PREN 14587-1 : DRAFT 2017
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RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - INFRASTRUCTURE - FLASH BUTT WELDING OF NEW RAILS - PART 1: R220, R260, R260MN, R320CR, R350HT, R350LHT, R370CRHT AND R400HT GRADE RAILS IN A FIXED PLANT
08-09-2016
European foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Requirements for the welding process
5 Procedure approval
6 Approval of other rail profiles and grades
7 Approval of the contractor
8 Weld production following procedure approval
Annex A (normative) - Bend test requirements
Annex B (normative) - Test weld fracture faces - Recording of
defects
Annex C (normative) - Fatigue test method for flash butt welds
Annex D (normative) - Macro examination and micro examination
Annex E (normative) - Hardness testing
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