Methods of elimination of rails increased damage in the area of weld joints
https://doi.org/10.21780/2223-9731-2019-78-4-210-217
Abstract
Rail weld joints from electric-contact welding in stationary and fi eld conditions, as well as those from aluminothermic welding are weak points on tracks that are easily damaged compared with rails outside the weld joints. Currently, these weak points are the defects connected with lack of penetration in the welding area, burns at the points of poor contact of the rail foot with the current-carrying contact tips, or with defects of the weld joint machining after welding, as well as the local hardness reduction in areas affected by heat after welding, and local heat treatment after welding. Elimination of wide areas of reduced hardness at the weld joint points producing saddles, cracks, and chipping, and promoting rails damage next to such joints is a major challenge for increasing the serviceability of weld joints. This study introduces three avenues for elimination of increased damage of rails at weld joints including:
• Improvement of technology and equipment for electriccontact welding and local heat treatment after welding in the stationary and fi eld conditions.
• Development of technology and equipment for induction welding in the stationary and fi eld conditions.
• Development of technology and equipment for differentiated induction tempering of rails preliminary welded in strings 800 m long.
About the Authors
E. A. Shur
Joint Stock Company Railway Research Institute (JSC “VNIIZhT”)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Evgeniy A. Shur, Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Professor, Сhief Researcher, Scientifi c Center “Rails, welding, transport material science” (SC “RSTM”)
V. M. Fedin
Federal State Аutonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education “Russian University of Transport” (FGBOU VO RUT (MIIT))
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vladimir M. Fedin, Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Professor, Head of Center of Industrial Technologies
A. I. Borts
Joint Stock Company Railway Research Institute (JSC “VNIIZhT”)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Aleksey I. Borts, Cand Sci. (Eng.), Deputy Director of Scientific Center “Rails, welding, transport material science” (SC “RSTM”)
Yu. V. Ronzhina
Joint Stock Company Railway Research Institute (JSC “VNIIZhT”)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Yulia V. Ronzhina, Cand Sci. (Eng.), Senior Researcher, Scientifi c Center “Rails, welding, transport material science” (SC “RSTM”)
A. I. Fimkin
Federal State Аutonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education “Russian University of Transport” (FGBOU VO RUT (MIIT))
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Aleksander I. Fimkin, Cand Sci. (Eng.), Associate Professor, Head of Laboratory Material Tests, Department of Structural Engineering
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Shur E.A., Fedin V.M., Borts A.I., Ronzhina Yu.V., Fimkin A.I. Methods of elimination of rails increased damage in the area of weld joints. RUSSIAN RAILWAY SCIENCE JOURNAL. 2019;78(4):210-217. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21780/2223-9731-2019-78-4-210-217
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