COMPARATIVE CONSIDERATIONS ON THE WEIGHT REDUCTION OF RAILWAY ROLLING STOCK

VERGLEICHENDE BETRACHTUNGEN ZUM LEICHTBAU VON SCHIENENFAHRZEUGEN

Details are given of various criteria for judging different materials and comparing the shape of parts made from them, so as to reduce the weight of railway rolling stock. A comparison is made of side walls, with reference to their stability and weight. Types of mixed and composite construction are illustrated by means of examples. Elastic resilience, conditioned by elongation-stress behaviour, is, for aluminum, roughly three times greater than for stainless steel.

• Authors:
  • Haug, A
• Publication Date: 0

Language

• German

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 5 p.
• Serial:
  • Leichtbau der Verkehrsfahrzeuge
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue Number: 4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight cars; Passenger cars; Technology; Weight
• Geographic Terms: Germany
• Old TRIS Terms: Weight reduction
• Subject Areas: Materials; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00054791
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1976 12:00AM