PRESENT STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT OF SYNTHETIC FRICTION MATERIALS FOR RAILWAY VEHICLES

A survey is given of the present stage of development of synthetic friction materials for rail vehicles. With block brakes, the speed limit for the use of synthetic brake blocks appears to be 140 km/h for lightweight vehicles and 120 km/h for heavy vehicles. For higher speeds, the disc preferably in conjunction with a block brake, should be used. Suitable brake linings are available for nearly all applications. Further development can only be realised by close co-operation between vehicle manufacturers, railways administrations, brake manufacturers and lining manufacturers. Regarding vehicles with synthetic brake linings, the procedures for the determination of the braked weight will have to be extended to include the low-speed range.

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  Siemens (Georg) Verlagsbuchhandlung

  Luetzowstrasse 105-196
  1 Berlin 30,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Ehlers, H
• Publication Date: 1975-1

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 11-16
• Serial:
  • Glasers Annalen ZEV
  • Volume: 99
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Siemens (Georg) Verlagsbuchhandlung
  • ISSN: 0373-322X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brake shoes; Braking performance; Coefficient of friction; High speed rail
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00096556
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 24 1975 12:00AM