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Numerical analysis of railway brake disc

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A certain number of railway brake discs made of gray cast iron, showed the presence of small cracks only after a few thousand kilometers. To investigate main causes of a brake disc failure, numerical analysis was done by using ABAQUS software. Numerical analysis resulted from a physical model of heat flux in dependence of braking time. Physical model was applied considering all demands and presumptions given by industry representatives.

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  1. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maribor, Maribor, SI-2000, Slovenia

    Blaž Šamec, Grega Oder, Tone Lerher & Iztok Potrč

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Šamec, B., Oder, G., Lerher, T. et al. Numerical analysis of railway brake disc. J. Shanghai Jiaotong Univ. (Sci.) 16, 149–151 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12204-011-1111-x

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