The influence of wheel/rail contact forces on the material properties of wheels in service

9th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, CM 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 530-539

  Molyneux Berry, Paul ^a   Davis, Claire ^b   Bevan, Adam ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; FATIGUE DAMAGE; FRICTION; HARDNESS; MICROSTRUCTURE; RAILROADS;

MANUFACTURING PROCESS; RAILWAY WHEELS; ROLLING CONTACT FATIGUE; STEEL COMPOSITIONS; STRESS HISTORY; WHEEL MATERIAL; WHEEL/RAIL CONTACT; WHEEL/RAIL CONTACT FORCES;

VEHICLE WHEELS;

EID: 84907004993     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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