Rail iron tie plate (also called sole plate, base plate) and elastic cushion are installed between the rails and the sleepers to disperse the longitudinal forces to the sleepers pushed by the rail and freight. Rail plates with shoulders can also bear the lateral force.
Types of Railway Tie Plate
| Product Name | Type | Process | Material |
| Tie plate | Single Shoulder | Rolled,Forging,Casting | QT450-10,20#,35#,etc |
| Double Shoulder | |||
| Hook Twin Tie Plates | |||
| Direct Fixation Tie Plates | |||
| Other kinds of baseplate are also available according to your drawings or samples! | |||
Rail tie plate helps to fix the rail and fastening system, protect the ties against being cut and keep the rail gauge in the right place. It is usually installed with rail bolts or rail spikes. There are single shoulder rail tie plate, double shoulder rail tie plate and hook twin tie plate according to different rail weights.
Rail Tie Plate Specifications
| Appications | Apply for rail UIC54, UIC60, 50kg rail, 60kg rail, S49 and size as ordered | |||
| Raw Material | QT500-7 (Casting iron) | QT450-10 (Casting iron) | Low Carbon Steel | High Carbon Steel |
| Chemical Compostition (%) | C:3.60-3.80, Mn:≤0.6, | C:3.40-3.90, Mn:0.2-0.5, | ||
| Si:2.50-2.90, P:≤0.08, S:≤0.025 | Si:2.70-3.00, P:≤0.07, S:≤0.03 | |||
| Production Engineering | Forging ,Casting ,Rolling | |||
| Surface Treatment | Plain ,Sandblasting | |||
| Standard Reference | AREMA ,GB,JIS E1110, UIC864-6, | |||
| Type | Ss5, Ss 8, Ss25, Ss36, UIC864-1 Series, etc |
| Raw material | Q235, 35 steel, 45steel, 40Mn2, 20 Mn Si |
| Grade | 4.6, 4.8, 5.6, 8.8 |
| Surface | plain(oiled), black paint, color paint, zinc, HDG, etc |
GNEE RAIL offers a wide variety of rail tie plates and rail spikes. We also offer rail anchors, rail clips, rail clamps, rail pads, railroad bolts and nuts, dog spikes, and other rail fasteners. Contact us for more information.