A rail spike, also known as a cut spike or crampon, is a large nail which is used to fix rails fastening system to railroad in the track. The main function is to keep the rail in gauge.
A dog spike, also called cut track spike, is often used to fasten T-shaped railway track to wooden sleepers, to secure a rail and tie plate to the ties in track, which has a pointed penetrating head with square shank, and the underside of the spike head is sloped to compromise the top of the rail base.
Dog Railway Spike Specification
| Specification | Material | Surface | Standard |
| 5/8*6 '' | A3,Q235, 45#,55#, etc | According to customer needs. | According to customer's drawings or samples. |
| 9/16*5-1/2 '' | |||
| 3/8''*3-1/2 '' | |||
| 1/2*3-1/2 | |||
| Other kinds |
Technical specifications of Road Spike
| Standards: AREMA, UIC or others following customer needs | Model：according to customer needs | Type: spike |
| Head type：various kinds | Neck type：Various kinds | Function：to fix rails |
| Applied range：to fasten rails of the railroad bed | Body type: various kinds | Length available：10--1000(mm) |
| Tolerance：according to customer needs | Surface finish: plain oil, black, HDG, galvanized, etc. | Material：Q235,35#,45#,60#,16Mn,65 Mn,40Cr,20MnTiB,35CrMo,42CrMo |
| Grade：3.6,4.6,4.8,5.6,5.8,6.8,8.8,9.8,10.9,12.9 | Spike specifications：According to customer drawings | Free sample and product customizing available |
We stock a complete range of dog spike sizes and designs, manufactured to international standards like GB, AREMA or ASTM, BS, UIC, etc. we have the dog spike workshop and dog spikes of various sizes are available. The most popular track spikes are the 5/8" ×6" and 9/16" ×5-1/2" for smaller rail sections, especially in North America and US market, and they are usually packed in either 200lbs, 100lbs or 50lbs kegs.
