There were investigated properties of WMD, especially metallographic structure, toughness and fatigue strength of welds with various oxygen amount. The connection between the properties of welds with the content of oxygen in WMD were carried out. The research results indicate that it should be limited oxygen content in steel welds. Subsequent researchers could fi nd more precisely the most bene...

A permanently installed Ultrasonic Broken Rail Detection system monitors the Sishen-Saldanha railway line in South Africa [1]. The detects complete rail breaks at long-range using guided wave ultrasound. For to be reliable, its damage detection performance must evaluated under actual environmental and operational conditions (EOCs). However, obtaining monitoring data containing reflections is vi...

A literature review of studies and researches has been attempted in the field of dissimilar metal welding. Dissimilar metal welds have numerous industrial applications in area of thermal power generation, chemical, petrochemical, automobile, aerospace industries and nuclear plants etc. The purpose of this paper is to review: (a) Dissimilar metal welds, their Metallurgical and Mechanical aspects...

To obtain satisfactory welds in positional laser beam welding, it is necessary to know how process parameters will influence the quality of welds in different welding positions. In this study, the titanium alloy Ti6Al4V sheets were laser welded in two vertical welding positions (vertical up and vertical down), and the appearance, porosity, strength, and ductility of the laser joints were evalua...

Analysis of the causes of train accidents is critical for rational allocation of resources to reduce accident occurrence in the most cost-effective manner possible. Train derailment data from the FRA rail equipment accident database for the interval 2001 to 2010 were analyzed for each track type, with accounting for frequency of occurrence by cause and number of cars derailed. Statistical analy...

The track economy is the most important branch of republic's railway transport, on state which robotic capacity entire depends. normal functioning facilities impossible without use modern resource-saving technologies, high-performance and technology, regular provision materials for repair maintenance track. purpose article to analyze its main elements. task ensure safety train traffic. As shown...

The purpose of this paper was to investigate the effects of Nb on the microstructure and elevated-temperature mechanical properties of Alloy 690-SUS 304L dissimilar welds. The results show that the welds were dominant with dendrites and interdendritic phases. In the low Nb welds, the main interdendritic phases were Nb-rich and Al-Ti-rich phases. Cr-carbides were precipitated along the grain bou...

There are two laser welding mechanisms, keyhole mode and conduction mode. Keyhole welding is widely used because it produces welds with high aspect ratios and narrow heat affected zones. However keyhole welding can be unstable, as the keyhole oscillates and closes intermittently. This intermittent closure causes porosity due to gas entrapment. Conduction welding, on the other hand, is more stab...