Strengthening and toughening mechanism of railway locomotive wheel

doi:10.13251/j.issn.0254-6051.2023.07.047

Abstract

Abstract: Effect of minor added alloying elements on improving the strength and hardness of railway wheel steel was studied by means of mechanical properties test and inclusions and microstructure analysis. The results show that the strength and hardness of the tested steel are high, but the impact property is poor, which cannot meet the standard requirements. The addition of alloying elements causes the formation of a large number of composite inclusions in the steel, which has an adverse effect on the toughness of the wheel. In addition, a small amount of abnormal microstructure in the wheel caused by the segregation of the microalloying elements may also have an adverse effect on the toughness of the wheel.

Key words: locomotive wheel, strengthening and toughening, mechanism, technology

CLC Number:

TG142.1

Jia Tuosheng, Liu Cuirong, Zhang Xiaofeng, Wei Huacheng, Zhang Lei, Gao Kang. Strengthening and toughening mechanism of railway locomotive wheel[J]. Heat Treatment of Metals, 2023, 48(7): 283-286.

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