Institute, Central Iron and Steel Research Institute Co., Ltd., Beijing 100081, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ning","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Metallurgical Technology Institute, Central Iron and Steel Research Institute Co., Ltd., Beijing 100081, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0000-9554-6791","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yang","family":"Tu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Metallurgical Technology Institute, Central Iron and Steel Research Institute Co., Ltd., Beijing 100081, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9280-9728","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Li","family":"Meng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Metallurgical Technology Institute, Central Iron and Steel Research Institute Co., Ltd., Beijing 100081, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xiaozhou","family":"Zhou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Metallurgical Technology Institute, Central Iron and Steel Research Institute Co., Ltd., Beijing 100081, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chengzhou","family":"Niu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Metallurgical Technology Institute, Central Iron and Steel Research Institute Co., Ltd., Beijing 100081, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Mao, W.M., and Yang, P. 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