INVESTIGATION OF FAILURES IN RAILROAD RAILS

During the year, 52 failed control-cooled rails were evaluated. The causes of failures follow: 17 failed due to transverse fissures, four from shatter cracks, seven from hot torn steel, one from inclusion, one from welded engine burn and four from hand gas butt welds; 16 failed due to detail fractures from shelling; seven from head and web separation cracks; three from crushed head and web; five fractured from base break at seam; 1 contained black shelly spots; and three had bolt hole cracks.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Railway Engineering Association

  59 East Van Buren Street
  Chicago, IL  United States  60605
• Authors:
  • Cramer, R E
• Publication Date: 1952-2

Media Info

• Features: Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 843-849
• Serial:
  • AREA BULLETIN
  • Volume: 53
  • Issue Number: 500
  • Publisher: American Railway Engineering Association

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cracking; Defects; Failure; Railroad rails; Shelling (Metals); Technology
• 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: 00040813
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 8 1994 12:00AM