In the rail, 95% or more of a structure in a head surface section, which is a range from surfaces of head corner sections and a head top section of the rail as a starting point to a depth of 20 mm, is a pearlite or bainite structure and the structure contains 20 to 200 MnS-based sulfides formed around an Al-based oxide as a nucleus and having a grain size in a range of 1 μm to 10 μm per square millimeter of an area to be inspected on a horizontal cross section of the rail.
1. A rail comprising, by mass %:
C: 0.70% to 1.20%;
Si: 0.05% to 2.00%;
Mn: 0.10% to 2.00%;
P: 0.0200% or less;
S: more than 0.0100% to 0.0250%;
Al: 0.0020% to 0.0100%, and
a balance consisting of Fe and impurities,
wherein 95% or more of a structure in a head surface section, which is a range from surfaces of head corner sections and a head top section of the rail as a starting point to a depth of 20 mm, is a pearlite or a bainite structure and
the structure contains 20 to 200 MnS-based sulfides formed around an Al-based oxide as a nucleus and having a grain size in a range of 1 μm to 10 μm per square millimeter of an area to be inspected on a horizontal cross section of the rail.
2. The rail according to claim 1 ,
wherein an S content is 0.0130% to 0.0200% by mass %.
3. The rail according to claim 2 ,
wherein an H content is 2.0 ppm or less.
4. The rail according to claim 1 , further comprising, by mass %, one or more of:
Ca: 0.0005% to 0.0200%;
REM: 0.0005% to 0.0500%;
Cr: 0.01% to 2.00%;
Mo: 0.01% to 0.50%;
Co: 0.01% to 1.00%;
B: 0.0001% to 0.0050%;
Cu: 0.01% to 1.00%;
Ni: 0.01% to 1.00%;
V: 0.005% to 0.50%;
Nb: 0.001% to 0.050%;
Ti: 0.0050% to 0.0500%;
Zr: 0.0001% to 0.0200%;
N: 0.0060% to 0.0200%.
5. The rail according to claim 2 , further comprising, by mass %, one or more of:
Ca: 0.0005% to 0.0200%;
REM: 0.0005% to 0.0500%;
Cr: 0.01% to 2.00%;
Mo: 0.01% to 0.50%;
Co: 0.01% to 1.00%;
B: 0.0001% to 0.0050%;
Cu: 0.01% to 1.00%;
Ni: 0.01% to 1.00%;
V: 0.005% to 0.50%;
Nb: 0.001% to 0.050%;
Ti: 0.0050% to 0.0500%;
Zr: 0.0001% to 0.0200%;
N: 0.0060% to 0.0200%.
6. The rail according to claim 3 , further comprising, by mass %, one or more of:
Ca: 0.0005% to 0.0200%;
REM: 0.0005% to 0.0500%;
Cr: 0.01% to 2.00%;
Mo: 0.01% to 0.50%;
Co: 0.01% to 1.00%;
B: 0.0001% to 0.0050%;
Cu: 0.01% to 1.00%;
Ni: 0.01% to 1.00%;
V: 0.005% to 0.50%;
Nb: 0.001% to 0.050%;
Ti: 0.0050% to 0.0500%;
Zr: 0.0001% to 0.0200%;
N: 0.0060% to 0.0200%.