Ductile inclusions in rail, subject to compressive rolling-sliding contact

Wear

Volumn 269, Issue 11-12, 2010, Pages 733-746

  Garnham, J E ^a   Ding, R G ^a   Davis, C L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

MnS based inclusions; Rail wheel tribology; Rolling contact fatigue; Steel

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE DATA; CONTACT SURFACE; DUCTILE INCLUSIONS; FOCUSSED ION BEAMS; MNS BASED INCLUSIONS; NEAR-SURFACE; NON-METALLIC INCLUSIONS; PEARLITIC MICROSTRUCTURE; RAIL STEEL; RAIL-WHEEL TRIBOLOGY; ROLLING CONTACT FATIGUE; ROLLING SLIDING CONTACT; SHAPE CHANGE;

CRACKS; FRICTION; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MICROSTRUCTURE; RAILS; STRINGERS; SURFACE STRUCTURE; TRIBOLOGY; VEHICLE WHEELS;

INCLUSIONS;

EID: 77957754628     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2010.07.010     Document Type: Article

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