Measurement of residual stresses in rails by neutron diffraction

Wear

Volumn 265, Issue 9-10, 2008, Pages 1402-1407

  Sasaki, Toshihiko ^a   Takahashi, Shunichi ^a   Kanematsu, Yoshikazu ^a   Satoh, Yukio ^a   Iwafuchi, Kengo ^a   Ishida, Makoto ^a   Morii, Yukio ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Neutron diffraction; Railway rail; Residual stress; Rolling contact fatigue

Indexed keywords

CRACK DETECTION; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); CRACKS; FATIGUE DAMAGE; FRICTION; MEASUREMENTS; MODAL ANALYSIS; NEUTRONS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; SAFETY ENGINEERING; STEEL METALLURGY; STRAIN GAGES; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRESSES;

(ABIOTIC AND BIOTIC) STRESS; (P ,P ,T) MEASUREMENTS; CRACK GROWTH; CRITICAL SIZES; ENGINEERING ANALYSIS; IN ORDER; JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (JAEA); NEUTRON MEASUREMENTS; RAIL DEFECTS; RESIDUAL STRESS DISTRIBUTIONS; ROLLING CONTACT FATIGUE (RCF); SERVICE LINE; TEST SAMPLES;

RAILS;

EID: 48049088112     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2008.04.047     Document Type: Article

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