In railway track systems, concrete sleepers combined with screw spikes form a solid foundation structure. As a professional railway fastener supplier, the screw spikes provided by GNEE RAIL play a crucial role in ensuring safe and efficient railway operation.
The screw spikes, with their threaded shanks, create a tight connection with concrete sleepers. Prior to installation, precisely sized holes must be drilled in the concrete sleepers and plastic sleeves are pre-embedded. When the screw spikes are threaded into these sleeves, the threads provide strong anchoring force, ensuring the spikes remain firmly in place without loosening. This connection method can withstand the tremendous vertical pressure and lateral impact forces generated by train operations, maintaining track stability.
In practical applications, screw spikes work in coordination with other railway fasteners. For example, they cooperate with rail clips and gauge plates - the rail clips tightly secure the rails while the gauge plates adjust and fix the track gauge. These three components work together to comprehensively ensure the stability of the track structure. Rubber pads are installed between the rails and concrete sleepers to cushion vibrations caused by train movement, reduce noise, and minimize wear on both rails and sleepers, thereby extending the service life of the track. Additionally, fish plates connect rail joints and work together with screw spikes and other components to form a solid, integrated track system. GNEE RAIL can provide complete sets of railway fasteners including SKL clips, KPO clamps, Nabla clamps, Fast Clips, Fist Clips, rubber pads, bolts and nuts, rail joints, fish plates, fish bolts, and more.
GNEE RAIL offers a diverse range of screw spike products, including the SS series for standard sleepers, as well as hexagonal-head and square-head screw spikes designed for different environments. All products are manufactured from high-quality steel using advanced forging and heat treatment processes to ensure strength and durability.
Square head screw spike
| Type | Specification | Material | Surface | Standard |
| Square head screw spike | M22*145 | 45# | Natural | UIC |
| 55Q | Zinc | AREMA | ||
| M22*155 | Q235 | Paint | DIN | |
| M22*165 | or | Oil | GB | |
| M22*185 | According to your needs. | According to your needs. | or | |
| M22*195 | According to your drawings or samples. | |||
| Other kinds |
Ss series Sleeper Screw
| Type | Specification | Weight/kg | Surface | Standard |
| Ss 1/130 | M22*130 | 0.451 | UIC | |
| Ss 1/150 | M22*150 | 0.478 | Natural | AREMA |
| Ss 2/180 | M22*150 | 0.595 | Zinc | GB |
| Ss 5/150 | M24*150 | 0.545 | Paint | or |
| Ss 6/150 | M26*150 | 0.702 | Oil | According to your drawings or samples. |
| Ss 7/180 | M24*180 | 0.636 | According to your needs. | |
| Ss 8/140 | M24*140 | 0.528 | ||
| Ss 8/150 | M24*150 | 0.548 |
Hexagon screw spike
| Grade | 4.6 | 5 .6 | 8.8 | 10.9 |
| Material | Q235 | 35# | 45# | 40Cr |
| Mechanical | Tensile strength: ≥ 400Mpa | Tensile strength: ≥ 500Mpa | Tensile strength: ≥ 800Mpa | Tensile strength: ≥ 1000Mpa |
| Yield strength: ≥ 240Mpa | Yield strength: ≥ 300Mpa | Yield strength: ≥ 640Mpa | Yield strength: ≥ 900Mpa | |
| Elongation: ≥ 22% | Elongation: ≥ 20% | Elongation: ≥ 12% | Elongation: ≥ 9% | |
| Cold bending: 90 degree | Cold bending: 90 degree | Cold bending: 90 degree | Cold bending: 90 degree | |
| without crack | without crack | without crack | without crack | |
| Surface | plain (oiled) , Oxide black, Zinc, HDG, wax, bitumen, Dacromet, Sherardizing | |||
With strict quality control, every screw spike meets international standards and can be perfectly adapted to both busy mainlines and complex branch lines. For more detailed product information, please contact us.