Brittle fracture occurs frequently in rails and thermite welded joints, which intimidates the security and reliability of railway ser- vice. Railways in cold regions, such as Qinghai-Tibet Railway, make the problem of...Brittle fracture occurs frequently in rails and thermite welded joints, which intimidates the security and reliability of railway ser- vice. Railways in cold regions, such as Qinghai-Tibet Railway, make the problem of brittle fi＇acture in rails even worse. A series of tests such as uniaxial tensile tests, Charpy impact tests, and three-point bending tests were carried out at low temperature to investigate the mechanical properties and fracture toughness of U71Mn and U75V rail steels and their thermite welds. Fracture micromechanisms were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy （SEM） on the fracture surfaces of the tested specimens. The ductility indices （percentage elongation aider frac- ture and percentage reduction of area） and the toughness indices （Charpy impact energy Ak and plane-strain fracture toughness Kic） of the two kinds of rail steels and the corresponding thermite welds all decrease as the temperature decreases. The thermite welds are more critical to fracture than the rail steel base metals, as indicated by a higher yield-to-ultimate ratio and a much lower Charpy impact energy. U71Mn rail steel is relatively higher in toughness than U75V, as demonstrated by larger Ak and Klc values. Therefore, U71Mn rail steel and the corresponding thermite weld are recommended in railway construction and maintenance in cold regions.展开更多
The effect of preheating temperature on the mechanical and fracture behavior, hardness, and the microstructure of slot welded pearlitic rail steel were studied. Railhead sections with slots were preheated to 200℃, 30...The effect of preheating temperature on the mechanical and fracture behavior, hardness, and the microstructure of slot welded pearlitic rail steel were studied. Railhead sections with slots were preheated to 200℃, 300℃, 350℃ and 400℃?before gas metal arc filling to simulate defects repair. Another sample, welded at room temperature (RT) with no preheat, was studied in comparison. The parent rail steel has ultimate strength, yield strength and strain to failure of 1146 MPa, 717 MPa and 9.3%, respectively. Optimum values of these properties for the welded rail steels were found to be 1023 MPa, 655 MPa and 4.7%, respectively, for the 200℃ preheat temperature. On this basis, the optimum weld efficiency was found to be 89.2%. The average apparent fracture toughness KI for the parent rail was 127 MPa.m0.5, while that for the optimum welded joint (200℃ preheat) was 116.5 MPa.m0.5. In addition, the average hardness values of the weld, fusion zone, and heat affected zone (HAZ) were 313.5, 332 and 313.6 HB, respectively, while that for parent rail steel was about 360 HB. Dominance of bainite and acicular ferrite phase in the weld microstructure was observed at 200℃ preheat.展开更多
For building the analytical model of mean temperature in rail universal rolling, the cross-section of workpieces and the profile of horizontal roll and vertical roll are simplified rationally. The mean temperature of ...For building the analytical model of mean temperature in rail universal rolling, the cross-section of workpieces and the profile of horizontal roll and vertical roll are simplified rationally. The mean temperature of the web of rail, the top of rail and the base of rail are considered individually. The temperature rises for plastic deformation and friction incorresponding deformation zone, the temperature drop for contact is calculated on the base of variation principle and energy conservation law. Then the mean temperature is obtained. For verifying the theoretical model, the 18 kg/m light rail universal rolling experiments are accomplished in Yanshan University Rolling Laboratory, China and the surface temperature is measured. The surface temperature is not exact enough to express the true temperature and the mean temperature can show the status of the true temperature basically. So the mean temperature can be used to express the true temperature and this theoretical model and its results can be applied as an important reference to control the temperature of rail universal rolling and the heat treatment of the rolled rail.展开更多
The text determines the hot plasticity of CC blank for heavy rail between BNbRE and BNbRE(V) under 1300～850 ℃ by using Gleeble 1500D. It also makes comparative analysis of the microstructure and fracture of the tens...The text determines the hot plasticity of CC blank for heavy rail between BNbRE and BNbRE(V) under 1300～850 ℃ by using Gleeble 1500D. It also makes comparative analysis of the microstructure and fracture of the tensile specimens by scanning electronic microscope. The result indicates that hot plasticity is almost zero when temperature is between 1200～1300 ℃. While hot plasticity of BNbRE(V) is better than BNbRE between 975～1200 ℃. Plasticity decreases with the reducing temperature from 975 ℃. Hot plasticity of BNbRE(V) reaches the minimum because of the precipitation of vanadium in the specimens reaches the maximum at 850 ℃.Vanadium largely affects the plasticity of steel in brittle temperature region Ⅲ and the embrittlement extends to lower temperature.展开更多
There currently does not exist in industry a reliable method for the detection of rail foot flaws.Like their head-based counterparts,foot flaws result in broken rail with potentially catastrophic consequences.A propos...There currently does not exist in industry a reliable method for the detection of rail foot flaws.Like their head-based counterparts,foot flaws result in broken rail with potentially catastrophic consequences.A proposed area of research for the detection of these flaws is thermography,a non-contact method of measuring and analysing infrared emissions from an object under test.In industry,active excitation thermography is the most common,requiring an excitation source.This paper will present a temperature measurement system and a method of transient temperature extraction from the running rails for the effects of a passing train to evaluate heat transfer in the practical rail environment.The outcomes of these results will provide future direction in the development of a rail heat transfer model and determine if train passage provides enough active excitation for a thermography-based detection technique.展开更多
基金supported by the Research Foundation of the Ministry of Railways and Tsinghua University (No.T200410)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.50778102 and 51178244)
文摘Brittle fracture occurs frequently in rails and thermite welded joints, which intimidates the security and reliability of railway ser- vice. Railways in cold regions, such as Qinghai-Tibet Railway, make the problem of brittle fi＇acture in rails even worse. A series of tests such as uniaxial tensile tests, Charpy impact tests, and three-point bending tests were carried out at low temperature to investigate the mechanical properties and fracture toughness of U71Mn and U75V rail steels and their thermite welds. Fracture micromechanisms were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy （SEM） on the fracture surfaces of the tested specimens. The ductility indices （percentage elongation aider frac- ture and percentage reduction of area） and the toughness indices （Charpy impact energy Ak and plane-strain fracture toughness Kic） of the two kinds of rail steels and the corresponding thermite welds all decrease as the temperature decreases. The thermite welds are more critical to fracture than the rail steel base metals, as indicated by a higher yield-to-ultimate ratio and a much lower Charpy impact energy. U71Mn rail steel is relatively higher in toughness than U75V, as demonstrated by larger Ak and Klc values. Therefore, U71Mn rail steel and the corresponding thermite weld are recommended in railway construction and maintenance in cold regions.
文摘The effect of preheating temperature on the mechanical and fracture behavior, hardness, and the microstructure of slot welded pearlitic rail steel were studied. Railhead sections with slots were preheated to 200℃, 300℃, 350℃ and 400℃?before gas metal arc filling to simulate defects repair. Another sample, welded at room temperature (RT) with no preheat, was studied in comparison. The parent rail steel has ultimate strength, yield strength and strain to failure of 1146 MPa, 717 MPa and 9.3%, respectively. Optimum values of these properties for the welded rail steels were found to be 1023 MPa, 655 MPa and 4.7%, respectively, for the 200℃ preheat temperature. On this basis, the optimum weld efficiency was found to be 89.2%. The average apparent fracture toughness KI for the parent rail was 127 MPa.m0.5, while that for the optimum welded joint (200℃ preheat) was 116.5 MPa.m0.5. In addition, the average hardness values of the weld, fusion zone, and heat affected zone (HAZ) were 313.5, 332 and 313.6 HB, respectively, while that for parent rail steel was about 360 HB. Dominance of bainite and acicular ferrite phase in the weld microstructure was observed at 200℃ preheat.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50775196)Doctor Foundation of Ministry of Education of China (Grant No. 20070216006)Special Sponsored Item of Hebei Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 08B017)
文摘For building the analytical model of mean temperature in rail universal rolling, the cross-section of workpieces and the profile of horizontal roll and vertical roll are simplified rationally. The mean temperature of the web of rail, the top of rail and the base of rail are considered individually. The temperature rises for plastic deformation and friction incorresponding deformation zone, the temperature drop for contact is calculated on the base of variation principle and energy conservation law. Then the mean temperature is obtained. For verifying the theoretical model, the 18 kg/m light rail universal rolling experiments are accomplished in Yanshan University Rolling Laboratory, China and the surface temperature is measured. The surface temperature is not exact enough to express the true temperature and the mean temperature can show the status of the true temperature basically. So the mean temperature can be used to express the true temperature and this theoretical model and its results can be applied as an important reference to control the temperature of rail universal rolling and the heat treatment of the rolled rail.
文摘The text determines the hot plasticity of CC blank for heavy rail between BNbRE and BNbRE(V) under 1300～850 ℃ by using Gleeble 1500D. It also makes comparative analysis of the microstructure and fracture of the tensile specimens by scanning electronic microscope. The result indicates that hot plasticity is almost zero when temperature is between 1200～1300 ℃. While hot plasticity of BNbRE(V) is better than BNbRE between 975～1200 ℃. Plasticity decreases with the reducing temperature from 975 ℃. Hot plasticity of BNbRE(V) reaches the minimum because of the precipitation of vanadium in the specimens reaches the maximum at 850 ℃.Vanadium largely affects the plasticity of steel in brittle temperature region Ⅲ and the embrittlement extends to lower temperature.
基金The work was supported by the Australasian Centre for Rail Innovation under its HH01B—Evaluating infrared imaging and laser ultrasonics as detectors of rail foot flaws project.
文摘There currently does not exist in industry a reliable method for the detection of rail foot flaws.Like their head-based counterparts,foot flaws result in broken rail with potentially catastrophic consequences.A proposed area of research for the detection of these flaws is thermography,a non-contact method of measuring and analysing infrared emissions from an object under test.In industry,active excitation thermography is the most common,requiring an excitation source.This paper will present a temperature measurement system and a method of transient temperature extraction from the running rails for the effects of a passing train to evaluate heat transfer in the practical rail environment.The outcomes of these results will provide future direction in the development of a rail heat transfer model and determine if train passage provides enough active excitation for a thermography-based detection technique.
