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Published: 01 January 2015
Fig. 15.1 Pearlitic microstructure in rail steel. Nital-etched surface, high resolution SEM micrograph, 8,000×. Courtesy EVRAZ NA More
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Published: 01 March 2002
Fig. 1.4 Micrograph of ASTM A 1 rail steel showing the fully pearlitic microstructure. Etched in 4% picral. 500× More
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Published: 01 March 2002
Fig. 3.56 Microstructure of the various layers of the rail steel in Fig. 3.55 . (a) The white layer at the surface (unattacked by the etchant), (b) tempered plate martensite, (c) as-quenched plate martensite and pearlite (dark), and (d) pearlite base microstructure. 4% picral etch. 1000× More
Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 January 2015
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.spsp2.t54410315
EISBN: 978-1-62708-265-5
... Abstract This chapter describes the mechanical properties of fully pearlitic microstructures and their suitability for wire and rail applications. It begins by describing the ever-increasing demands placed on rail steels and the manufacturing methods that have been developed in response...
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Published: 01 August 2018
Fig. 15.37 Sulfur prints of transverse cross sections of rails. Modern rail steels have chemical compositions and sulfur levels that give little information in sulfur prints. Print (a) corresponds to the macrograph of Fig. 15.36(b) . Print (b) corresponds to the macrograph of Fig. 15.36(c More
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Published: 01 January 2015
Fig. 15.5 Wear rate as a function of hardness for various rail steels tested at contact pressures of 1220 N/mm 2 and 700 N/mm 2 . Source: Ref 15.11 More
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Published: 01 March 2002
Fig. 4.5 Microstructure of a fully pearlitic steel rail. 4% picral etch. 1000× More
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Published: 01 March 2002
Fig. 4.6 A SEM micrograph of a fully pearlitic microstructure of a steel rail. 4% picral etch. 10,000× More
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Published: 01 March 2002
Fig. 4.16 Sulfur print of a steel rail showing regions of sulfur segregation. 1× More
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Published: 01 January 2015
Fig. 15.3 Hardness as a function of pearlite interlamellar spacing for various rail steels. Source: Ref 15.11 More
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Published: 01 January 2015
Fig. 15.4 Wear rate as a function of pearlite interlamellar spacing for various rail steels at contact pressures of 1220 N/mm 2 and 900 N/mm 2 . Source: Ref 15.11 More
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Published: 01 September 2008
Fig. 34 SEM fractograph of Fe-0.26C-2.11Si-2.27Mn-1.59Cr wt% carbide-free bainitic rail steel that has been temper embrittled by heat treatment at 500 °C for 5 h More
Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 August 2018
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.msisep.t59220519
EISBN: 978-1-62708-259-4
... and/or measurement techniques. It provides information on many types of engineering steel, including medium and high-carbon steels used in rail applications. It also examines the effect of nickel-phosphorus coatings on stainless steel and phosphate coatings used to reduce friction during thread rolling and other...
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Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 May 2018
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.hma.t59250219
EISBN: 978-1-62708-287-7
... Abstract This chapter discusses the rise of steel minimills in the late 1960s through the leadership of F. Kenneth Iverson and Gerald Heffernan. The discussion covers the development of processes for flat products, flanged beams, and railroad rails. The chapter also covers the growth...
Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 May 2018
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.hma.t59250025
EISBN: 978-1-62708-287-7
... they were successfully rolled into the first steel rails made in America. The first heat of Bessemer steel was made in February 1865 at the Troy plant just five months after the heat made by Kelly’s process. However, the patents held by the Kelly Pneumatic Process Company for commercial production were...
Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 March 2002
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.mgppis.t60400001
EISBN: 978-1-62708-258-7
... Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) System Another system was devised by ASTM. This system is not based on composition but on the steel product and application, for example, railroad rails, boiler tubes, plate, and bolts. ASTM has devised a system of specifications that contain composition...
Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 December 2008
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.ssde.t52310225
EISBN: 978-1-62708-286-0
... Abstract This chapter is a detailed account of the applications of stainless steel in automotive and transport systems. The discussion covers exhaust systems, structural components, automotive components, trucks, and rail transport. stainless steel automotive exhaust systems automotive...
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Published: 01 August 2018
Fig. 15.33 Transverse cross section on a hyper-eutectoid rail with approximate hardness of HB 400. The rail was hot rolled, but some residues of the dendritic structure are still visible. The transverse cross section (as discussed in Chapter 12, “Mechanical Work of Steels: Cold Working More
Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 June 2010
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.hss.t52790229
EISBN: 978-1-62708-356-0
... Abstract This chapter is a review of the restoration of a fleet of stainless steel railcars in Canada. railcars stainless steel THE RESTORATION of a fleet of trains had never before been contemplated, let alone attempted, but VIA Rail, the publicly owned Canadian passenger train...
Series: ASM Technical Books
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 May 2018
DOI: 10.31399/asm.tb.hma.t59250013
EISBN: 978-1-62708-287-7
... to the Revolutionary War. The investment totaled approximately $250,000. It remained in operation for 120 years until the new iron and steel works in Pittsburgh made it obsolete in 1880. Peter Grubb’s Cornwall Furnace was built at his mine in 1742 and remained in continuous operation until 1883 ( FIG. 2.2...