Rail vehicle axle

Abstract

Provided is a rail vehicle axle having an excellent fatigue limit and notch factor. A rail vehicle axle according to the present embodiment has a chemical composition consisting of, in mass %, C: 0.20 to 0.35%, Si: 0.20 to 0.65%, Mn: 0.40 to 1.20%, P: 0.020% or less, S: 0.020% or less, Cu: 0 to 0.30%, Ni: 0 to 0.30%, Cr: 0 to 0.30%, Mo: 0 to 0.08%, Al: 0 to 0.100%, N: 0.0200% or less, V: 0 to 0.060%, and Ti: 0 to 0.020%, with the balance being Fe and impurities, and satisfying Formulae (1) and (2): 0.58≦C+Si/8+Mn/5+Cu/10+Cr/4+V≦0.67  (1) Si+0.9Cr≧0.50  (2) where, each element symbol in Formulae (1) and (2) is substituted by the content (mass %) of a corresponding element.

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