rail shoulders

• Size:
• Standard: UIC, AREMA, GB, NF EN (), DIN, JIS or BS.
• Surface: plain (oiled)
• Packing: according to requirements

Rail shoulder is cast in the concrete rail ties to fix the elastic rail clips. There are two types of rail shoulders available, the cast-in shoulder and the weld-on rail shoulder, both of which are used for the fixing of elastic rail clips.

Cast-in rail shoulder

The casting shoulders as the embedded part of the railway fastening system are pressed in concrete sleeper and work together with the E clip to fasten the rail. The cast in shoulder is made by casting from iron, such as, GB/T -, NF EN (), ISO, DIN , JIS G (), KS D , GOST () or BS EN ().

Product Rail shoulder Application UIC54 UIC60 115RE, ,50kg rail, 60kg rail,BS80lbs, BS100lbs, ect. Material Name QT500-7 QT450-10 QT400-15 Standard GB -88 GB -88 GB -89 Chemical composition(%) C:3.60-3.80 C:3.40-3.90 C:3.50-3.60 C:3.60-3.80 Mn:0.2-0.5 Mn:&#;0.5 Si:2.50-2.90 Si:2.70-3.00 Si:3.0-3.2 P:&#;0.08 P:&#;0.07 P:&#;0.07 S:&#;0.025 S:&#;0.03 S:&#;0.02 Tensile Strength &#;500 Mpa &#;450 Mpa &#;400 Mpa Yield Strength &#;320 Mpa  &#;310 Mpa  &#;250 Mpa Elongation(%) &#;7 &#;10 &#;15 Hardness 170~230HB  160~210HB  130~180HB Metallographic organization ferrite + pearlite graphite + ferrite + pearlite ferrite Surface plain (oiled)    

Weld-on shoulder

The weld-on shoulder is used at the typical position of rail where the rail shoulder is weld on flat steel plate rather than the standard railroad tie plate. The weld-on shoulder is produced by hot forging, according to AREA standard. The materials for weld-on shoulders production can be low or mid carbon steel, based on the customer&#;s requirements.

The above rail shoulder design is available for almost all rail sizes, with material made from low carbon steel.

Good to know

1. The weld on shoulder fastening makes the fabrication of rail retaining units on both steel sleepers and steel base plates possible when the E style of elastic rail clips are used for the fasting of the rail.
2. Even though the rail cast in shoulder are usually pressed in the concrete sleeper, it also can be welded on to longer length steel sleeper sections or bearers for use in the fabrication of switch and crossing layouts where vertical rail geometry is employed.
3. The welding ability of rail shoulders in particular position which is dictated by layout design makes rail shoulders much useful and cost effective.
4. Rail shoulder accessories used for specific rail sections should be adopted according to design criteria in order to achieve the correct elastic clip toe loading . And certain rail shoulders with milled weld area faces are provided to achieve a better weld integrity.

As a leading manufacturer and supplier of rail fasteners, we are able to supply different types of shoulders satisfying clients' needs.

Rail shoulder is semi-embedded into the sleeper to fasten the clip of the base plate. Rail shoulder also protects the clip from being stolen. Rail shoulder mainly has two types: rail cast iron shoulder and weld-on shoulder. Both two kinds of rail shoulders can be used for the fixation of elastic rail clips.

rail cast iron shoulder

As it is named, rail cast iron shoulder is made by casting from iron and compressed in concrete sleepers. And its available material is GB/T -, NF EN (), ISO, DIN , JIS G (), KS D , GOST () or BS EN ().

weld-on rail shoulder

As for weld-on rail shoulder, it is produced by hot forging according to AREA standard, and it is used in places where standard ties cannot be easily used and should be used on flat steel tie plate. Moreover, it allows users to fabricate rail retaining units on both steel sleepers and steel base plates.

The above rail shoulder design is available for almost all rail sizes, with material made from low carbon steel.

Good to know

1. The weld on shoulder fastening makes the fabrication of rail retaining units on both steel sleepers and steel base plates possible when the E style of elastic rail clips are used for the fasting of the rail.
2. Even though the rail cast in shoulder are usually pressed in the concrete sleeper, it also can be welded on to longer length steel sleeper sections or bearers for use in the fabrication of switch and crossing layouts where vertical rail geometry is employed.
3. The welding ability of rail shoulders in particular position which is dictated by layout design makes rail shoulders much useful and cost effective.
4. Rail shoulder accessories used for specific rail sections should be adopted according to design criteria in order to achieve the correct elastic clip toe loading . And certain rail shoulders with milled weld area faces are provided to achieve a better weld integrity.

As a leading manufacturer and supplier of rail fasteners, we are able to supply different types of shoulders satisfying clients' needs.

Rail shoulder is semi-embedded into the sleeper to fasten the clip of the base plate. Rail shoulder also protects the clip from being stolen. Rail shoulder mainly has two types: rail cast iron shoulder and weld-on shoulder. Both two kinds of rail shoulders can be used for the fixation of elastic rail clips.

rail cast iron shoulder

As it is named, rail cast iron shoulder is made by casting from iron and compressed in concrete sleepers. And its available material is GB/T -, NF EN (), ISO, DIN , JIS G (), KS D , GOST () or BS EN ().

weld-on rail shoulder

As for weld-on rail shoulder, it is produced by hot forging according to AREA standard, and it is used in places where standard ties cannot be easily used and should be used on flat steel tie plate. Moreover, it allows users to fabricate rail retaining units on both steel sleepers and steel base plates.

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