INVESTIGATION OF FAILURES IN CONTROL-COOLED RAILROAD RAILS
Thirty-two failed control-cooled rails were examined. Causes of failure included: transverse fissures--two from shatter cracks, eight from hot torn steel and one from inclusion; 13 detail fractures from shelling; five fractures from wheel burns, weld defects or electride burns; and three other types of breaks.
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Corporate Authors:
American Railway Engineering Association
59 East Van Buren Street
Chicago, IL United States 60605 -
Authors:
- Cramer, R E
- Publication Date: 1957-2
Media Info
- Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 965-971
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Serial:
- AREA BULLETIN
- Volume: 58
- Issue Number: 535
- Publisher: American Railway Engineering Association
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Cracking; Defects; Failure; Railroad rails; Shelling (Metals); Technology; Welded rail
- Geographic Terms: United States
- Old TRIS Terms: Fissures (Rails); Rail failure; Shelling; Shelling (Rails); Web defects; Web defects (Rails); Wheel burn
- Subject Areas: Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00040585
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jul 8 1994 12:00AM