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METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THERMAL TREATMENT OF RAILS

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EP2573194A4
EP2573194A4 EP11839429.5A EP11839429A EP2573194A4 EP 2573194 A4 EP2573194 A4 EP 2573194A4 EP 11839429 A EP11839429 A EP 11839429A EP 2573194 A4 EP2573194 A4 EP 2573194A4
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Prior art keywords
rails
thermal treatment
thermal
treatment
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2573194B1 (en
EP2573194A1 (en
Inventor
Sergey Vasilievich Khlyst
Vladimir Mikhaylovich Kuzmichenko
Sergey Mikhaylovich Sergeev
Andrey Nikolaevich Shestakov
Mikhail Nikolaevich Kirichenko
Pavel Alexandrovich Pshenichnikov
Alexey Gennadievich Ivanov
Konstantin Gennadievich Kozhevnikov
Alexey Vladimirovich Gontar
Ilya Sergeevich Khlyst
Anatoly Alexandrovich Kirichkov
Alexey Vladislavovich Kushnarev
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SCIENTIFIC MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISE TOMSK ELECTRONIC COMPANY Ltd
SCIENT Manufacturing ENTPR TOM ELECTRONIC Co Ltd
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SCIENTIFIC MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISE TOMSK ELECTRONIC COMPANY Ltd
SCIENT Manufacturing ENTPR TOM ELECTRONIC Co Ltd
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    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21DMODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS METALS OR ALLOYS; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE, e.g. BY DECARBURISATION OR TEMPERING
    • C21D9/00Heat treatment, e.g. annealing, hardening, quenching or tempering, adapted for particular articles; Furnaces therefor
    • C21D9/04Heat treatment, e.g. annealing, hardening, quenching or tempering, adapted for particular articles; Furnaces therefor for rails
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21DMODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS METALS OR ALLOYS; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE, e.g. BY DECARBURISATION OR TEMPERING
    • C21D1/00General methods or devices for heat treatment, e.g. annealing, hardening, quenching or tempering
    • C21D1/56General methods or devices for heat treatment, e.g. annealing, hardening, quenching or tempering characterised by the quenching agents
    • C21D1/613Gases; Liquefied or solidified normally gaseous material
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21DMODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS METALS OR ALLOYS; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE, e.g. BY DECARBURISATION OR TEMPERING
    • C21D1/00General methods or devices for heat treatment, e.g. annealing, hardening, quenching or tempering
    • C21D1/62Quenching devices
    • C21D1/667Quenching devices for spray quenching
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21DMODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS METALS OR ALLOYS; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE, e.g. BY DECARBURISATION OR TEMPERING
    • C21D10/00Modifying the physical properties by methods other than heat treatment or deformation
    • C21D10/005Modifying the physical properties by methods other than heat treatment or deformation by laser shock processing
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21DMODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS METALS OR ALLOYS; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE, e.g. BY DECARBURISATION OR TEMPERING
    • C21D11/00Process control or regulation for heat treatments
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22CALLOYS
    • C22C38/00Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys
    • C22C38/02Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys containing silicon
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22CALLOYS
    • C22C38/00Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys
    • C22C38/04Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys containing manganese
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22CALLOYS
    • C22C38/00Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys
    • C22C38/18Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys containing chromium
    • C22C38/40Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys containing chromium with nickel
    • C22C38/42Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys containing chromium with nickel with copper
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22CALLOYS
    • C22C38/00Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys
    • C22C38/18Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys containing chromium
    • C22C38/40Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys containing chromium with nickel
    • C22C38/46Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys containing chromium with nickel with vanadium
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21DMODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS METALS OR ALLOYS; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE, e.g. BY DECARBURISATION OR TEMPERING
    • C21D2211/00Microstructure comprising significant phases
    • C21D2211/009Pearlite

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  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Metallurgy (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Heat Treatment Of Articles (AREA)
EP11839429.5A 2010-11-11 2011-10-21 Method and device for heat treating rails Active EP2573194B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PL11839429T PL2573194T3 (en) 2010-11-11 2011-10-21 Method and device for heat treating rails

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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RU2010145748/02A RU2456352C1 (en) 2010-11-11 2010-11-11 Procedure and device for thermal treatment of rails
PCT/RU2011/000819 WO2012064223A1 (en) 2010-11-11 2011-10-21 Method and device for heat treating rails

Publications (3)

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EP2573194A1 EP2573194A1 (en) 2013-03-27
EP2573194A4 true EP2573194A4 (en) 2014-12-03
EP2573194B1 EP2573194B1 (en) 2017-04-26

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EP (1) EP2573194B1 (en)
EA (1) EA022297B1 (en)
ES (1) ES2627814T3 (en)
PL (1) PL2573194T3 (en)
RU (1) RU2456352C1 (en)
UA (1) UA104835C2 (en)
WO (1) WO2012064223A1 (en)

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JPS6289818A (en) * 1985-10-14 1987-04-24 Nippon Kokan Kk <Nkk> Heat treatment of rail
EP0247021A2 (en) * 1986-05-22 1987-11-25 VOEST-ALPINE Eisenbahnsysteme Gesellschaft m.b.H. Apparatus for the controlled thermal treatment of railroad-switch components
US4953832A (en) * 1988-03-24 1990-09-04 Bethlehem Steel Corporation Apparatus for the controlled cooling of hot rolled steel samples
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PL2573194T3 (en) 2017-10-31
RU2456352C1 (en) 2012-07-20
WO2012064223A1 (en) 2012-05-18
EP2573194B1 (en) 2017-04-26
EP2573194A1 (en) 2013-03-27
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