Equilibrium of crack growth and wear rates during unlubricated rolling-sliding contact of pearlitic rail steel

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

Volumn 214, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 93-105

  Fletcher, D I ^a   Beynon, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; SHEAR STRESS; STEEL; STRAIN; VEHICLE WHEELS; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

PEARLITIC STEEL; ROLLING-SLIDING CONTACT;

RAILROAD ROLLING STOCK;

EID: 0033714228     PISSN: 09544097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954409001531360     Document Type: Article

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