Experimental investigations of the wear behaviour of railway brake block raw materials

Passenger and freight transport by rail is gaining ground not only in Europe, but in many countries around the world. At the same time, due to the increased traffic, the need to investigate the effects of rail transport on the environment and to reduce the harmful effects is also increasing. One of...

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Published in:Journal of physics. Conference series 2024-09, Vol.2848 (1), p.12004
Main Authors: Felhő, Csaba, Hegedűs, György, Kuzsella, László, Voith, Katalin, Drees, Dirk
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Braking
Cast alloy tools
Cast copper alloys
Cast iron
Composite materials
Copper base alloys
Freight traffic
Freight transportation
Friction
Laminates
Multilayers
Rail transportation
Railroad cars
Raw materials
Research projects
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Summary:Passenger and freight transport by rail is gaining ground not only in Europe, but in many countries around the world. At the same time, due to the increased traffic, the need to investigate the effects of rail transport on the environment and to reduce the harmful effects is also increasing. One of the recurring problems is the reduction of the noise that occurs during the braking of railway cars, as well as the mitigation of particles released during braking and, as a result, the reduction of their health-damaging effects. In more and more European countries, the so-called Noise Differentiated Track Access Charges (NDTAC) is being introduced, where the cost depends on the amount of noise emitted during braking. For this reason, the examination of the friction conditions of the materials used in railway brakes and the finding of materials with the most favourable properties is a priority area of research. In this paper, the initial investigations of a recently started research project on the subject are presented, the aim of which is to develop and test new layered composite materials that may be used in the future to produce railway brake blocks. The paper presents the main objectives of the project, the principles, and tools of the friction tests to be applied, as well as the test measurements carried out, during which the friction characteristics of copper alloy and aluminium control materials along with the currently used cast iron and composite brake blocks were examined.
ISSN:1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/2848/1/012004