Two groups of ties manufactured, one from ordinary steel and other from steel containing 0.5% of copper were tested at five places on British Railways; copper-bearing steel found to be between 20 and 70% better than mild steel; resistance of steel ties to rusting considered adequate, but it can be increased for ties laid in open by using copper bearing steel.


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    Title :

    Corrosion of steel railway sleepers: Final reports


    Additional title:

    Iron Steel Inst -- J


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Iron and Steel Institute -- Journal ; 169 , Part 1 ; p 13-16


    Publication date :

    1951


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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