Results of studying the in-service switch metal damage based on hardness scatter results are presented. Characteristics to estimate the damage level of the metal are proposed.
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Translated from Problemy Prochnosti, No. 1, pp. 104 – 108, January – February, 2011.
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Shvets’, V.P., Muzyka, M.R., Makovets’kyi, I.V. et al. In-service monitoring of the current switch metal condition. Strength Mater 43, 73–76 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11223-011-9269-x
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