An alternative method for the assessment of railhead traction

Wear

Volumn 271, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 62-70

  Lewis, S R ^a   Lewis, R ^a   Olofsson, U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Contaminant; Friction; Friction modifier; Pendulum tester; Rail

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE METHODS; CHARPY IMPACT TESTS; CONTAMINANT; FAST TEST; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; FRICTION MODIFIER; GOOD CORRELATIONS; HIGH-SPEED VIDEO; TEST PARAMETERS; TRIBOMETERS; WHEEL/RAIL CONTACT;

IMPURITIES; PENDULUMS; RAILS; TRACTION (FRICTION); TRIBOLOGY;

CHARPY IMPACT TESTING;

EID: 79955780243     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2010.10.035     Document Type: Article

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