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Re-inventing the Wheel

Wheel maintenance accounts for a significant share of the maintenance costs of railway vehicles. Thus, engineers strive to design wheels that are ever more robust and better performing.

Shift2Rail-funded research has developed a new wheel made of Austempered Ductile Iron (ADI), which diminishes the tendency for polygonisation and reduces wheel and rail wear, noise emission and wheel mass.

ADI is a cast material characterized by a favorable combination of strength and ductility and high wear resistance. The new wheel is 10% lighter than current conventional models.

When: permanent (Tuesday, 18 September-Friday 21 September)

Where: Stand 203, Hall 4.2

 

 

 

 

 

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