Knowledge of the Steel Rail

What is call a track a rail?

The rail is also known as steel rail, and the steel rail is the main component of railway tracks. Its function is to guide the wheels of the locomotive, bear the great pressure of the wheel and transfer it to the sleeper.

The part of the rail

The cross section shape of the rail using a best I section flexural performance, waist rail head, rail and rail bottom of three parts. Better inherit from all sides to make rail force, guarantee the necessary strength conditions, the height of the rail should be enough, its head and bottom should have enough area and height, waist and bottom shoulds not be too thin.

How is the steel rail classified?

The internal steel rail in China is generally referred to as the national standard?GB?. China's steel rail is classified according to the approximate weight of kilograms per meter, which can be divided into light steel rail, heavy steel rail and lifting rail (crane rail). There are also non-standard and negative aberrations in the national standard.For example, the 45KG steel rail is a negative aberration, which is also a non-standard rail.Every country in the world has its own standard of production rail, and the classification method is different. British standard: BS series (90A,80A,75A,75R,60A, etc.) : DIN series crane rails. International railway alliance: UIC series. American standard: ASCE series. Japanese standard: JIS series.

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