Thermit welding of U.I.C. wear resistant rail, grade C :- mechanical test results (TM-FM-072)

To demonstrate the suitability of thermit welding for joining wear resistant rail grade C, various mechanical tests have been carried out on sample joints over the past four years. This document presents the results of bend, fatigue and drop-weight (tup) tests to date. Only the SmW and SkV processes have...