4 Materials Commonly Used in Manufacturing Railway Pads

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Materials used in the manufacture of railway pads

 

Material

Rubber, EVA, TPEE, HDPE, Composite material of steel plate and rubber

Application

43kg/m, 50kg/m, 60kg/m, 75kg/m,115RE, UIC54, UIC60, S49

Standards

UIC, AREMA, TB/T2626-95

 

rail fastening

 

HDPE Materials: They have relatively high rigidity and poor dynamic mechanical properties, but they have good wear resistance and corrosion resistance.

 

No

Technical Parameter

Unit

Technical Requirement

Value

1

Density

g/cm3

0.95-0.98

0.95

2

Tensile Strength

Mpa

≥19

19

3

Elongation

%

>80

150

4

Melting Point

170-190

190

5

Insulation Resistance

Q

≥1×1010

3.5×1010

6

Hardness

A

≥98

98(A)

 

EVA Materials: They have the advantages of light weight, high elasticity, good shock absorption performance, and sound insulation performance, and are gradually being applied in railway under-rail pads.

 

No.

Technical Parameter

Unit

Technical Requirement

Value

1

Density

g/cm3

0.95-0.98

0.95

2

Tensile Strength

Mpa

≥15

16

3

Elongation

%

>500

550

4

Melting Point℃

170-190

170

5

Insulation Resistance

Q

≥1×1010

5.0×1010

6

Hardness

A

≥90

92(A)

 

Rubber Materials: They have good elasticity, shock absorption performance, and insulation performance, and can effectively buffer the train load and vibration. However, rubber materials are prone to aging, and their service life is relatively short.

 

No.

Technical Parameter

Unit

Value

1

Stiffness

KN

90-130

2

Hardness Shore A℃

72-80degree

3

Electronic Resistance

Q

≥106

4

Tensile Strength before Aging

Mpa

≥12.5

5

Elongation before Aging

%

≥250


TPEE Materials: They have excellent flexibility at room temperature and low temperature, as well as excellent resistance to flexure cracking, high elasticity, and good anti-stress relaxation and creep performance. They have a good, comprehensive performance.

 

Types of Railway Pad

 

Classification by Laying Position: Taking the steel base plate as the boundary, it can be divided into the elastic cushion on the steel base plate and the elastic cushion under the steel base plate.

 

railway pad

 

Classification by Structure: There are flat plate structures, groove structures, and plate-nail structures. The elastic pads with groove and plate-nail structures provide high resilience through flexural and shear deformations. They have a fast elastic recovery speed and a low dynamic stiffness, which can give full play to the comprehensive usage effect of the elastic cushion.


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