
Cogent Hi-Lite™ is the ultimate non-oriented ultra-thin gauge electrical steel. Its unsurpassed material properties enable the development of high-frequency applications with exceptional performance. 
Loss at high frequencies, magnetization curve and strength are all important parameters for the design of high rotation speed machines. Cogent Hi-Lite™ offers a unique combination of these properties often exceeding similar grades from competitors.
                      
Typical loss of Cogent Hi-Lite™ in comparison with competitor A
  
                                        

Typical magnetization curves of Cogent Hi-Lite™ compared                         Typical relationship between the strength and the high frequency loss for Cogent 
 to competitor A.                                                                                              Hi-Lite  ™ compared with competitor B and C.
 
Cogent Hi-Lite Typical Properties  | 
Grade  | Gauge  | Losses at 1.0 T W/kg / W/lb  | Jpeak at 5000 A/m  | Yield strength  | 
mm / inch  | 400 Hz  | 1000 Hz  | 2500 Hz  | T  | MPa / KSI  | 
NO10-1270N  | 0.10 / 0.004  | 11.4 / 5.17  | 35.2 / 16.0  | 123 / 55.8  | 1.65  | 390 / 56.6  | 
NO12-1180N  | 0.12 / 0.005  | 10.9 / 4.94  | 35.9 / 16.3  | 131 / 59.4  | 1.66  | 390 / 56.6  | 
NO15-1230N  | 0.15 / 0.006  | 11.2 / 5.08  | 38.8 / 17.6  | 148 / 67.1  | 1.66  | 390 / 56.6  | 
NO18-1280N  | 0.18 / 0.007  | 11.9 / 5.40  | 43.4 / 19.7  | 171 / 77.6  | 1.67  | 390 / 56.6  | 
NO20-1350N  | 0.20 / 0.008  | 12.2 / 5.53  | 45.4 / 20.6  | 188 / 85.3  | 1.67  | 370 / 53.7  | 
NO18-1160H  | 0.18 / 0.007  | 10.6 / 4.81  | 39.2 / 17.8  | 157 / 71.2  | 1.64  | 445 / 64.5  | 
NO20-1200H  | 0.20 / 0.008  | 11.2 / 5.08  | 42.4 / 19.2  | 175 / 79.4  | 1.64  | 445 / 64.5  | 
NO25-1350H  | 0.25 / 0.010  | 12.5 / 5.67  | 49.5 / 22.5  | 214 / 97.1  | 1.64  | 445 / 64.5  | 
NO27-1450H  | 0.27 / 0.011  | 13.7 / 6.21  | 55.9 / 25.4  | 250 / 113  | 1.64  | 445 / 64.5  | 
NO30-1500H  | 0.30 / 0.012  | 14.1 / 6.40  | 58.6 / 26.6  | 270 / 122  | 1.64  | 445 / 64.5  | 
 
Cogent Hi-Lite™ grades are offered with different Suralac™ coatings.
Suralac  | Type  | Thickness  | Main characteristics  | 
7000  | C-5  | 0.7 µm, 30 µinch  | High temperature, Annealable  | 
7000S  | C-5 'punching'  | 0.7 µm, 30 µinch  | High temperature, Stampability  | 
9000  | C-3 'bonding'  | 4.5 µm, 180 µinch  | Bonding coating 
 
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