Method for producing a magnetic lamination for an electric machine, laminated core, and electric machine

By applying an insulating layer to a substrate before the metallic layer, magnetic laminations are produced with optimized mechanical and magnetic properties, addressing waste and cost issues in conventional methods, enabling high-power-density motors on an industrial scale.

WO2025171951A1PCT designated stage Publication Date: 2025-08-21SIEMENS AG
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Application Number
PCT/EP2025/050288
Authority / Receiving Office
WO · WO
Patent Type
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Current Assignee / Owner
Priority Date
2024-02-16
Filing Date
2025-01-08
Publication Date
2025-08-21

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Technical Problem

Conventional methods for producing magnetic laminations for electrical machines result in significant waste and high production costs, and are limited in achieving the required thickness for high-power-density motors, with large-scale production requiring substantial investment in facilities.

Method used

A method involving the application of an electrically insulating layer to a substrate, followed by a metallic layer, forming a layered laminate, which is then debindered and sintered, allowing for the production of magnetic sheets with precise contours and optimized mechanical and magnetic properties, suitable for high-power-density applications.

Benefits of technology

This method enables the production of magnetic laminations with higher power density and mechanical strength, reducing waste and production costs, while allowing for large-scale, efficient manufacturing processes.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a method for producing a magnetic lamination (2) for an electric machine, comprising the following steps: - applying an inorganic, electrically insulating layer to a substrate (6) having a layer thickness (8) of less than 20 µm by means of a thin-film process (15) - in such a way that a surface contour (10) of the electrically insulating layer (4) corresponds substantially to an end contour of the magnetic lamination (12), - applying a metal layer (14) to the electrically insulating layer (4), - wherein the metal layer (14) has a layer thickness (16) of less than 200 µm and - comprises organic binders, - such that a layer laminate (18-1) is produced, - detaching the layer laminate (18-1) from the substrate (6), - removing the binders from the metal layer (14), - feeding the released layer laminate (18-2) to a sintering process (20) and sintering the magnetic lamination (2).
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[0001] Description

[0002] Method for producing a magnetic sheet for an electrical machine, laminated core and electrical machine

[0003] The invention relates to a method for producing a magnetic sheet for an electrical machine according to claim 1, a laminated core according to claim 14 and an electrical machine according to claim 15.

[0004] In conventional electrical machines, the stator or rotor has a laminated core around which electrical conductors are wound. This laminated core consists of a large number of individual magnetic laminations stacked one on top of the other. In the vast majority of cases, these laminations are punched out of a so-called coil made of the desired material, for example, a soft-magnetic iron alloy. For motor-technical reasons, it is advisable to make the individual magnetic laminations of the magnetic lamination stack or lamination core as thin as possible in order to achieve the highest possible power density. Using conventional technical means, the magnetic laminations punched from a foil or coil achieve a thickness of no less than 200 μm to 300 μm.For this reason, recent developments have shifted to printing magnetic sheets in a green state using a stencil printing process, which also includes a screen printing process. An example of this technology for producing magnetic sheet stacks using near-net-shape screen printing is provided in EP 4060882A1. Another example of this screen printing technology is presented in EP 3595148B1.

[0005] The production of conventional magnetic sheets by punching them from a continuous coil generates a very large amount of waste, which can in principle be recycled as ferrous material in a blast furnace. However, the manufacturing process for producing new high-performance materials is correspondingly expensive. Furthermore, this technology is rarely, or only to a very limited extent, capable of achieving the required layer thickness for high-power-density motors. Printing magnetic sheets using stencils for large-scale final production requires a very high investment in the production facilities.

[0006] The object of the invention is to provide a method for producing a

[0007] To provide a magnetic lamination stack for an electrical machine, in particular an electric motor with a higher power density and higher mechanical strength than the prior art, which can be produced on an industrial scale with a lower outlay on production facilities compared to the known processes.

[0008] The solution to the problem consists in a method for producing a magnetic sheet having the features of patent claim 1, in a laminated core according to claim 14 and in an electrical machine according to claim 15.

[0009] The solution to the problem consists according to claim 1 in a method for producing a magnetic sheet for an electrical machine and comprises the following steps:

[0010] - applying an inorganic, electrically insulating layer to a substrate with a layer thickness of less than 20 pm by means of a thin-film process,

[0011] - in such a way that a surface contour of the electrically insulating layer essentially corresponds to a final contour of the magnetic sheet,

[0012] - Applying a metallic layer to the electrically insulating layer,

[0013] - wherein the metallic layer has a layer thickness of less than 200 pm and

[0014] - organic binders,

[0015] - so that a layered laminate is created,

[0016] - Detachment of the layered laminate from the substrate,

[0017] - Removing the binders from the metallic layer,

[0018] - Feeding the debindered layer laminate to a sintering process and sintering the magnetic sheet.

[0019] The key difference between this process and the methods described in the prior art is that an electrically insulating layer is applied to the substrate before the actual, functionally effective metallic layer of the magnetic sheet is applied to the substrate. The electrically insulating layer already has almost the final contour of the magnetic sheet, and the magnetic sheet structure is applied to it. Regarding the term "surface contour of the electrically insulating layer," it should be noted that, while this essentially corresponds to the final contour of the magnetic sheet, process-related tolerances and possible sintering shrinkage during the sintering process are also taken into account when shaping the surface contour.In general, the term "surface contour" of a layer or magnetic sheet described here refers to the vertical projection area of ​​the sheet or layer onto the substrate. The advantage of the described process, especially compared to conventionally printed magnetic sheets, is that the electrically insulating layer required in the subsequent laminated core is already created and does not have to be applied after the sintering process. This eliminates the need for separating magnetic sheets that may be sintered in the magnetic sheet stack and the potential removal of separating layers required for this stack. This further optimizes large-scale process control for the production of magnetic sheets or laminated cores.

[0020] The metallic layer, i.e. the layer which subsequently forms the functional magnetic sheet after the sintering process, is preferably applied using a doctor blade process. A doctor blade process is generally understood to be a process in which a functional material paste is applied to a substrate in the form of a thin layer using a doctor blade. This includes the so-called stencil printing process, with screen printing being a special form of stencil printing. The screen printing process in particular can be used to reproducibly produce metallic layers well under 200 pm, with these layers having a constant layer thickness. An alternative doctor blade process is a slip process in which a material paste, which in this case has a lower viscosity, is also distributed onto a substrate using a doctor blade.Templates can also be used here, allowing for the creation of near-net-shape flat structures. However, it is also possible to produce a continuous so-called green tape, which is then cut out using a structuring process. This can be done using punching or laser cutting, for example.

[0021] A material paste is understood to be a fluid that, on the one hand, contains functional inorganic particles (metal particles or ceramic particles). On the other hand, the material paste comprises organic and / or inorganic auxiliaries, in particular solvents (aqueous or organic), which contribute to the desired viscosity and, if appropriate, also comprise binders, plasticizers, softeners, dispersants and / or defoamers. Binders in particular are very advantageous for the production of a handleable green body after a drying process. Depending on the viscosity of the material paste, it can be drawn or cast (drawing slip, casting slip). At very low viscosity, the material paste can be sprayed (spray slip), or at high viscosity it can even be printed (for example by screen printing or stencil printing). This is referred to as a printing paste.Thus, both slips and printing pastes fall under the term material paste. The described methods for producing the metallic layer, in particular the stencil printing method and the screen printing method, are suitable for a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, according to which a surface contour of the metallic layer is created through at least two sequential application steps. Here, at least two material pastes with different metallic components are applied. In a first application step, a first partial contour of the surface contour is created using a first material paste, and in a second application step, a second partial contour of the surface is produced using a second material paste. In this way, the two partial contours complement each other essentially without overlap to form the surface contour of the metallic layer.Here, too, the term "surface contour" refers to the near-net-shape contour of the finished magnetic sheet, although process-related inaccuracies and shrinkages are taken into account. The term "overlap-free" means that although the two sub-areas are connected perpendicular to the surface of the metallic layer, they ideally abut each other in a star-shaped pattern. Due to process-related tolerances, slight overlaps may occur in this boundary area. However, these should be avoided as much as possible in terms of the process.

[0022] Using these described partial contours, magnetic sheets can be produced that comprise at least two different material components. This offers the advantage that, for example, one partial contour is equipped with a material whose magnetic properties are optimized for the subsequent magnetic sheet. The other partial contour can be coated with a material paste, for example, non-magnetic steel particles, which provides the subsequent magnetic sheet with high mechanical strength. Thus, the magnetic sheet can consist of at least two different components: a magnetically optimized component and a mechanically optimized component, which represents a significant advantage over a conventional magnetic sheet punched from a continuous sheet.

[0023] The magnetically optimized component preferably comprises metallic particles that exhibit soft magnetic behavior, meaning they can be easily remagnetized in a changing magnetic field. It is advantageous for the soft magnetic particles to contain at least 96 percent iron by weight, with 100 percent pure iron exhibiting the best magnetic properties. For non-magnetic steel particles, which are intended to provide high strength, it has been found that an iron-chromium alloy is particularly suitable for the formation of metallic phases with high mechanical stability.

[0024] In one embodiment of the invention, the metallic layer also essentially has the final contour of the magnetic sheet and is applied directly to the electrically insulating layer, covering it as much as possible. This can be done using a doctor blade method, as already described, but a stencil should be used in particular. This measure optimizes material consumption and the recycling requirement for the metallic layer's material paste.

[0025] In a further embodiment of the invention, the electrically insulating layer is applied by a thin-film process in the form of a spraying process or a doctor blade process, in particular a stencil or screen printing process, or a slip process. All of these processes are suitable for producing layers of the desired thickness. The spraying process, in particular, can be used to create very precise contours. Here, it is also expedient to use a stencil accordingly.

[0026] Oxides, nitrides, cabon oxides, carbonates, and ferrites are generally suitable as electrically insulating materials for the insulating layer. Aluminum oxide and iron titanate have proven particularly suitable.

[0027] In a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, several layer laminates, which essentially have the final contour of the magnetic sheet, are combined into a stack in a green state. They are then fed to the sintering process as a stack in the green state. The term green state refers to the unsintered state of the magnetic sheet or laminate. The unsintered state is differentiated between the debindered and non-debindered green state. When the material paste is applied to the substrate, it usually contains organic binders. These organic binders are usually thermally decomposed by a debinding process and outgassed from the green body. After this debinding process, the material is referred to as a debindered green state.In this state, the individual particles are in most cases simply pressed together by mechanical interlocking, so that this structure exhibits a mechanical strength that allows for basic handling. Only during the sintering process, which usually takes place below the melting point of the particles used, do so-called sinter necks form at the contact points of the individual particles through diffusion processes. Ideally, these necks expand to such an extent that the compressed material is compacted and the microstructure becomes monolithic, almost without the occurrence of a melting phase. Melting phases can also occasionally occur temporarily and locally during sintering processes.

[0028] In a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, the substrate is continuously moved, for example, in the form of a conveyor belt, and the electrically insulating layer and the metallic layer are applied to the substrate using stationary devices. This increases the possibility of designing large-scale processes more economically.

[0029] A further component of the invention consists in a laminated core for an electrical machine comprising a stack of magnetic laminations, wherein the laminated core has an alternating metallic layer and an electrically insulating, inorganic, non-metallic layer, wherein the laminated core is provided by a method according to one of claims 1 to 13. The laminated core described has the advantages that it has better electrical properties than conventional laminated cores and can be manufactured on an industrial scale with less technical effort.

[0030] Furthermore, part of the invention is an electrical machine which comprises a described laminated core according to claim 14 as a rotor or stator.

[0031] Further embodiments and further features of the invention are explained in more detail with reference to the following figures. These are purely schematic embodiments, which are neither to scale nor represent a limitation of the scope of protection. They show:

[0032] Figure 1 is an exploded view of an electrical machine rotor, stator and housing,

[0033] Figure 2 shows a schematic representation of the production of magnetic sheets and laminated cores,

[0034] Figure 3 is a schematic representation analogous to Figure 2 in an alternative embodiment, Figure 4 is an example of a laminated core and its geometry,

[0035] Figure 5 shows an alternative example of a laminated core,

[0036] Figure 6 is a plan view of a laminated core with two different partial contours, the plan view representing a final contour,

[0037] Figure 7 shows a cross section along line VII in Figure 6,

[0038] Figure 8 shows the interface between the metallic layer and the electrically insulating layer in the debound green state and

[0039] Figure 9 shows the interface according to Figure 8 in the sintered state.

[0040] To provide a better overview of the arrangement of the components produced using the described method in an electrical machine, Figure 1 first shows an exploded view of an electrical machine 38. This is an electric motor, but this electrical machine 38 can just as easily be a generator. It has a housing 44 that essentially surrounds a rotor 40 and a stator 42. Arranged in the rotor 40 and the stator 42 are laminated cores 36 in various geometric configurations (not shown in detail here), as shown, for example, in Figures 2e, 3d and in Figures 4 and 5.

[0041] Figure 2 shows a schematic representation of the manufacturing process for a magnetic sheet 2 and, in the further course, a laminated core 36. Here, an electrically insulating layer 4 is first applied to a substrate 6, which is designed in the form of a conveyor belt 50. For this purpose, a doctor blade method 22 in the form of a screen printing method 22-2 is used. For this purpose, a doctor blade 46 is moved over a stencil (not shown in detail here) and a screen located therein (likewise not shown in detail), whereby a material paste (likewise not shown) is applied to the substrate 6. Thus, the layer 4 is formed, which essentially has the final contour 12 of a magnetic sheet 2, for example illustrated in Figure 6. The layer thickness 8 of the electrically insulating layer 4 is illustrated according to Figure 7 and in this case is 4 pm.The layer 4 is dried by means of a drying device 48, so that in a further doctor blade process 22, also in the form of a screen printing process 22-2, a metallic layer 14 is applied to the surface contour 10 of the electrically insulating layer 4. Within the scope of the process accuracy, the surface contours 24 of the metallic layer 14 and the surface contour 10 of the insulating layer 4 are essentially congruent with the final contour 12 of the magnetic sheet, whereby a so-called sintering shrinkage, i.e. a reduction of the surface contour during the sintering process, is taken into account.

[0042] By printing the metallic layer 14 onto the insulating layer 4 using the screen printing process 22-2, a layered laminate 18-1 in a non-debindered green state is created. This layered laminate 18-1 is then fed to a debinding process 52 (Figure 2b), in which binders contained in the respective material pastes for layer 4 and the metallic layer 14 are thermally decomposed at approximately 350°C. When the laminate leaves the debinding furnace 52, it is referred to as a debindered layered laminate 18-2. The composition and viscosity of a typical material paste for producing the metallic layer 14 are discussed further in this section.

[0043] Depending on the viscosity of a material paste, it is referred to as a slip or a screen printing paste in relation to its typical application. As an example of a material composition for a low-viscosity material paste in the form of a slip, as used in the example shown in Figure 3, it is described as follows.

[0044] This material paste has, as its central, functional component, a powder comprising inorganic, usually metallic particles, here in the form of 96% iron with soft magnetic properties. This inorganic powder is dispersed in a liquid carrier material. The liquid carrier material is preferably water-based for cost-effective large-scale production. However, other functional liquid components can also be added to the liquid carrier material. These can be wholly or partially alcohols, ethers, esters, ketones, amines, amides, acids, alkalis, or more generally hydrocarbons such as pentane, hexane, heptane, or benzene derivatives. These substances can be present individually or as admixtures or mixtures, thus forming the liquid carrier. A high water content of 90% or more is also advantageous, as this can be produced inexpensively on an industrial scale.In this configuration, the iron powder has a d50 value of 50 pm. This means that 50% of the individual particles have a diameter smaller than 50 pm. The maximum diameter should not exceed 100 pm.

[0045] Furthermore, it is necessary to add a binding agent, especially an organic one, to the material paste.

[0046] A binder is added. A variety of organic binders are available, such as celluloses, polyvinyl alcohols, polyvinyl acetates (PVA), or polyvinyl butyrals (PVB), as well as acrylate dispersions. This organic binder serves to solidify the inorganic particles in a green state after drying and thus after at least partial removal of the liquid carrier.

[0047] An example of the composition of a material paste in the form of a slip with a relatively low viscosity is given as follows: aqueous weight / volume /

[0048] Screen printing paste example g weight-% cm 3 Volume %

[0049] An alternative composition of a material paste is given as follows:

[0050] Volume organic paste Example Weight Weight % Volume %

[0051] By varying the proportion of the carrier, in this preferred case water, and by varying the additives, such as the setting agent or the thixotropic agent, the viscosity of the material paste can be adjusted according to the requirements of the application method.

[0052] The iron powder contains impurities of oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur, with the most significant impurity being oxygen, which, however, amounts to a maximum of 0.22 wt.%. The remaining impurities are less than 0.02 wt.%. Iron alloys containing up to 4 wt.% silicon can also be included in the material paste as soft magnetic particles. The grain distribution of the ice particles in the second example is given as follows: D 3.71 pm

[0053] D5O 5.74 pm

[0054] D90 10.05 pm

[0055] In the further course according to Figure 2c, the debindered layered laminate 18-2 thus shown is stacked into a stack 34 by means of a robot arm 54. This stack 34 is a magnetic sheet stack, which is present here in the still unsintered state, i.e., in the debindered green state. This stack 34 is then fed to a sintering process 20, in which it is sintered at approximately 1000°C for approximately six hours to form the final magnetic sheet stack 36. The magnetic sheet stack 36 thus comprises a plurality of magnetic sheets 2, which are electrically insulated from one another by the electrically insulating layer 4. The microstructure at the interfaces between the respective metallic layer of the magnetic sheet 2 and the electrically insulating layer 4 will be discussed in more detail with reference to Figures 8 and 9.

[0056] The illustration in Figure 2d depicts a sintering process in the form of a continuously running conveyor furnace. In principle, the sintering processes can also be carried out in stationary furnaces without a conveyor. This has the advantage that a more controlled sintering atmosphere can be created than is the case with conveyor furnaces. However, conveyor furnaces have the advantage of being more economical to operate in terms of production technology. According to Figure 2, two screen printing processes are used to apply layers 4 and 14, with a stack 34 being created after debinding and subsequent sintering. These are alternatives that are combined in this case. In principle, these alternatives can also be combined in other ways.

[0057] An example of this is shown in Figure 3. Here, the electrically insulating layer 4 is applied not by means of a doctor blade process, but by a spraying process 15-1, which also represents a thin-film process 15. This is followed by a drying process 48, and then the metallic layer 14 is applied again by a doctor blade process 22, but in the form of a slip process 22-3. Here, a slip layer is applied by means of a slip metering device 56 and the doctor blade 46, again through a stencil. This slip layer, which, compared to the alternative 22-1 in Figure 2a, comprises a material paste with a low viscosity.

[0058] The resulting layered laminate 18-1 is again debindered in a debinding process 52 analogous to Figure 2b and then sintered in a sintering process 20 to form the magnetic sheet 2. In the illustration according to Figure 3b, the debinding process 52 and the sintering process 20 are combined in a continuous furnace, which also brings process advantages. A further difference between the embodiment in Figure 2 is that the sintered magnetic sheet 2, which has the layer 4, is now stacked into a stack 34', which then already results in the laminated core 36. It should be noted that both the stacking options and the application methods of the variants described in Figures 2 and 3 can be combined almost arbitrarily. The application for the respective process is determined in particular by the requirements for the magnetic sheet and the corresponding material paste.

[0059] Figures 4 and 5 show two typical examples of the geometry of magnetic sheet stacks 36 comprising a plurality of magnetic sheets 2. The magnetic sheets 2 are each separated by electrically insulating layers 4, which are not visible here.

[0060] Figure 6 shows a top view of a magnetic sheet 2 and thus its final contour 12. The final contour 12 of the magnetic sheet 2 described in Figure 6 differs from the previously illustrated magnetic sheets 2 in that it features two partial contours 26 and 28. The first partial contour 26 is formed from a non-magnetic, high-strength steel of an iron-chromium-nickel alloy. This partial contour 26 offers very high strength, which is particularly advantageous for the mechanical stability of the laminated core 36 in rotors 40 at high rotational speeds. The second partial contour 28, on the other hand, is optimized in particular for its soft magnetic properties. This material consists essentially of pure iron, preferably approximately 99% pure iron. 99% pure iron has particularly high soft magnetic properties and is particularly easy to remagnetize.A typical cross-section through the magnetic sheet 2 is shown schematically in Figure 7, not to scale, along the dashed line VII in Figure 6. It should be noted that the electrically insulating layer 4 has a layer thickness 8 of between 4 pm and 5 pm and is thus significantly thinner than the metallic layer 14, which has a layer thickness 16 of approximately 110 pm. This ratio is not shown to scale in Figure 7. Also schematically shown in this cross-sectional view are the first partial contour 26 and the second partial contour 28, which have different mechanical and magnetic properties but are preferably made of iron.

[0061] The individual layers and material regions, schematically separated only by lines in Figure 7, are shown in somewhat more detail in their boundary regions in Figures 8 and 9. Figure 8 describes an interface 58 between the electrically insulating layer 4 and the metallic layer 14. The illustration in Figure 8 shows a layered laminate 18-2 in a debindered state. In contrast, Figure 9 describes a magnetic sheet 2 in the sintered state. Furthermore, the non-magnetic regions are shown schematically in the form of the first partial contour 26 and the soft-magnetic regions are shown schematically in the form of the second partial contour 28.

[0062] In Figure 8, the individual particles, the non-magnetic particles 32 and the soft magnetic particles 30, are merely clamped together by compression. In this state, the particles 30, 32 are still separable and exist as separate particles. The particles of the electrically insulating layer 4 mentioned here, which are present here in the form of aluminum oxide, are also merely mechanically clamped together.

[0063] After the sintering process 20, in which, as described, the individual particles 32, 30 first form sinter necks via diffusion processes and subsequently fill previously existing pores, a monolithic structure is created. This exhibits high strength. However, since the sintering process is optimized for sintering conditions of iron alloys, the aluminum oxide particles of the electrically insulating layer 4 are not yet fully sintered. Although initial sinter necks form in the aluminum oxide during the sintering process, which represent greater mechanical stabilization than in the green state, the electrically insulating layer 4, which almost completely covers the magnetic sheet 2, does not fundamentally exhibit the same sintering densification as the latter.Layer 4 remains slightly porous even after the sintering process and also offers a possibility to compensate for thermal expansion of the magnetic sheet 2 during operation and during the sintering process.

[0064] List of reference symbols

[0065] 2 magnetic sheets

[0066] 4 electrically insulating layer

[0067] 6 Substrat

[0068] 8 Layer thickness of the insulating layer

[0069] 10 Surface contour of the insulating layer

[0070] 12 Final contour of a magnetic sheet

[0071] 14 metallic layer

[0072] 16 Layer thickness metallic layer

[0073] 18-1 layer laminate not debound

[0074] 18-2 layer laminate debound

[0075] 20 Sintering process

[0076] 22 doctor blade processes

[0077] 22-1 Stencil printing process

[0078] 22-2 Screen printing process

[0079] 22-3 Slip process

[0080] 24 Surface contour metallic layer

[0081] 26 first partial contour

[0082] 28 second partial contour

[0083] 30 soft magnetic particles

[0084] 32 non-magnetic steel particles

[0085] 15 Thin-film processes

[0086] 15-1 Spraying process

[0087] 34 stacks

[0088] 36 sheet package

[0089] 38 electric machine

[0090] 40 rotor

[0091] 42 Stator

[0092] 44 housings

[0093] 46 squeegees

[0094] 48 Drying device

[0095] 50 conveyor belt

[0096] 52 Debinding process

[0097] 54 Rotor arm

[0098] 56 Slurry dosing device 58 Interface

Claims

Patent claims 1. A method for producing a magnetic sheet (2) for an electrical machine, comprising the following steps: - applying an inorganic, electrically insulating layer to a substrate (6) with a layer thickness (8) of less than 20 pm by means of a thin-film process (15), - in such a way that a surface contour (10) of the electrically insulating layer (4) essentially corresponds to a final contour of the magnetic sheet (12), - applying a metallic layer (14) to the electrically insulating layer (4), - wherein the metallic layer (14) has a layer thickness (16) of less than 200 pm and - organic binders, - so that a layered laminate (18-1) is formed, - Detaching the layer laminate (18-1) from the substrate (6), - removal of the binders from the metallic layer (14), - Feeding the debindered layer laminate (18-2) to a sintering process (20) and sintering the magnetic sheet (2).

2. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the metallic layer is applied by means of a doctor blade method (22).

3. Method according to claim 2, characterized in that the metallic layer is applied by means of a stencil printing method (22-1), in particular by means of a screen printing method (22-2).

4. Method according to claim 2, characterized in that the metallic layer is applied by means of a slip process (22-3).

5. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that - a surface contour of the metallic layer (24) is created by at least two sequential application steps, - whereby at least two material pastes with different metallic components are applied, - in a first application step, a first partial contour (24) of the surface contour (24) is created with a first material paste and - in a second application step, a second partial contour (26) of the surface contour (22) with a second material paste, - so that the two partial contours (24, 26) complement each other essentially without overlapping to form the surface contour (24) of the metallic layer (14).

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that the first material paste contains soft magnetic metallic particles and the second material paste contains non-magnetic steel particles.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that the soft magnetic particles (30) contain at least 96 wt.% iron.

8. Method according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the non-magnetic steel particles (32) comprise an iron-chromium-nickel alloy.

9. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the metallic layer (14) has substantially the final contour of the magnetic sheet.

10. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the electrically insulating layer (4) is applied by a thin-film method (15) in the form of a spraying method (15-1) or a doctor blade method (22-4), in particular a stencil printing method or screen printing method or a slip method.

11. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the electrically insulating layer (14) comprises oxides, nitrides, carboxylates, carbonates, ferrites, in particular aluminum oxide (Al2O3) or iron titanate (FeTiOa).

12. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a plurality of layer laminates (18-1), which essentially have the final contour of the magnetic sheet (2), are combined in a green state to form a stack (34) and are fed to the sintering process (20) as a stack (3) in the green state.

13. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the substrate (6) is continuously moved and the electrically insulating layer (4) and the metallic layer (14) are applied to the substrate (4) by means of stationary devices.

14. Laminated core for an electrical machine (38) comprising a stack (34-2) of magnetic laminations (2), wherein the laminated core alternately comprises a metallic layer (14-2) and an electrically insulating, inorganic, non-metallic layer (4-2), wherein the laminated core (36) is provided by means of a method according to one of claims 1 to 13.

15. Electrical machine comprising a laminated core (36) according to claim 14 as stator (42) and / or rotor (40).

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