Search for dissertations about: "Railway Wheel Flats. Martensite Formation, Residual Stresses, and Crack Propagation"

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2. 1. Railway Wheel Flats. Martensite Formation, Residual Stresses, and Crack Propagation

   Author : Johan Jergeus; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; sliding contact; metallographic investigation; crack propagation; thermal shock; constitutive modelling; phase transformations; railway wheel flats; full-scale field experiments; transformation plasticity; tread damage; residual stresses; spalling; martensite formation;

   Abstract : A railway wheel flat is a flat spot on the rolling surface of a wheel caused by its unintentional sliding on the rail. The reason for the sliding may be poorly adjusted, frozen or defect brakes, or too high braking forces in relation to the available wheel/rail adhesion. READ MORE