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Railroad rails made of bainitic steel

Railroad rails made of bainitic steel Results are presented from a study of the mechanical characteristics and microstructure of rails made at the Novokuznetsk Metallurgical Combine from steel alloyed with manganese, silicon, chromium, molybdenum, and vanadium. It was established that obtaining high strength and hardness in the steel by increasing its contents of carbon and alloying elements has an adverse effect on the service properties of rails made of steels with a bainitic structure. Normalizing is the most effective means of increasing strength and improving microstructure. The required level of mechanical characteristics can be obtained by tempering the steel at 350–370°C. The adverse effect of cold straightening-which is manifest in a reduction in the rails’s impact toughness-can be offset by subjecting the steel to preliminary tempering or normalizing and tempering. Rather than further increasing the strength of rail steel to improve its overall quality, this objective is better served by making sure that the steel is cleanly made, that the rails have little or no curvature, and that the residual stresses in the steel are favorably distributed. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Metallurgist Springer Journals

Railroad rails made of bainitic steel

Pavlov, V.; Godik, L.; Korneva, L.; Kozyrev, N.; Kuznetsov, E.
Metallurgist , Volume 51 (4) – Sep 17, 2007
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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2007 by Springer Science+Business Media, Inc.
Subject
Chemistry; Metallic Materials; Materials Science; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
ISSN
0026-0894
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1573-8892
DOI
10.1007/s11015-007-0039-8
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Abstract

Results are presented from a study of the mechanical characteristics and microstructure of rails made at the Novokuznetsk Metallurgical Combine from steel alloyed with manganese, silicon, chromium, molybdenum, and vanadium. It was established that obtaining high strength and hardness in the steel by increasing its contents of carbon and alloying elements has an adverse effect on the service properties of rails made of steels with a bainitic structure. Normalizing is the most effective means of increasing strength and improving microstructure. The required level of mechanical characteristics can be obtained by tempering the steel at 350–370°C. The adverse effect of cold straightening-which is manifest in a reduction in the rails’s impact toughness-can be offset by subjecting the steel to preliminary tempering or normalizing and tempering. Rather than further increasing the strength of rail steel to improve its overall quality, this objective is better served by making sure that the steel is cleanly made, that the rails have little or no curvature, and that the residual stresses in the steel are favorably distributed.

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Published: Sep 17, 2007

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