Automatic Welding, 2018, №08



2018 №08 (01)

DOI of Article 10.15407/as2018.08.02

2018 №08 (03)

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Avtomaticheskaya Svarka (Automatic Welding), #8, 2018, pp. 8-14
 

Fatigue resistance of welded elements of freight cars of a new design made from steels of S345 and S390 grade

A.G. Reidemeister¹, V.A. Kalashnik¹, V.V. Knysh², S.A. Solovej²

¹Acad. V. Lazaryan Dnipropetrovsk National University of Railway Transport.  2 Lazaryan Str., 49010, Dnipro. E-mail: dnuzt@diit.edu.ua
²E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute of the NAS of Ukraine. 11 Kazymyr Malevych Str., 03150, Kyiv, Ukraine. E-mail: office@paton.kiev.ua
 
Abstract
The paper presents the results of experimental and computational studies of fatigue resistance of full-scale samples of the pivot assembly and side wall rack sealing assembly of a gondola car of 12-4106-01 model. It is found that their operating life is determined by fatigue resistance of welded joints of structural elements of the assembly. Their fatigue strength is equal from 12.1 MPa (side wall rack sealing assembly) up to 33.6 MPa (pivot assembly). Sections of fatigue cracks initiation, regularities of their propagation and fatigue strength of structures were established. As shown by calculation of the car body stressed state, the fatigue strength values ensure operation for 34.1 and 57.0 years, for the pivot assembly and side wall rack sealing assembly, respectively, before appearance of the fatigue crack. 9 Ref., 2 Tabl., 8 Fig.
Keywords: welded elements of fright cars, pivot assembly, side wall rack sealing assembly, fatigue resistance, stressed state
 
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Received: 26.05.2018
Published: 19.07.2018.