Various processes of thermally treating rails, developed in United States, Canada and Europe to prevent formation of shatter cracks, now generally accepted as nuclei from which transverse fissures grow; controlled cooling; author points out that etch and service tests show that process of thermal treatment definitely prevents formation of shatter cracks. Before Univ Mich-Life Conference on New Technologies in Transportation. (See also Ry Age v 108 n 15 Apr 13 1940 p 668-70)
No shatter cracks in rail -- No transverse fissures
Ry Gaz
Railway Gazette and Railway News ; 73 , n 2
1940
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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No shatter cracks in rail -- No transverse fissures
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