Studies on Wear, Friction and Fatigue Behaviour of Rail Transit Metallic Materials
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Metal Failure Analysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 2600
Special Issue Editor
Interests: structural metallic material; mechanical property; microstructural tailoring; surface modification; additive manufacture
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The advancement of railway technologies towards high-speed and heavy-haul railways has become an important development target for countries all over the world. Wheel-rail is a crucial part of the vehicle track system, and its service status is directly related to the safety and economy of train operation. Wear, friction and fatigue occur on wheel tread and the trail surface, which negatively affects the service life of trains.
This Special Issue focuses on the wear, friction and rolling contact fatigue of wheel and rail in high-speed/heavy-haul types of railway. The research collated in this Special Issue will provide a beneficial reference for reducing wheel/rail surface damage and ensuring the reliable operation of railway systems.
Prof. Dr. Yizhu He
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- high-speed/heavy-haul railway
- wheel-rail wear/friction
- wear/friction mechanism
- rolling contact fatigue
- wheel-rail surface damage
- rolling contact fatigue mechanism
- crack propagation
- tribological transition structure
- ratcheting surface crack
- gradient nanostructured