Railway Products

Wheels, Axles & Wheel Sets Rails 

Durgapur Steel Plant

Item

Weight per piece 
kg 

Wheel tread dia 
mm

Axle load
t

Diesel Loco Wheel

528

1097

 

BG Coach Wheel

384

920

 

13T BG Coach Wheel Set

1072

915

13.00

16T AC Wheel Set

1092

915

16.25

IR-20 Bogie Wheel

333

890

 

BOX Wheel Set

1343

1000

20.00

BOX N Wheel Set

1430

1000

22.90

BOX N Loose Wheel

473

1000

 

BOX N Loose Axle

552

 

22.90

16T Loose Axle

378

 

16.25

13 T Loose Axle

363

 

13.00

All the above items are as per the relevant drawings

Chemical Composition

Specification

C% max

Mn % max

P% max

S% max

Si%

IRS: R-16/ 95*

0.37

1.12 max

0.040

0.040

0.15-0.46

IRS: R-19/ 93**

0.52

0.60-0.80

0.030

0.030

0.15-0.40

IRS: R-34/ 99***

0.57-0.67

0.60-0.85

0.030

0.030

0.15 min

*P+S = 0.07 max

**For IRS:R-19/93 Hydrogen content £ 3ppm (Liquid steel)

*** For IRS: R-34/99  Hydrogen content £ 2.5 ppm

Mechanical Properties

Specification

Yield Strength
Min N/mm2

Tensile Strength N/mm2

% Elongation

Impact Test
V-Notch at +200C
J/ cm2

IRS: R-16/ 95

Normalised

320

550-650

22 min

25 min

Quenched
& Tempered

350

550-700

24 min

40 min

IRS: R-19/ 93

50% of UTS

820-940

14 min

15 min

IRS: R-34/ 99

50% of UTS

775-900
(at web)

11-13 min

10 min

For IRS: R-19/93: Hardness range- 241 to 277 BHN.

For IRS: R-34/99: Hardness range on outside face of rim: 300 - 341 BHN. On hub face of the wheel, hardness shall not exceed 293 BHN.

Wheels are 100% rim-sprayed, tempered and hardness tested along with ultrasonic testing in IRS: R-19/93 and IRS: R-34/99 specifications.

Applications

Specification

Application

IRS: R-34/99

Diesel Loco Wheels

IRS: R-19/93

BG Coaching and other wheels

IRS: R-16/95

Axles

 

 
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