| 2003 №12 (06) | 2003 №12 (08) |
The Paton Welding Journal, 2003, #12, 27-33 pages
Flash-butt welding of rails. Experience of application and prospects for improvement
S.I. Kuchuk-Yatsenko, V.G. Krivenko, A.V. Bondaruk, A.V. Didkovsky
E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute of the NASU 11 Kazymyr Malevych Str., 03150, Kyiv, Ukraine.Abstract
The paper describes an efficient process of flash-butt welding of rails, namely pulsed flash-butt welding, which was developed at the E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute. This process allowed reducing the flashing allowance and welding time, while improving its stability and quality.
Keywords: flash butt welding of rails, continuous flashing, pulsed flashing, in-process control, prospects for improvement
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