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


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    Title :

    VARIABLE HARDENING DEPTH IN TRACK LINK FOR A GROUND-ENGAGING TRACK


    Additional title:

    VARIABLE HÄRTUNGSTIEFE IN EINEM KETTENGLIED FÜR EINE BODENEINDRINGKETTE
    PROFONDEUR DE DURCISSEMENT VARIABLE DANS UN MAILLON DE CHENILLE POUR CHENILLE EN CONTACT AVEC LE SOL



    Publication date :

    2019-01-16


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge / C21D Veränderung der physikalischen Struktur von Eisenmetallen , MODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS



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