Vie. INTERNATIONAL Gp eee) 846 Leaflet to be elacsified in Volumes: UNION OF RAILWAYS @ | oo maser se R WALL = TECHMIGAL SPECIFICATIONS Ist edition, 1-1-1966 Brought up to date on weisrs TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION FOR THE SUPPLY OF HCLLER BEARING AXLE DOX CASES babe OF SPHEPOIDAL GAFHUTE CAST. IPO, seer 4 not eat cove wets ocull Article 1 sr 0" e ver Pearse This spectticatt box cases mae uf s governs the supply of roller Leacing axte Neroidsl graphite cast tron. Article 2 WATERIALS, The roller bearing axte box bodfes stall be mave of cast tron, in which the graphitic earvor etets in spherofdc) form tna natrix. (Reprint, 01-07-1969) stcriow 11 CHARACTERISTICS Article 3 1. Chomical charactoriotics Unless otherwise stated on the orders the supplier shall be author risog to decide the composition of the material himsal f+ Mechanical characteristics (1) a) Tensile strength @ > 38 ko/an? b) Elastic Vimit at 0.2 © > 26 kglan® ¢) Clongation 5A = 25 8 l= 5,55 VE (L = Is the gauge tength acrving ss 2 guide for measuring the elongation at yield point, 5 = Crass-soctional area ot the gauge Tength of the test-viece). 3. Physical characteristics 4) Sounitneas ond appearance Ing apie boxes shall be soved throughout and chow no detects Hable te impair their use, They must be free from burrs, sealing, arinding dust, woulding and and any other impurities, 5) Ottightress The axle boxes must Be ol Mighty 4. Geometrical characteristics The axle botes shall be manufactured in accardance with the infor aation given in the standards or srawings relating to the sap, Simensians ond dinens ional tolerances. ° . (1) Note = 11 it is considered denivabte to une spheroignt grashite ® 2H balan? Cot 0.2 6 B35 Ktvane ‘ die on a tent-piece with Ca 5.65 VALArticle 4 NANUFACTURER'S BRAND MARKS Each axle box case shall be identified by the manufactur marks etipulated in the standards or drawings, particuler! the manufacturarte mark, the mark of the onning Fatlway, the Tast two Tigures of the year of manufacture, the number of the cast (at the request of the purchasing rat tway, The required marks shal) be applied during the casting process, in relfet, and in the places indicated on the ‘drawings. SECTION 111 MANUFACTURE Artiole 5 Unlese othernise stated in the order, the choice of the manufacturing process (preparation of the melt, costing) shall be eft to the manufacturer. ‘The axle boxes shall be cleaned and trimmed, and 211 gates, risers and feeding heads removed. After casting, the axle box cases shall undergo a suitable heat treatnent (annealing). In addition, $f so stipulated on the order by the purchasing railnay, the supplier shall submit, all the axle box cases to the ofitigntness test described tn Article 11-3. Article 6 REPAIR OF CAS DEFECTS, Surface defects may be eliminated by resoving metel (by cold-chiselling, iting, machining or other approved methods), provided the dimensional tolerances are maintained. The purchosing reflmay moy agree te smell repaics bei carried out by the supplier, nho may propose the addition of waetel by welding. In order to eliminate any residual stresses due te chigel1ing or welding, tempering at a tenperstura not excceding 550°C can he stipulated by agreanent with the raiTney. Any treatnent carried out without the agreenent of the railway or with the object of hiding » defect, is strictly Forbidden and shall result in the rejection of the complete order, SECTION IV COND TIONS _OF ACCEPTANCE Article 7 SUBNISS 10M FOR ACCEPTANCE The roller bearing axle boxes shall be submitted for acceptance in batehen, aach batch being cast from a single melt, subjected to the'same inoculation treatment and given the Sane heat treatment. Article & NATURE AND PROPORTION OF TESTS: 2 ante box cases per bateh at th ‘of up to 100 cases manufacturer's } Tensile test 3 axle box cases per bateh works of more then 100 cases OF Ttightness test 5 per cast atory of the purchasing rat inay Micrographical fof up to 100 cases examination 2 axle box oboe per batch of moro than 100 cases at the labor 1 axle box case per batch at the manu Tacturer's. works or at} Chemical analysis (1) = 1 analysis per bateh ‘the purchasing railmay'e Taboratory (1) hen the chemical composition i stipulated by the purchasing rai lwo.Article 9 we “EVATIUN OF TESTS - AOpITIONAL TESTS Aiy characteristic vhich does not comply with te required corcitions may result (1 the rejection of the corretpondi ng baton. If the purchasing ratlwey agrees to additional teste, the punber of aklns Led caues to be cubmitted te tboce teste shall 1d by special agreraent between the supplier one the Article 16 14 Ab PREPARATION OF THE SANPI ES AND TEST PIECES 1. Selection of axie box cases or somple ingots for test ing The accept fing Inspector shail select, at randon, fran each: cast subnitted, the axle box cases or sample Tngots tntended for testing, end shall ztenp them, 2. Preparutien and position of the test pieces 0} Tense test, The tenstle test shalt be carried out on test pisces rhich, in secetdance with the instructions given by the purchosing cailway ore obtained from test bars attached te Lone or cost separately. Untess otherwise’ ctipulated, the test Mocks shal? act be than 200 mm in lengthy and not less then 25 em in thfckress at the place fron which the test pieces ore Loken The east on tect blocks shal! remain attached to the oxle box until the heat treatment ie conpleted; unless others ce utated in the order, the point cf attachnent to the main casting shal] be left to the ehoton of the supplier. Test pack cast separately shall be cast at tle sane time an€ trom the sone bateh of metal as thet used for the roulds for the correspundiny bateh of castings (tc be stated on the Grder}. They shall also indergo the same hest trestnent as the tateh of axle boxes which they represent. Uniess otherwise stipulated en the order, the position free which the test pleces are cast In the test Ulocks shall be Tete fo the cholee of the supp! 1) Mecrographica} exanination The sections Intended for the wicrogrephical examinations chal be cut fron pisces of metal obtained from the thet Blncks det inoe above. The miceograph ical examination €ao be carried outs hoeevers at the request ot the reeeiving tnapectar, an a cactian obtalsed from 'an aele boy Before marvin ing, subject so the Stipulation that tke inspector mar ot selert more. tan" one box fray every #00 manufactured, €2 Chemical analysis Unless otherwise stated on the order, the sanple selected shal 7 weigh at Teast S09, 3. Gutting-up of the test blocks and wachining of teste The cuttingrop ana aachining operation shall be cairted ovt. 48 the cold state after the Reet treatment defined Ia Article 3c Article th CARRYING OUT OF THE TESTS 1. Tensile test The taet-piece and tho nothod of tecting ehall be ia accordance witn 158 kecomondation 82 Tha gavge Tength ahall be calenlated by meane of the farnula Lass VS Nesults to we obtained : seo Article 3-2. Wicrographical examination The sections shall te putished before exaninut ian takes places 3 to bo cbtainad # ese Acticle 24 A emall proportion of graphite in oneopheroveal” form shall ot constitute graunde for rejec~ Fion tonever'? the sare shalt apply Love small proportion of portte inR 3. GjIvightness test ‘The test piece shal? consist of one exie box case. eof Sti itlehs during she guarantee period, raveal defects tt The uxternal surfaces of the axle box case shall be covered ‘rer cha l'be rejecteg.. "Service oF UWhely to reduce thear use with a thie Tayer of pondered chalk, and the tuternal surfaces brushed over with petroleun. Re jectes parte shall be. aude available to the supplier with a v te thetr replecenent of reimbursements The exle box casings for testing shall be kept for 3 Hours in thts conattion. Results to be obtained: No discolouring of the layer of @ (214 oF corborate’ mast te parent. Cheni lysis In accordance with the fnctructtons on the order. Article 12 PROTECTION AGAINST CORROSION Atler acceptance and stumping by the receiving inspactor, end before storing or forwarding, the arte box cases may Tecefve, at the request of te purchasing railway, # protective coating acceptable to the latter. Article 13 e@ GUAKANTEE, ‘The axte box cases shall be quaranteed by the surplier for 4 period of 5 years expiring atthe end of the calender year Felloning that during which delivery took place, ayainst any defect imputable to the eanvfaeture and not revealed auring acceptance at the works er on final acceptance. In the case of axle box cases for new stock, the delivery date of Ue vehicles to which they cre fitted shall be regsrded ne the date of delivery of the boxes, tubsect to the Stipulation, however, that the latter are’ fitted nithin to years of thelr delivery.APPL LCAT 1 AIL rattways in the Un RECORD REFERENCES: e Readings under which the quest ion has been dealt wit = Preparation of a specification for tpherosdat yraphite cast iron anle-boxes for roller bearings. (Sth Conmittee ~ J.Q. - + Leipzig, May 1965). > Finalising of existing specifications. a) 78 b) Harnont zation of guarantee clauses. (SubsConaiittce for Speefficaticns: Parts, January 15%