TRIBOLOGY OF THREE RAILWAY BRAKE BLOCK MATERIALS TESTED AGAINST RAILWAYWHEEL AT LOW TEMPERATURES

• Three railway brake block materials, i.e. cast iron, sintered and organic composite, were tested against railway wheel at10, 3, -10, -20 and -30 °C using a pin-on-disc tribometer with regards to the friction and wear performance. At -10 and -20 °C, cast iron tests yielded very high wear losses both on pin and disc samples and low friction coefficient. The largeamount of graphite worn off from the cast iron sample acted as a lubricant. Friction and wear of sintered material arenot sensitive to the change of temperature. Disc sample tested against organic composite at -30 °C showed negativewear loss, indicating that materials were added onto the surface.

Ämnesord

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Maskinteknik -- Tribologi (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Mechanical Engineering -- Tribology (hsv//eng)

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Brake block; Pin-on-disc; Friction; Wear.

Machine Design

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