A track link (24) for a ground-engaging track (16) includes an elongate link body (24) having a lower hardness material (34) forming a lower mounting surface (26) for mounting a track shoe (28), and a sacrificial higher hardness material (36) forming an upper rail surface (30) for contacting rotatable track engaging elements (11, 15). The lower hardness and higher hardness materials (34, 36) transition at a material interface (38) within the elongate link body (24), and the material interface (38) is longitudinally non-uniform, such that the sacrificial higher hardness material (36) has a varying depth from the upper rail surface (30) to retard scalloping.


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    Title :

    Variable hardening depth in track link for a ground-engaging track



    Publication date :

    2017-06-01


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge



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