The present invention relates to a method for producing an electrical
insulation layer on an iron sheet for laminated cores of an electrical
machine, comprising the steps: a) providing at least one uncoated iron sheet, in particular steel sheet, deep-drawn sheet or electrical sheet, which is a sheet lamination for a laminated core or a sheet coil, b) providing an aluminum-containing first reaction component, in particular in the form of a
powder, a paste or a foil, c) providing a carbon-containing second reaction component, in particular in the form of a
powder, a paste or a foil, d) applying the two reaction components to at least one side of the at least one uncoated iron sheet to form at least one
coating layer, e) heating the at least one
coating layer to initiate a reaction between the two reaction components to form aluminum
carbide in the
coating layer,in particular in a
hydrogen atmosphere, f) treating the coating layer with
moisture, in particular
water vapor, to convert the aluminum
carbide present in the coating layer into aluminum
hydroxide, and g) thermally converting, in particular decomposing, the aluminum
hydroxide of the coating layer into aluminum
oxide to produce an electrically insulating property of the coating layer, thereby forming the insulating layer.