Voestalpine Schienen Gmbh

Herbert-adolf Schifferl

Herbert-Adolf Schifferl

Peter Pointner

Albin Joller

The invention relates to a profiled rail (,), especially for a railway track, with a reduced total radiated noise level when in use. In order to reduce the noise radiation level, at least one web side surface (,) is substantially concavely rounded without any salient points in the lower region (,) between the transition edge (,) on the side of the rail patten (,) and the center of gravity axis (X) in the rail cross-section and/or the height (H) of the pattern is increased by comparison with a normally profiled rail having a corresponding total rail height A.

Reduced radiated-noise rail

A profiled rolling stock, in particular a running rail or railroad track made of an iron-based alloy, is provided. The alloy contains silicon plus aluminum below 0.99 wt. % of the rolling stock. A structure in the cross section is formed, at least partially, by isothermic structural transformation due to accelerated cooling from the austenite region of the alloy to a lower intermediary phase temperature and holding. Transformation preferably occurs between the martensite transformation point of the alloy a temperature 250.degree. C. over the martensite transformation point Ms.

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Leoben, Austria

Herbert-Adolf Schifferl