Provided are coated metal, the metal having improved properties due to a novel coating, a coating-forming treatment solution for forming the novel coating, and a method for producing the coated metal that has the novel coating. The coated metal includes metal and a coating formed on the metal. The coating includes Si, P, and O, and at least one selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Ba, Sr, Zn, Al, and Mn. The coating includes a compound having a NASICON-type crystal structure represented by the general formula M.sup.IM.sup.IV.sub.2(M.sup.VO.sub.4).sub.3.

A magnetic sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a first soft magnetic layer including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a first resin layer disposed on the first surface of the first soft magnetic layer and having a first viscosity; a second soft magnetic layer disposed on the first resin layer; and a second resin layer disposed between the first soft magnetic layer and the first resin layer and having a second viscosity different from the first viscosity, wherein the second resin layer comprises a plurality of magnetic particles, the first soft magnetic layer includes a plurality of crack areas propagated from the first surface toward the second surface, and a part of the second resin layer is disposed in the plurality of crack areas.

A grain oriented electrical steel sheet includes the texture aligned with Goss orientation. In the grain oriented electrical steel sheet, when (α.sub.1 β.sub.1 γ.sub.1) and (α.sub.2 β.sub.2 γ.sub.2) represent deviation angles of crystal orientations measured at two measurement points which are adjacent on the sheet surface and which have an interval of 1 mm, the boundary condition BA is defined as |γ.sub.2−γ.sub.1|≥0.5°, and the boundary condition BB is defined as [(α.sub.2−α.sub.1).sup.2+(β.sub.2−β.sub.1).sup.2+(γ.sub.2−γ.sub.1).sup.2].sup.1/2≥2.0°, the boundary which satisfies the boundary condition BA and which does not satisfy the boundary condition BB is included.

A grain-oriented electrical steel sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention has an average degree of orientation difference of 0.5 to 10° between recrystallized grains that are in contact with a groove present on the surface of the electrical steel sheet and the bottom of the groove, and other recrystallized grains.

A grain oriented electrical steel sheet includes a base steel sheet, a glass film, and a tension-insulation coating. When a glow discharge emission spectroscopy is conducted from a surface of the glass film toward a depth direction, an analysis starting time Ts, a time T.sup.Al.sub.p at which Al shows a maximum emission intensity, an Al emission intensity F(T.sup.Al.sub.p) at the T.sup.Al.sub.p, a time T.sup.Si.sub.p at which Si shows a maximum emission intensity, and an Al emission intensity F(T.sup.Si.sub.p) at the T.sup.Si.sub.p satisfy 0.05≤F(T.sup.Si.sub.p)/F(T.sup.Al.sub.p)≤0.50 and 2.0≤(T.sup.Al.sub.p−Ts)/(T.sup.Si.sub.p−Ts)≤5.0.

[Problem] To provide a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet which is further improved in terms of iron loss before magnetic domain control, while achieving a sufficient iron loss improvement effect even in the control of a heat-resistant magnetic domain where a sufficient iron loss improvement effect has not been achieved. [Solution] A grain-oriented electrical steel sheet according to one aspect of the present invention comprises abase steel sheet and a glass coating that is formed on the surface of the base steel sheet, and is characterized in that: the base steel sheet contains as chemical components, in mass %, 0.010% or less of C, from 2.00% to 4.00% of Si, from 0.05% to 1.00% of Mn, from 0.010% to 0.065% of Al, 0.004% or less of N and 0.010% or less of S, with the balance being made up of Fe and impurities; the oxygen concentration in the glass coating and the base steel sheet is 2,500 ppm or less; and if I.sub.Al_1 is the first peak intensity of Al and I.sub.Al_2 is the second peak intensity of Al in the concentration profile of Al, the relationship of mathematical formula (1) is satisfied.

I.sub.Al_1<I.sub.Al_2   Formula (1):

Grain-oriented electrical steel sheet excellent in magnetic properties and excellent in adhesion of a primary coating to a base steel sheet, an annealing separator utilized for manufacture of grain-oriented electrical steel sheet, and a method for manufacturing grain-oriented electrical steel sheet are proposed. The grain-oriented electrical steel sheet is provided with a base metal steel sheet containing comprising a predetermined chemical composition and a primary coating formed on a surface of the base steel sheet and comprising Mg.sub.2SiO.sub.4 as a main constituent. The primary coating satisfies the conditions of (1) the number density D3 of the Al concentrated region: 0.020 to 0.180/μm.sup.2, (2) (total area S5 of regions which is anchoring oxide layer regions and is also Al concentrated regions)/(total area S3 of Al concentrated regions)≥33%, (3) distance H5 of mean value of length in thickness direction of regions which is anchoring oxide layer regions and is also Al concentrated regions minus H0: 0.4 to 4.0 μm, (4) (total area S1 of anchoring oxide layer regions)/(observed area S0)≥15%.

A method for manufacturing a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet according to an aspect of the present invention includes a step of obtaining a hot-rolled steel sheet by carrying out hot rolling on a slab containing a predetermined component composition with a remainder including Fe and impurities, a step of obtaining a hot-rolled annealed sheet by carrying out hot-rolled sheet annealing as necessary, a step of carrying out pickling to obtain a pickled sheet, a step of carrying out cold rolling to obtain a cold-rolled steel sheet, a step of carrying out primary recrystallization annealing, a step of applying an annealing separating agent including MgO to a surface and then carrying out final annealing to obtain a final-annealed sheet, and a step of applying an insulating coating and then carrying out flattening annealing.

A grain oriented electrical steel sheet includes: a base steel sheet; a glass film which is arranged in contact with the base steel sheet; and an insulation coating which is arranged in contact with the glass film and which includes a phosphate and a colloidal silica as main components. The base steel sheet includes the predetermined chemical composition. A BN whose average particle size is 50 to 300 nm is included at a predetermined number density in a region which is from an interface between the glass film and the insulation coating till 5 μm toward the base steel sheet in a depth direction. A B emission intensity obtained inside the glass film is more than a B emission intensity obtained inside the base steel sheet, when a B emission intensity is measured from a surface of the insulation coating by a glow discharge emission spectroscopy.

Disclosed is a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet capable of obtaining excellent magnetic properties stably over the entire coil length. A grain-oriented electrical steel sheet includes: a chemical composition containing, in mass %, C: 0.005% or less, Si: 2.0% to 4.5%, and Mn: 0.01% to 0.5%, and, in mass ppm, N: 20 ppm or less, each of Se, Te, and O: less than 50 ppm, S: less than 30 ppm, and acid-soluble Al: less than 40 ppm, and Ti: less than 30 ppm, of which 5 ppm or more and 25 ppm or less is acid-soluble Ti, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities; and precipitates containing Ti and N with a grain size of 200 nm or more at a frequency of 0.05 grains/mm.sup.2 or more.