Development of bainitic rail steels with potential resistance to rolling contact fatigue

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1019-1029

  Sawley, K ^a   Kristan, J ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bainitic steel; Pearlitic steel; Rails; Rolling contact fatigue; Wear

Indexed keywords

BAINITE; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HARDNESS; MATERIALS TESTING; METALLURGY; PERFORMANCE; ROLLING RESISTANCE; STEEL;

BAINITIC RAIL STEELS; PEARLITIC STEELS; ROLLING CONTACT FATIGUE;

RAILS;

EID: 0242285639     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-2695.2003.00671.x     Document Type: Article

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