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The Wear Behavior of High Rails Tested in the First Metallurgy Experiment, 0 to 135 MGT

Document Series:
Technical Reports
Author:
  • M. B. Hargrove, F. S. Mitchell, R. K. Steel, R. E. Young
Report Number
FRA/TTC-81/04
Office
RRD
Subject:
Facilities & Test EquipmentTrack/Train Interactions
Keywords:
High Silicon, Standard Carbon, Head Hardened, Chrome Molybdenum, Position-in-Curve, Tie Plate Cant, Profilometer, Chemistry, Curvature
Document
1981_THE WEAR BEHAVIOR OF HIGH RAIL IN THE FIRST METALL.PDF (29.27 MB)

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Last updated: Tuesday, September 1, 1981