Stacked Iron Core

A brief introduction to silicon steel cores

The commonly used transformer cores are generally made of oriented silicon steel sheets. Silicon steel is a type of steel containing silicon (also known as silicon), with a silicon content of 0.8-4.8%. The reason why silicon steel is used as the iron core of a transformer is because silicon steel itself is a magnetic material with strong magnetic conductivity. In the energized coil, it can generate a greater magnetic induction intensity, which can reduce the volume of the transformer.