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Flexible Switches
Flexible Switches
Switches made from specific asymmetrical or symmetrical tongue rail sections are forged at the end to match the standard rail section. The transition from one section to the other lies mostly in the clamped area at the end of the switch, which makes welding in the flexible area superfluous.
The length of the forging can be adjusted to the specific connecting system such as welding, insulated fishplating or emergency fishplating. In order to reduce the setting forces and to influence the elastic line of the switch, it is possible to mill the base in the flexible area.
Advantages
- State-of-the-art design
- No weld joint in the complete, non-clamped switch area
- High wear reserves
- Little maintenance work
Technical characteristics :
| Material grades For stock rails and tongue rails | ||
| Designation | Tensile strength | Hardness [HB] |
| R260 (S900) | min. 880 N/mm² | 260-300 |
| R350HT (S900 HSH) | min. 1175 N/mm² | 350-390 |
