An investigation into the effect of quench cracks on the fracture toughness of B.S. 11 rail steel (IM-FM-040)

Last updated on 22 November 2013 2:29
The project was designed to investigate the fracture mechanism associated with wheelburn rail failures. It was thought that such failures might sometimes be initiated at the tips of thermal or quench cracks which are generated during rapid heating cycles on the running surface of the rails. This report describes...
Author(s): Sharpe K.;Cannon D.F.
Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;
1973
United Kingdom
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