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

<table>OM image of microstructure on the flange tip (A); this region does not contact the rails, and the surface shape retains the machining marks from the last turning on the lathe. There is no obvious shearing of the microstructure.</table>

The Scientific World Journal

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Figure 11: The Influence of Wheel/Rail Contact Conditions on the Microstructure and Hardness of Railway Wheels 