CA1041799A - Alloyed steel for rail wheel - Google Patents

Alloyed steel for rail wheel

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CA1041799A
CA1041799A CA227,664A CA227664A CA1041799A CA 1041799 A CA1041799 A CA 1041799A CA 227664 A CA227664 A CA 227664A CA 1041799 A CA1041799 A CA 1041799A
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Wilhelm Heller
Walter Knorr
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Fried Krupp Huettenwerke AG
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60BVEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
    • B60B17/00Wheels characterised by rail-engaging elements
    • B60B17/0055Wheels characterised by rail-engaging elements with non-elastic tyres (e.g. of particular profile or composition)
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22CALLOYS
    • C22C38/00Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys
    • C22C38/04Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys containing manganese

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Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A wheel for use on rails with a high tensile strength, i.e. at least 900 N/mm2 and a yield point of at least 650 N/mm2 includes a rim, disc and hub, at least the wheel rim being formed of a steel having the composition by weight: 0.04 to 0.12% carbon, 0.20 to 0.70% silicon, 3.5 to 5.0% manganese or 1 to 1.5% chrom-ium together with manganese totalling 3.5 to 5.0%, 0.005 to 0.025% nitrogen, 0 to 0.4% niobium 0 to 0.4% vanadium, but 0.002 to 0.4 niobium+ vanadium, 0 to 2.0% copper, 0 to 0.5 molybdenum, 0 to 0.2% zirconium, 0 to 0.01% boron, 0 to 0.3 titanium, 0 to 0.1% metallic aluminium, the remainder being iron and the usual impurities.

Description

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The invention relates to a rail wheel with wheel rim, wheel disc and wheel hub.
Rail wheels are predominantly prod~ced from unalloyed carbon steels. They are used in the naturally hard, normali~ed ~ `
heat-treated and trea~-heat-treated state. The rail wheel as a solid wheel can consist of one and the same steel or in the form of a composite material it may have a high-carbon material -at the periphery (wheel rim) and a softer carbon steel in the interior (wheel disc and wheel hub~. Such a composite rail wheel is for example described in UAS. Patent Specification 1,149,267.
The high carbon wheel rim has a structure of`mor~ or less c finely laminated pearlite. This structure and the chemical compo-sition of the wheel rim impair the tenacity of the steel. To this is added the fact that when abrasion occurs by block braking or by slipping and sliding and martensite is formed because of the high carbon content, high martensite hardnesses are attained which can lead to an acute danger of cracking. In order to raise the tenacity in the wheel rim or in the whole rail wheel alloye~ steels have been used. With these alloyed steels a heat treated structure is `
developed in order to attain high tenacities by a heat treatment ;~
consisting of hardening and tempering. Even if a bainitic structure is produced by carefully adjusting the analysis and taking into ~ account the given shape of the rail wheel and this is tempered in order to improve tenacity properties the susceptibility to damage to the outer surface by abrasion martensite is not removed.
When stress is very high, e.g. in high velocity traffic, ~:
considerable risks remain as the resistance to rupture is not sufficient because of insufficient tenacity and the danger of the formation of abrasion martensite exists.
~n object of the present invention is to ~evelop a rail wheel which ha$ a tensile strength in the rim of at least 900 N/mm2 without necessarily involvin~ expensive heat treatment and a yield ;;
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According to the present invention there is provided a rail wheel in which at least the wheel rim consists of a steel having the following composition:-0.04 to 0.12 % carbon 0.20 to 0.70 % silicon
3.5 to 5.0 % managanese 0.005 to 0.025 % nitrogen 0 to 0.4 % niobium 0 to 0.4 % vanadium, but 0.002 to 0.4 % niobium + vanadium P
0 to 2.0 % copper 0 to 0.5 ~ molybdenum 0 to 0.2 % zirconium 0 to 0.01 % boron 0 to 0.3 % titanium 0 to 0.1 % metallic aluminium remainder being iron and the normal low impurities.
It is possible, but noL preferred, to replace (substitute) 1 to 1.5% of the manganese by chromium.
~ A preferred composition contains a minimum proportion of molybdenum of 0.05%, zirconium of 0.02~, boron of 0.002~ and titanium of 0.01%.
Very good results are attained by a composition having 0.07 to 0.12 ~ carbon 0.20 to 0.50 % silicon
4.0 to 5O0 % manganese 0.04 to 0.12 % niobium 0.007 to 0.012 % nitrogen and 0.005 to 0.025 % metallic aluminium. ;
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'' ~ ' ,~thermore it is preferred to provide a minimum proportion of carbon of 0.09% and/or manganese of 4.5%. A minimum proportion of 0.3% molybdenum may be useful.
In a particularly preferred embodiment not only the - ~ -wheel rim consists of such a steel, but the whole wheel (solid wheel) is made of such a steel.
Surprisingly it has been shown that a rail wheel of -a steel as defined above can have a tensile strength of up to or over 1.000 N/mm2 with a yield point of 750 - 1.000 N/mm2 and with a high yield point ratio. Despite this the rail wheel has tenacity against rupture and shows no tendency towards the forma-tion of abrasion martensite in use. -~
~n production it is expedient to ensure a low hydrogen content in the steel, for which various treatments are possible.
The steel can he melted low in hydrogen and/or the hydrogen content can be reduced by one of the known steel degassing treatments.
Another measure c.onsists in precipitating the heat- _ formed wheels or wheel rims for the purpose of the removal of '~
hydrogen at room temperature or elevated temperature, preferably in the region between 300 to ~00C. Such measures for the removal of hydrogen are known in the art.
The wheels or wheel rims are preferably heat formed in `
- a heat from the raw ingot to the finished section. Cooling of the finished wheel or wheel rim can normally take p-lace in air.
In order to permit removal of hydrogen a delayed cooling in air is possible. During cooling in air a structure of bainite and ferrite results. ~
According to a preferred process the wheels or wheel x rims are quenched in water or in another quenching medium after heat forming. This accelerated cooling results in a pure bainite structure which surprisingly has a better resistance to !'~'. ' rupture than the structure resulting from slower air cooling.

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A particular advantage is seen in that the whole rail wheel can be prepared from one material, this material being abrasion-resistant, resistant to rupture and not inclined to form abrasion martensite. This can be explained by reference to Tables 1 and 2.
In both Tables are given eight steels, numbers 1 and 2 showing previously known steels used for the wheel rims, numbers 3 to 8 being within the present invention. Table 1 gives the chemical composition whereas Table 2 gives the essential mechanical properties of the material.

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The previously known high-carbon steels 1 and 2 have a good tensile stxength, but poor values for tenacity (toughness).
The impact value ls low so that these steels are inclined to rupture, especially at high traffic velocities and low temperatures.
They are also inclined to form abrasion martensite.
On the other hand the rail wheel steels 3 to 8 within the present invention have good technological properties for use as rail wheels. The reduction of area is considerably more than 50%
and the impact value according to the DVMF test known in Germany or according to the internationally known ISO-V test show especiallY
good values at temperatures of -30C and room temperature, respect-ively. Moreover the fatigue strength (bending change strength) is clearly above 400 N/mm , as steel numbers 3 and 4 show.
Column 2 of Table 1 gives the treatment after heat forming. Cooling in air is labelled with (L) and quenching in water with (W). It is surprising that the impact values of the samples 5(W), 6(W), 7(W) and 8(W) quenched in water are higher than the same samples in the air-coole~ state. Therefore, with regard to increased resistance to rupture, quenching in water is preferred.
The properties of the rail wheel steels 3 to 8 are so good that the ' whole rail wheel may consist of a single steel composition so as to overcome the difficulties initially mentioned.

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Claims (6)

THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A rail wheel with wheel rim, wheel disc and wheel hub, wherein at least the wheel rim consists of a steel having the following composition by weight:

the remainder being iron and the normal low impurities.
2. A rail wheel according to claim 1 wherein the steel includes by weight at least 0.05% molybdenum, at least 0.02%
zirconium, at least 0.002% boron and at least 0.01% titanium.
3. A rail wheel according to claim 1 wherein the following constituents of the steel composition are within the ranges:

4. A rail wheel according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the steel contains at least 0.09% by weight carbon.
5. A rail wheel according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the steel contains at least 4.5% by weight manganese.
6. A rail wheel according to claim 1, 2 or 3 wherein the steel contains at least 0.3% by weight molybdenum.
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