Investigations of the Head Check Defects in Rails

Investigations of the Head Check Defects in Rails

KOWALCZYK Dariusz, ANTOLIK Łukasz, MIKŁASZEWICZ Ireneusz and CHALIMONIUK Marek

Abstract The article presents the method and results of computed tomography (CT) tests of head-check defects occurring commonly in operation. These are one of the most common defects in rails that can lead to rail rupture. Based on previously performed CT and microscopic observations, rail models with typical defects were created and ultrasound beam propagation simulation was performed to increase the detectability of such defects.

Keywords
Rail, Ultrasound Examination, Head Checking, FEM Analysis

Published online , 5 pages
Copyright © 2020 by the author(s)
Published under license by Materials Research Forum LLC., Millersville PA, USA

Citation: KOWALCZYK Dariusz, ANTOLIK Łukasz, MIKŁASZEWICZ Ireneusz and CHALIMONIUK Marek, Investigations of the Head Check Defects in Rails, Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 17, pp 246-250, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644901038-36

The article was published as article 36 of the book Terotechnology XI

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