US 12,741,483 B2Granted

Railway wheel, and wheelset for railway vehicles

AssigneeNippon Steel Corporation

InventorsRyuta Kurosaka, Takanori Kato, Taizo Makino, Yuichiro Yamamoto, Naomichi Tsuji, Naruo Miyabe, Taketo Maejima, Taro Osaka, Katsutoshi Tatebe

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Abstract

A railway wheel that is capable of suppressing the propagation of cracks is provided. A railway wheel according to the present disclosure includes a hub part, a rim part including a tread and a flange, and a web part. In the railway wheel, in an outer layer of the rim part that includes the tread, an elastic limit σ0 is 430 MPa or more, an initial kinematic hardening coefficient C is 130 GPa or more, and a kinematic hardening coefficient reduction ratio γ is 400 or less. The initial kinematic hardening coefficient C and the kinematic hardening coefficient reduction ratio γ satisfy Formula (1). [ Expression ⁢ 1 ]  470 ≤ C γ ⁢ { 1 - exp ⁡ ( - 0.007 ⁢ γ ) } ( 1 )

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Dependent claims

A railway wheel, comprising:

a hub part that forms an inner circumferential portion of the railway wheel, and that has a through hole for inserting an axle of a railway vehicle;
a rim part that forms an outer circumferential portion of the railway wheel, and that includes a tread to come into contact with a top surface of a rail on which the railway vehicle travels, and a flange protruding outward from the tread in a radial direction of the railway wheel;
and
an annular web part that connects the hub part and the rim part;
wherein:
in an outer layer of the rim part that includes the tread,
an elastic limit σ0 is 430 MPa or more, an initial kinematic hardening coefficient C is 130 GPa or more, and a kinematic hardening coefficient reduction ratio γ is 400 or less,
where, the initial kinematic hardening coefficient C and the kinematic hardening coefficient reduction ratio γ satisfy Formula (1)
[
Expression
⁢
1
]

470
≤
C
γ
⁢
{
1
-
exp
⁡
(
-
0.007
⁢
γ
)
}
.
(
1
)

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