Railway Wheel material
Railway Wheel material
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Hi,
I am designing a railway trailer to cary an escavator; the trailer will feature 8 wheels (diameter= 400 mm), each wheel carrying a load of:
7 ton (working rolling load);
14 ton (static load) when loading/unloading the escavator; Trailer maximum speed=20km/h.
Concerning the wheels (my big problem) i think the best/cheap way will be cast steel and then machined. However, I don't know what is the best material to use, neither the casting companys i've contact could tell me.
what material should i specify that best suites this kind of aplications?
thanks for your help
I am designing a railway trailer to cary an escavator; the trailer will feature 8 wheels (diameter= 400 mm), each wheel carrying a load of:
7 ton (working rolling load);
14 ton (static load) when loading/unloading the escavator; Trailer maximum speed=20km/h.
Concerning the wheels (my big problem) i think the best/cheap way will be cast steel and then machined. However, I don't know what is the best material to use, neither the casting companys i've contact could tell me.
what material should i specify that best suites this kind of aplications?
thanks for your help





RE: Railway Wheel material
A number of foundries must be doing these castings routinely.
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." — Thomas Edison
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RE: Railway Wheel material
RE: Railway Wheel material
Are you familar with rairoad truck and carrier designs? As an example, I would suggest you take a look at the web site below from Griffin Wheels in the USA. We use them for our rail coal cars. You should use a wheel design that is proven and compatible with the rail system at your location - domestic or other location.
http://griffinwheel.com/wheels.asp
RE: Railway Wheel material
RE: Railway Wheel material
RE: Railway Wheel material
for any information you can get in touch with lucchini sidermeccanica that can give you sufficient information and indication about distribution of their products:
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cciao maurizio
RE: Railway Wheel material
the workpiece needs to be thermal refining.