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Comparing the life-cycle costs of standard and head-hardened rail

By Heyder Girsch et al 2005-09-01T10:00:00

Following research by German Railway and voestalpine Schienen GmbH concluding that head-hardened rail has better resistance to wear and rolling contact fatigue defects, further studies have examined the life-cycle cost of different types of rail

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