The Influence of Wheel/Rail Contact Conditions on the Microstructure and Hardness of Railway Wheels

<table>Locations of microstructural shear images on the wheel tread cross section. Note that the machined groove on the rim face indicates the minimum wheel diameter.</table>

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Figure 10: The Influence of Wheel/Rail Contact Conditions on the Microstructure and Hardness of Railway Wheels 