Laser cladding could be applied on railway wheels to improve their service lives. Fe-based
alloy powder is widely used as the laser cladding material due to its good self-fluxing ability …

In industrial applications, fretting and sliding wear can be encountered by the same friction
pair depending on the working conditions. In this study, fretting and sliding wear properties …

This study discusses a Tγ/A method of plotting wear data from a twin-disc machine for
identifying the wear and damage transitions of wheel and rail materials. As found in previous …

By modifying friction to the desired level, the application of friction modifiers (FMs) has been
considered as a promising emerging tool in the railway engineering for increasing …

Influence of surface topography on torsional fretting under flat-on-flat contact were
investigated. Contact surfaces of the lower specimens were prepared by milling with …

The concept of the rail damage function provides vital understanding of the operational
performance of rail grades in terms of surface degradation. The present study extends this …

Due to the inherent openness of the wheel-rail system, the wheel-rail interface is subject to
the influence of a third medium, resulting in a low adhesion state. This study investigates the …

In this study, a numerical procedure is developed to predict the wear of turnout rails, and the
effect of track parameters is investigated. The procedure includes simulation of the dynamic …

An adequate railway lubrication strategy is an important maintenance procedure that leads
to decrease friction and wear extending the service life of the wheel and rail materials …

A derailed train may collide with station buildings, leading to severe consequences.
However, studies of this problem are limited. In this work, finite element models of a train …