[HTML][HTML] Research progress on wheel/rail rolling contact fatigue of rail transit in China

Z **n, WEN Ze-feng, W Heng-yu… - 交通运输工程 …, 2021‏ - transport.chd.edu.cn
The wheel/rail rolling contact fatigue was systematically explained in terms of its
classification, initiation mechanisms, influencing factors, consequences, as well as …

Using twin disc for applications in the railway: a systematic review

RC Rocha, H Ewald, AB Rezende, ST Fonseca… - Journal of the Brazilian …, 2023‏ - Springer
Tribological testing using twin disc equipment is widely used in railway research as it allows
for a simulation of the complex wheel/rail tribological system. In this study, an extensive …

Efficient piezoelectric harvester for random broadband vibration of rail

F Yang, M Gao, P Wang, J Zuo, J Dai, J Cong - Energy, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The railway track dynamic behavior shows intense characteristics in a wide frequency
domain, which plays an major role in the generation of wheel-rail rolling noise and the …

Differential ECT probe design and investigation for detection of rolling contact fatigue cracks with different orientations

X Li, G Tian, K Li, H Wang, Q Zhang - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2022‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Eddy current testing (ECT) is widely applied to detect surface defects on metallic materials.
In ECT for cracks on complex curved surfaces, immunity to lift-off and the detection ability of …

Effect of ultrasonic surface rolling on microstructure and rolling contact fatigue behavior of 17Cr2Ni2MoVNb steel

YL Zhang, FQ Lai, SG Qu, HP Liu, DS Jia… - Surface and Coatings …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Ultrasonic surface rolling (USR) treatment with different rolling loads (600, 800, 1000 and
1200 N) was introduced to the 17Cr2Ni2MoVNb steel. The microstructure and rolling contact …

New insight into the dry rolling-sliding wear mechanism of carbide-free bainitic and pearlitic steel

JP Liu, YQ Li, QY Zhou, YH Zhang, Y Hu, LB Shi… - Wear, 2019‏ - Elsevier
The comparison of wear resistance of bainitic and pearlitic steel is still a matter of
controversy. In this study, the dry rolling-sliding wear behaviors of three types of pearlitic …

Damage mechanism of a long-wavelength corrugated rail associated with rolling contact fatigue

H Zhang, SY Zhang, H Zhong, WJ Wang, E Meli… - Engineering Failure …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Corrugation is a common rail damage, which seriously affects the safety and reliability of
wheel-rail operation. In this study, the rolling contact fatigue (RCF) damage mechanism of …

Influence of low temperature environment on the adhesion characteristics of wheel-rail contact

LB Shi, L Ma, J Guo, QY Liu, ZR Zhou, WJ Wang - Tribology International, 2018‏ - Elsevier
The effects of low temperature on the adhesion coefficient under both dry and degraded
adhesion conditions are investigated using a rolling-sliding apparatus. The results indicate …

Effect of microstructure on wear and rolling contact fatigue behaviors of bainitic/martensitic rail steels

Y Fan, X Gui, M Liu, X Wang, B Bai, G Gao - Wear, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Two heat-treatment routes of bainite austempering, namely above-Ms austempering and
below-Ms austempering, were applied on a low carbon rail steel. The obtained multiphase …

Recent advances in wheel-rail RCF and wear testing

S Shrestha, M Spiryagin, E Bernal, Q Wu, C Cole - Friction, 2023‏ - Springer
The wear and rolling contact fatigue (RCF) testing approaches for wheels and rails have
been reviewed and evaluated in this study. The study points out the advantages and …