Voest-alpine Eisenbahnsysteme Gesellschaft M.b.h.

Voestalpine Vae Gmbh

Voestalpine Weichensysteme Gmbh

Johannes Blumauer

In a method for the production of a switch diamond for switch rails and double crossovers with a switch diamond point out of carbon steel and connector rails, the switch diamond point is rolled and submitted to heat treatment, by which the switch diamond point is transformed over its total cross-section into a fine pearlite texture, whereby subsequently the switch diamond point is tempered and at least in the area where the wheels roll over, a material removing treatment for the removal of the wheel zone texture different from the fine pearlite texture is put underneath and afterwards the switch diamond point is welded to connector rails, so that the production of a switch diamond is simplified and heat treatment in a conventional apparatus is made possible.

Method for the production of a switch diamond

In a method for connection of railway point components (1) such as, for example, frogs consisting of austenitic cast hard manganese steel, or manganese steel rails, to rails (2) made from carbon steel, with the utilization of an intermediate piece (3) made from low-carbon austenitic steel, in which method the intermediate piece (3) is first-of-all welded to the standard rail or connecting rail (2), following which, after cutting off the intermediate piece (3) to a length of less than 25 millimeters, in a second welding operation, the intermediate piece (3) is welded to the component (1) consisting of cast hard manganese steel or to the manganese steel rail (1), an intermediate piece (3) consisting of a low-carbon, austenitic, steel, in particular a chromium-nickel-steel, stabilized with niobium and/or titanium, is utilized and, following the first welding operation, a heat treatment, in particular a diffusion-solution at a temperature between 350.degree. C. and 1000.degree. C., is carried out.

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Johannes Blumauer