Mechanical testing research on railway steels : evaluation of hardness distribution and microstructure of thermite weld and railway steels

• Main Author: Yong, Ivan Zhen Shun
• Other Authors: Pang Hock Lye, John
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/78767
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper provides a robust insight of the correlation of mechanical properties (hardness and strength) to the microstructure of rail thermite weld. Several mechanical tests including the tensile tests and hardness measurements have been conducted to understand the service characteristics and per...