Extreme track loads. Railroad rails are one of the steel products subjects to the greatest stress. Network operators all over the world are faced with daily challenges such as rail wear, crack formation and other damage to rails occurring during operation.
Damage limitation. Whatever the problem: All damage means significantly impaired track performance and can be eliminated only with major financial expense and at the cost of reduced system availability. voestalpine confronts this fact with the world's largest portfolio of heat-treated, high-performance grades which have been developed on the back of years of experience.
The high-grade pearlitic steel 400 UHC® HSH® (conforming to Euronorm R400HT) combines this technology with an innovative materials concept. It is able to reduce track damage by a factor of six in comparison with standard grades (R260), and by a factor of two compared with heat-treated rails in the conventional performance category (R350HT).
Ecological and economical. The “green” low alloy concept (non-alloy rail steel) ensures first-rate weldability. Where economics are concerned, the resistance to all types of rail damage – previously unknown in the mixed traffic sector – offers major track optimization potential: it can save an entire investment cycle.
Added value for you:
- Maximum resistance to rolling contact fatigue, wear and corrugation
- Maximized operational availability with minimum life cycle costs
- Simple to weld thanks to the innovative materials concept of a non-alloy pearlitic rail steel
- Noise attenuation effect through minimized corrugation
- Customized application recommendations via our interactive Rail LCC tool, including a comparison with different investment and maintenance strategies („path-to-optimum“ access)
- Years of outstanding experience with the standard application
