The role of the environment in the rolling contact fatigue cracking of rails

Wear

Volumn 271, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 113-119

  Cookson, John M ^a   Mutton, Peter J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corrosion; Environment; Rails; Rolling contact fatigue; Steel; Water

Indexed keywords

CRACKING PROCESS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTRIBUTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; FIELD TRIAL; ROLLING CONTACT FATIGUE;

FRICTION;

CORROSION FATIGUE;

EID: 79955748632     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2010.10.011     Document Type: Article

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