IP Library Granted Patent US 10,870,165
Granted Patent B2
US 10,870,165 · App. 16/111,821 · Granted Dec 22, 2020

Mobile flash butt welding method for 136RE+SS heat-treated rail

Inventors: Xin Lu (Chengdu, CN); Dadong Li (Chengdu, CN); Ruoyu Wang (Chengdu, CN); Wei Bai (Chengdu, CN); Jian Deng (Chengdu, CN); Feixiang Xu (Chengdu, CN)
Assignee: Pangang Group Research Institute Co., Ltd.
B23K11/04C21D9/50E01B29/44B23K2101/26C21D9/04
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Patent No.
US 10,870,165
App. No.
16/111,821
Granted
Dec 22, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention discloses a mobile flash butt welding method for 136RE+SS heat-treated rail, and particularly a mobile flash butt welding method for 136RE+SS heat-treated rail in the technical field of rail welding. The mobile flash butt welding method for 136RE+SS heat-treated rail in the invention includes a pre-flash stage, a flash stage, a boost stage, an upset stage and a forge stage, with a total heat input of 7.1 MJ-10.0 MJ, a total duration of 110 s-135 s and an upsetting distance of 12.8 mm-16.7 mm during the welding process. By adopting the method of the invention, mobile flash butt welding can be conducted for 136RE+SS heat-treated rail successfully, and the rail joint has less internal defects but stable welding quality, and can pass fatigue test, tensile test and slow bend test to meet the requirements. Besides, the rail joint can pass the drop weight test for 15 welds continuously, demonstrating better stability.

Claims (4)

1. A mobile flash butt welding method for a 136RE+SS heat-treated rail, said method comprising conducting on the 136RE+SS heat-treated rail a pre-flash stage, a flash stage, a boost stage, an upset stage and a forge stage, with a total heat input of 7.1 MJ-10.0 MJ, a total duration of 110 s-135 s and an upsetting distance of 12.8 mm-16.7 mm during the welding method; wherein, in the pre-flash stage, a pre-flash stage heat input is 1.9 MJ-2.2 MJ, a pre-flash stage distance is 0.1 mm-1.2 mm and a pre-flash stage duration is 22.5 s-25 s; in the flash stage, a flash stage heat input is 5.0 MJ-6.0 MJ, a flash stage distance is 1.0 mm-5.0 mm and a flash stage duration is 48.0 s-52.0 s; in the boost stage, a boost stage heat input is 0.3 MJ-1.2 MJ, a boost stage distance is 13.1 mm-15.2 mm and a boost stage duration is 29.5 s-32.0 s; in the upset stage, an upset stage heat input is 0.1 MJ-0.3 MJ, an upset stage distance is 13.7 mm-16.0 mm and an upset stage duration is 2.0 s-9.9 s; and in the forge stage, a forge stage duration is 12.8 s-14.5 s.

2. The mobile flash butt welding method for 136RE+SS heat-treated rail according to claim 1 , wherein a holding force is 25 t-35 t in the forge stage.

3. The mobile flash butt welding method for 136RE+SS heat-treated rail according to claim 1 , wherein heat treatment can be further carried out for welds after welding.

4. The mobile flash butt welding method for 136RE+SS heat-treated rail according to claim 1 , wherein during the heat treatment, a welded joint produced after welding is cooled down to below 400° C. in a first time, then heated to 860° C.-940° C., and then cooled until a temperature of the rail running surface of the welded joint is between 410° C.-450° C. in a second time.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2018
From: LU, XIN; LI, DADONG; WANG, RUOYU; BAI, WEI; DENG, JIAN; XU, FEIXIANG
To: PANGANG GROUP RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 046943/0547 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2017 1 0771298 · Aug 31, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190061041A1 · Feb 28, 2019
Cited By (1)
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