Characterising the brake blocks of a freight rail container wagon

Esther T. Akinlabi, Kazeem O. Sanusi, Masemenya Mamabolo

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Abstract

Society has become dependent on trains to provide the means for freight and transport services and with so many people being dependent on these services safety must be taken as the utmost priority. The aim of this research project is to characterise the Brake block samples of a Freight Rail container wagon using tribological properties for the effect of friction and wear, hardness tests to investigate the mechanical property and microstructure analysis and material composition in different environmental conditions using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive Spectrometry (EDS.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWCE 2016 - World Congress on Engineering 2016
EditorsS. I. Ao, S. I. Ao, Len Gelman, S. I. Ao, Len Gelman, David W.L. Hukins, Andrew Hunter, Alexander M. Korsunsky
PublisherNewswood Limited
Pages1089-1093
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9789881404800
Publication statusPublished - 2016
EventWorld Congress on Engineering 2016, WCE 2016 - London, United Kingdom
Duration: 29 Jun 20161 Jul 2016

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science
Volume2224
ISSN (Print)2078-0958

Conference

ConferenceWorld Congress on Engineering 2016, WCE 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLondon
Period29/06/161/07/16

Keywords

  • Brakes block
  • Friction
  • Hardness test
  • Microstructure
  • Test
  • Wagon
  • Wear test

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science (miscellaneous)

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