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Method for heat-treating steel rail head

CA 1303468 C · Owner: Sato, Hiroaki · Inventors: Fukuda, Kozo; Gino, Takao; Morioka, Kiyotaka

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A method for heat-treating a steel rail head which comprises: heating a steel rail head to the austenization temperature; then, cooling the rail head by means of a hot water jet until a surface temperature of the rail head decreases to a temperature not below 420°C; and then, cooling the rail head by means of an air jet at least to the pearlite transformation temperature, thereby transforming the structure of a surface portion of the rail head into a uniform and fine pearlite structure. The above-described method includes a method in which the rail head is previously cooled by means of a water spray until the surface temperature of the rail head decreases to a temperature not below 530°C …

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  • Granted June 16, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 16, 2009.
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FiledMay 27, 1988
GrantedJune 16, 1992
Term endedJune 16, 2009
Patent numberCA 1303468 C
Classification (IPC)C21D9/04 +1 more

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1989199219951998200120042007Application filedMay 27, 1988Patent grantedJune 16, 1992Term endedJune 16, 2009

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