The monotonic and cyclic properties of 5 modified experimental Si-V alloys designed for thermal fatigue resistance (TM-MET-037)

Tread-braked tyres used by British Rail on most locomotives and passenger-carrying vehicles are prone to the development of small thermally induced cracks at the tyre surface. This thermal cracking becomes more severe as the braking conditions are made more severe. Thermal cracking is properly a fatigue process, the plastic...