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Ultrasonic testing to measure the stress statement of steel parts

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This paper presents an efficient method for stress measurement propagation. Pulse-echo method are used as stress measurement method on railway wheels. Hard service conditions and brake failures can lead to dangerous stress on the railway wheels. Stress measurements so important for wheels. Especially wheel expose to severe drag braking conditions in freight service. Residual stresses can significantly reduce the engineering properties and fatigue life of materials such as railway components. The paper presents results of stress state investigation of ER7 steel. Finally, the article briefly discusses how to adopt the pulse-echo method to railway wheels. Reducing cost of residual stress measurement investigated.

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This project was supported by the Scientific Research Projects Unit of Erciyes University (Project number: FDK-2017-7534).

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  1. Department of Railway Systems, Cumhuriyet University, 58140, Sivas, Turkey

    Emre Gorgun

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Erciyes University, 38039, Kayseri, Turkey

    Mehmet Baki Karamis

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Correspondence to Emre Gorgun.

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Recommended by Associate Editor Jin Weon Kim

Emre Gorgun is a lecturer of School of Railway Systems, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey.

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Gorgun, E., Karamis, M.B. Ultrasonic testing to measure the stress statement of steel parts. J Mech Sci Technol 33, 3231–3236 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-019-0618-1

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