A metallurgical analysis of a steel plate sample (the Bell sample) was requested by the Federal Railroad Administration. The steel sample was taken from a tank car (number 88300) which had been involved in an accident near Bell, West Virginia. An investigation was conducted at the National Bureau of Standards to characterize the steel from the failed tank car and to determine whether the steel meets the specification AAR TC 128-69. Another purpose of the investigation is to determine the nature of the fracture of the head plate of the failed tank car.


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    Title :

    Hazardous Materials Tank Cars - Evaluation of Tank Car Shell Construction Material


    Contributors:
    G. E. Hicho (author) / C. H. Brady (author)

    Publication date :

    1975


    Size :

    40 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English