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Title:
PEALITE BASED RAIL EXCELLENT IN WEAR RESISTANCE AND DUCTILITY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2003/085149
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A perlite based steel rail excellent in wear resistance and ductility having a perlite structure containing 0.65 to 1.40 mass % of C, wherein in the head corner region thereof and in at least a part of the range from the surface of the top of the head region to a point of a depth of 10 mm, 200 or more of perlite blocks having a particle diameter of 1 to 15 μm are observed per 0.2 mm2 of a checked area; and a method for producing the perlite based steel rail which comprises, in the hot rolling thereof, performing a finish rolling comprising a surface temperature of 850 to 1000°C and a cross section reduction percentage in the last pass of 6 % or more, and then subjecting the head region of said rail to an accelerated cooling at a cooling rate of 1 to 30°C/sec from an austenitic temperature to at least 550°C.

Inventors:
UEDA MASAHARU (JP)
MATSUSHITA KOICHIRO (JP)
FUJITA KAZUO (JP)
IWANO KATSUYA (JP)
UCHINO KOUICHI (JP)
MOROHOSHI TAKASHI (JP)
KOBAYASHI AKIRA (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2003/004364
Publication Date:
October 16, 2003
Filing Date:
April 04, 2003
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Assignee:
NIPPON STEEL CORP (JP)
UEDA MASAHARU (JP)
MATSUSHITA KOICHIRO (JP)
FUJITA KAZUO (JP)
IWANO KATSUYA (JP)
UCHINO KOUICHI (JP)
MOROHOSHI TAKASHI (JP)
KOBAYASHI AKIRA (JP)
International Classes:
C21D9/04; C22C38/00; C22C38/02; C22C38/04; C22C38/18; C21D8/00; (IPC1-7): C22C38/00; C22C38/04; C22C38/58; C21D8/00
Foreign References:
JP2001234238A2001-08-28
JP2000345296A2000-12-12
JPH09137228A1997-05-27
EP0685566A11995-12-06
JP2003105499A2003-04-09
JP2002212677A2002-07-31
JP2002226915A2002-08-14
JP2002226914A2002-08-14
Other References:
See also references of EP 1493831A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Ishida, Takashi (ISHIDA & ASSOCIATES Toranomon 37 Mori Bldg. 5-, Toranomon 3-chome Minato-ku Tokyo, JP)
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