Development of Improved Wheel Friction Block with Integrated Flange Lubrication and Tread Adhesion Functions

This paper describes the development of a wheel friction block that integrates the functions of wheel flange lubrication and tread adhesion improvement. We devised a configurationin which friction material with adhesion increasing material on the tread and material containing solid lubricant with MoS2 at the flangeare applied vertically by a...