RECLAMATION OF RAILS BY POWDER WELDING

In site repair of wheel burn and cupped thermit welds is now a practical proposition using the powder deposition process. The powder welding process requires a brightly ground or scurfed surface and the usual precautions obligatory with any welding procedure, that of removing fatigued metal, flow ridges and lapping. Should the weld fail, the failure will occur at the weld/base metal interface and experience has shown that a few microns of weld metal still remain, and consequently protection is afforded against atmospheric oxidation.

• Corporate Authors:

  Temple Press Limited

  161-166 Fleet Street
  Longon EC4,   England 
• Authors:
  • Cookson, C
  • Shawe, F
• Publication Date: 1970-5-1

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 350-351
• Serial:
  • RAILWAY GAZETTE
  • Volume: 126

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Defects; Maintenance of way; Railroad rails; Technology; Welding
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Rail welding; Wheel burn
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00037756
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 6 1976 12:00AM