Steel Rail and Steel Sleeper

Steel Rail

The steel rail, also know as rail track, railroad rail, is used to guide the train wheels far forwarding, by withstanding the enormous stress by the wheel when a train passes by, and transferring to the tie sleepers as well. The rail shall provide smooth and continuous rolling surface with least resistance. Generally speaking, the heavier the rails and the rest of the track work, the heavier and higher speed for the train these railroad tracks can carry. At electrified railway or automatic block sections, the railroad rail can also be used as the railroad track circuit.

All modern rails now are made by hot rolled steel of specific cross-section (profile) which approximates to I-beam but is asymmetric about a horizontal axis---flat bottomed, so that can rest directly on the tie sleepers and bullhead rails well. A rail is composed by three parts of rail Head, Web and Foot, and overall cross-sectional dimensions are always made of rail height(A), Foot width (B) and Head width(C). Together with the Web thickness(t), the 4 sizes are overall dimensions for rail type classifications.

Due to high quality and competitive prices, our rails have been exported to over 50 countries, including America, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Britain, Spain, Belgium, Poland, India, Thailand, Malaysia, and Sudan, etc.

In order to ensure better quality, the steel rails have to undergo various tests, such as chemical composition test, tensile strength test, hardness test and drop weight test.

Types of rails

1. Light rail of GB11264-89 standard/YB222-63 standard

The light rails are mainly used for laying temporary hauling tracks in forested areas, factories, mines, and construction areas. As an experienced manufacturer of light rail in China, we can provide high quality GB standard light rails at low prices.

• Size: 6kg, 9kg, 12kg, 15kg, 22kg, 30kg, 8kg, 18kg, 24kg
• Material: 55Q or Q235B
• Standard: GB11264-89 standard, YB222-63 standard
• Length: 6-12m

2. Heavy rail of GB2585-2007 standard

The heavy rails are mainly used to lay the track of railways and tunnels. Others include tracks for stacker cranes and other cranes.

• Size: 38kg, 43kg, 50kg
• Material: U71mn/50mn
• Standard: GB2585-2007
• Length: 12.5m, 25m

3. Crane rail of YB/T5055-93 standard

• Size: QU70\QU80\QU100\QU120
• Material: U71mn
• Standard: YB/T5055-93 standard
• Length: 12m

 

4. South African standard steel rail

South African standard steel rails are of optional sizes to meet demands of different road construction conditions. The rails have a greater ability to withstand impact deformation and a lower sensitivity to concentrations of stress.

• Size: 15kg, 22kg, 30kg, 40kg, 48kg, 57kg
• Standard: ISCOR standard
• Material: 700/900A
• Length: 9-25m

 

5. Australian standard steel rail

• Size: 31kg, 41kg, 47kg, 50kg, 53kg, 60kg, 66kg, 68kg, 73kg, 86kg, 89kg
• Standard: As 1085 standard
• Material: 900A/1100
• Length: 8-25m

 

6. UIC860-O standard steel rail/UIC60 rail/railway for UIC60

• Size: UIC54, UIC60
• Standard: UIC860-o standard/EN-13674-1
• Material: 900A/1100
• Length: 12-25m

 

7. BS11-1985 standard steel rail

• Size: BS50'O', BS60A, BS60R, BS70A, BS75A, BS75R, BS80A,BS80R, BS90A, BS100A, BS113A
• Standard: BS11-1985 standard
• Material: 700/900A
• Length: 8-25m

 

8. JIS E 1103/1101 standard steel rail

• Size: 15kg, 22kg, 30A, 37A, and 50N, CR73, CR100
• Standard: JIS E1103-93/JIS E1101-93
• Material: According to JIS e standard
• Length: 9-10m

 

9. Indian (ISCR) standard steel rail

• Size: ISCR50, ISCR60, ISCR70, ISCR80, ISCR100, ISCR120
• Standard: ISCR standard
• Material: 55Q/U71mn
• Length: 9-12m

 

10. American standard steel rail, ASCE rail, AREMA rail

• Size: ASCE25, ASCE30, ASCE40, ASCE60, ASCE75, ASCE85, ASCE90, ASCE115, ASCE136, ASCE175
• Standard: ASTM standard, AREMA standard
• Material: 700/900A/1100
• Length: 6-12m, 12-25m

Steel Sleeper

Together with steel rail, we can also supply steel sleeper, which is also called steel railroad tie/railway tie/crosstie. The railroad tie is always laid perpendicular to the rails, used to hold the rail upright and keep it spaced to the correct gauge.

 

We supply steel sleepers of both UIC865 Series Steel Sleepers and BS-500 Series Steel Sleepers, with specifications as below.