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US 2010/0281668 A1Published application
Single Slitting Process For Recycling Rail
AssigneeCMC Steel Fabricators, Inc.
InventorsGregory Don Moore, James Edward Melton, Stephen Gary Weaver
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Abstract
A method for recycling rail is provided wherein the rail is heated, and then slit into two pieces. The two pieces are passed through a single mill pass line such that each piece of the rail is deformed to have a generally uniform shape.
Claims20
A method for recycling a rail, comprising:
- providing a rail;
- and
- slitting the rail longitudinally to separate the rail into first and second pieces and deforming the first and second pieces, comprising:
- passing the rail into a first reduction pass.
1 more element
A method for recycling a rail, the method comprising:
- providing the rail;
- slitting the rail longitudinally to separate the rail into first and second pieces;
- and
- deforming the first and second pieces.
1 more element
A method for recycling a rail, comprising:
- providing a rail, the rail comprising a flange, a head, and a web portion linking the flange and the head;
- and
- slitting the rail longitudinally to separate the rail into first and second pieces, the first piece comprising the flange and a first portion of the web portion, the second piece comprising the head and a second portion of the web portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.