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The reduction of the bolt hole failures in austenitic manganese steel (RR-MF-061)

Last updated on 16 August 2013 4:00

Austenitic Manganese Steel (AMS) differs from conventional BS11 grade steel. In the ‘as received’ condition the material is relatively soft. However, if the surface layers are subject to abrasion, the surface rapidly hardens, whilst the underlying materials remain comparatively unchanged. AMS therefore has high resistance to wear, and thus is...

Author(s): Smallwood R.

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1993

United Kingdom

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