Abstract:
The invention relates to a method to replace a rail part of a railway wherein prior to severing the original the mechanical stress in the rail determined in situ, such as measured or calculated, which data is used during replacing the rail part by welding to bring back the original stress free condition. The rail is demounted across a predetermined length from its mounting to the foundation and temporarily brought in a curved shape, which curved shape is brought back to the original shape during uniting the rail by welding. Use is made of work train comprising an excavator and two wagons. Use is also made of a special clamping unit to press the rail ends against each other during butt welding.
Abstract:
A device for cooling a rail weld zone according to the invention includes a first cooler cooling a head portion of the rail weld zone, a second cooler cooling a rail web portion of the rail weld zone, and a control section controlling the first and second coolers. The first cooler includes a first temperature detecting section that detects the temperature of the head portion, and a first ejection section that ejects a first cooling fluid to the head portion. The second cooler includes a second temperature detecting section that detects the temperature of the rail web portion, and a second ejection section that ejects a second cooling fluid to the rail web portion. The control section individually changes the kinds, the flow rates, and the flow velocities of the first and second cooling fluids while cooling the head portion and the rail web portion.
Abstract:
A pair of upper and lower pressure rollers (3, 4) is disposed so that their axes (15, 16) are tilted in a horizontal plane in respective directions opposite to each other with respect to a straight line perpendicular to a welding line of a joint portion J. The pressure rollers (3, 4) are positively driven by corresponding electric motors (63, 64) to thereby roll the joint portion. Thus, steps defined at the joint portion can be smoothed and a step gradient can be reduced to ensure a high degree of joint strength. The respective tilting directions of the axes (15, 16) of the pressure rollers (3, 4) are such that respective travel-directional portions (3A, 4A) of the pair of pressure rollers (3, 4) face in the horizontal plane toward the corresponding directions opposite to the extending directions of metal plates (5, 6) concerning a metal material with which the pressure rollers (3, 4) first come into contact. Thus, it is possible to prevent a step portion from being interfolded into the base material of the metal plates (5, 6). Thus, a stress concentration factor can be reduced and the steps S defined at the joint portion can be smoothed, thereby enhancing the quality of the joint portion.
Abstract:
Bearing component (10) comprising steel and at least one flash butt weld joint. The steel comprises, by weight, max 20 ppm S and max 15 ppm O and in that said steel includes sulphide inclusions and less than 5% of the sulphide inclusions contain encapsulated or embedded oxide inclusions.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing a piston (10, 110, 210) for an internal combustion engine, characterized by the following steps: a) producing an upper piston part (11, 111, 211) having at least one joining surface (21, 22; 121, 122), b) producing a lower piston part (12, 112, 212) having at least one joining surface (23, 24; 123, 124), c) establishing a direct contact between the at least one joining surface (21, 22; 121, 122) of the upper piston part (11, 111, 211) and the at least one joining surface (23, 24; 123, 124) of the lower piston part (12, 112, 212), d) heating the upper piston part (11, 111, 211) and the lower piston part (12, 112, 212) in the region of the joining surfaces (21, 23; 22, 24; 121, 123; 122, 124) brought in direct contact by induction or by a direct current flow through the joining surfaces (21, 23; 22, 24; 121, 123; 122, 124), and (e) connecting the upper piston part (11, 111, 211) and the lower piston part (12, 112, 212) to form a piston (10, 110, 210) by means of a pressing process and optionally finishing the piston (10, 110, 210).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a bearing ring (1 ) produced from a straight profile bar (2) that is bent to an annular shape and where the bearing ring (1 ) is joined in a flash butt welding process, and where the bearing ring (1 ) further comprises an additional component (8) enclosed within the bearing ring material. The invention further relates to a method for producing such a bearing ring (1 ) from a straight profile bar (2). The advantage of the invention is to obtain a bearing ring (1 ) with completely enclosed additional component (8) in a simple and cost-effective way.
Abstract:
Method for manufacturing a bearing ring (14, 34, 36) from at least one steel bar (12) having ends. The method comprises the steps of forming said at least one steel bar (12) into at least one ring segment and flash butt welding the ends (12a, 12b) of said at least one ring segment to make a ring. The method also comprises the step of carburizing at least part (C) of a surface (12c, 12d) of said at least one steel bar (12) which is adjacent to said surface (12a, 12b) that is to be flash butt welded prior to said flash butt welding.
Abstract:
A device for cooling a rail weld zone according to the invention includes a first cooler cooling a head portion of the rail weld zone, a second cooler cooling a rail web portion of the rail weld zone, and a control section controlling the first and second coolers. The first cooler includes a first temperature detecting section that detects the temperature of the head portion, and a first ejection section that ejects a first cooling fluid to the head portion. The second cooler includes a second temperature detecting section that detects the temperature of the rail web portion, and a second ejection section that ejects a second cooling fluid to the rail web portion. The control section individually changes the kinds, the flow rates, and the flow velocities of the first and second cooling fluids while cooling the head portion and the rail web portion.