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The Need for Ultrasonic Rail Flaw Detection |
Life threatening common flaws found by ultrasonic testing of rail
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- Transverse Defect-cracking
- Wheel burn and squat
- Shelling-head checking
- Transverse defect from the gauge corner
- Rail end gap battering
- Longitudinal cracking; horizontal and vertical
- Bolt hole, bond hole and star cracking
- Vertical transverse
- Under the foot corrosion
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