Rail

A rail manufactured by melting steel using an electric furnace comprising, as a chemical composition, by unit mass %:

• C:
• 0.75% to 1.20%;
• Si:
• 0.10% to 2.00%;
• Mn:
• 0.10% to 2.00%;
• P≤0.0250%;
• S≤0.0250%;
• Pb:
• 0.0003% to 0.0020%;
• a group a:
• one or two of Cr:
• 0% to 2.00% and Mo:
• 0% to 0.50%;
• a group b:
• Co:
• 0% to 1.00%;
• a group c:
• B:
• 0% to 0.0050%;
• a group d:
• one or two of Cu:
• 0% to 1.00% and Ni:
• 0% to 1.00%;
• a group e:
• one or two or more of V:
• 0% to 0.50%, Nb:
• 0% to 0.0500%, and Ti:
• 0% to 0.0500%;
• a group f:
• one or two or more of Mg:
• 0% to 0.0200%, Ca:
• 0% to 0.0200%, and REM:
• 0% to 0.0500%;
• a group g:
• Zr:
• 0% to 0.0200%;
• a group h:
• Al:
• 0% to 1.0000%;
• a group i:
• N:
• 0% to 0.0200%;
• and
• a remainder including Fe and impurities,
• wherein 95 area % or more of a region from an outer surface of a head portion to a depth of 20 mm is a pearlite structure, and
• a hardness in the region from the outer surface of the head portion to the depth of 20 mm is in a range of Hv 300 to Hv 500.