The effect of intermittent lubrication on the fatigue life of pearlitic rail steel in rolling-sliding contact

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

Volumn 214, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 145-158

  Flctcher, D I ^a   Beynon, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flange lubrication; Pearlitic rail steel; Rolling contact fatigue

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LUBRICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLYBDENUM; RAILROAD ROLLING STOCK; RAILROAD TRACKS; SHEAR STRESS; STEEL;

INTERMITTENT LUBRICATION; PEARLITIC RAIL STEEL; ROLLING CONTACT FATIGUE;

RAILS;

EID: 0034538323     PISSN: 09544097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954409001531270     Document Type: Article

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