BONDING OF RAILS

The strength in static bending of rails bonded by conventional brazing or by a unique brazing technique involving the use of fiber metal shims ranges up to a maximum tensile fiber stress at failure of 71,800 psi. Work to date has been done using mild steel fiber metal shims, with and without copper foil on either side of the shim to supply molten filler metal. Since this technique yielded a joint strength as high as 63,900 psi, the superior technique of employing rail steel fiber metal shims preimpregnated with copper could yield strengths comparable to those of pressure-welded rail.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Railway Engineering Association

  59 East Van Buren Street
  Chicago, IL  United States  60605
• Publication Date: 1960-2

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 915-925
• Serial:
  • AREA BULLETIN
  • Volume: 61
  • Issue Number: 556
  • Publisher: American Railway Engineering Association

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bending; Bending stress; Railroad rails; Stresses; Technology; Temperature; Tension; Welded rail
• Uncontrolled Terms: Tensile stress
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Materials; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00040568
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 8 1994 12:00AM