RAIL MANUFACTURING METHOD AND RAIL MANUFACTURING APPARATUS
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Sep 10, 2015
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for manufacturing a rail having high ductility in both a head portion and a foot portion. A heated steel rail material is hot-rolled, the temperature is adjusted by cooling the hot-rolled steel rail material, the steel rail material subjected to the temperature adjustment is processed into a rail shape by means of temperature-adjusted rolling at an area reduction ratio of 20% or more, and, in adjusting the temperature of the steel rail material, the surface portions of the steel rail material corresponding to a head portion and a foot portion of the rail shape so that the temperatures of the surface portions reach 500° C. or more and 1,000° C. or less.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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JFE STEEL CORPORATION | TOKYO |
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- 2015 Application Filing Year
- C21D Class
- 776 Applications Filed
- 539 Patents Issued To-Date
- 69.46 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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FUKUDA, Hiroyuki | Tokyo, JP | 240 | 4004 |
# of filed Patents : 240 Total Citations : 4004 | |||
KIJIMA, Hideo | Tokyo, JP | 18 | 13 |
# of filed Patents : 18 Total Citations : 13 | |||
OKUSHIRO, Kenji | Tokyo, JP | 9 | 8 |
# of filed Patents : 9 Total Citations : 8 | |||
YAMAGUCHI, Moriyasu | Tokyo, JP | 5 | 11 |
# of filed Patents : 5 Total Citations : 11 |
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- C21D Class
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