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The life of rails containing thermit welds (IM-TS-009)

Last updated on 02 December 2013 4:44

This memorandum discusses the possibility of predicting the life of CWR containing Thermit welds. Attention is concentrated on failure mechanisms in defective Thermit welds, and fatigue failures in good welds. Information required for various life predictions is listed, and it is concluded that it is not possible to predict life...

Author(s): Lane G.S.

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1972

United Kingdom

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