DEVELOPMENT OF A LOW-CARBON STEEL WHEEL FOR A DISC-BRAKED WHEELSET

By virtue of the criticality of the railway wheel it is not surprising that within Europe there have been no significant changes in the specified materials, for several decades. It is probably an inevitable situation as the approved grades of wrought steel defined in UIC and national standards do appear to be optimised for the majority of rail vehicle applications. That does not mean such materials give defect-free operation, rather that the user is reluctant to consider change with the associated increased safety risk, until experience has been gained. This paper describes a break with tradition where a maintenance cost and effect situation was so onerous there was no serious alternative but the trial of a new material. That simple but radical change is described together with a precis explanation of the supporting investigation. (A) For the covering abstract see IRRD E104477.

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• Authors:
  • ROSE, K(CHA)
  • DEMILLY, F
  • Lowe, B
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 49-63
• Serial:
  • SEMINAR PUBLICATION 1999-12
  • Publisher: PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING PUBLICATIONS LTD
  • ISSN: 1357-9193

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brakes; Braking; Conferences; Costs; Defects; Hazards; Maintenance; Metals; Optimization; Safety; Standards; Steel; Test procedures; Wheels
• Uncontrolled Terms: Optimum
• Geographic Terms: Europe; United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 1361: Brake; 1874: Braking; 8525: Conference; 224: Cost; 5238: Defect (tech); 8034: Europe; 3847: Maintenance; 4543: Metal; 9150: Risk; 1665: Safety; 187: Specification (standard); 4542: Steel; 6288: Test method; 8119: United Kingdom; 1372: Wheel
• Subject Areas: Finance; Maintenance and Preservation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00790308
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 1-86058-242-7
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Apr 11 2000 12:00AM