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Development of Low-cost Contact Wire for High-speed Lines

Last updated on 28 May 2021 1:03

Chromium-zirconium precipitation-hardened copper alloy (PHC) contact wire was developed for high speed lines to address issues relating to cost and the environment. However, the problem with PHC contact wire is that is not easily produced in small quantities, to meet the demand for small lots from railway operators. Therefore, the...

Author(s): Tadanori USUKI;Chikara YAMASHITA;Atsushi SUGAHARA;Takuya OHARA;Hitoshi NAKAMOTO;Kunio IKEDA

Organisation(s): RTRI ;

2021

Japan

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