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CHEMICAL AND METALLURGICAL LABORATORY

(NABL ACCREDITED AS PER ISO/IEC: 17025-2017)
Carriage Repair Workshop, Lower Parel, Mumbai-400013
Phone: 022-676-40012/40576/40160, Email: cmslowerparel@gmail.com
No.: C&M/MI/Carriage/PL Date: 25.04.2023

Sr.CDO/ICD/IND

Sub: Metallurgical Investigation Report of failed springs (04 No’s)

Ref: ADME(Chg)/IND’s letter no. M 442/ADME/IND/04/23 dtd.03.04.2023

METALLURGICAL INVESTIGATION REPORT

Load test
Train No./ PL No./ POH Location for
Sr. Name of Stamping Date of Hardness
Coach No. & Lab No. Drg. No./ Mfg. Station, (fitment/ comple- Cause of failure
No the item Particulars failure (45-51 RC)
Code Spec No. Sch. & dt. breakage) mentary
spring
The breakage of the bottom first coil
19325/
Primary 33503047/ CMICF of primary inner spring with about
224116 ICF Bottom first
1 inner FI-11-04-23 1267412 CMICF 0820 F02 24/03/23 20% fatigue initiated from inner
LWFAC/ 09/2022 coil
spring RDSO/ L18 periphery due to presence of corrosion
WR
2017/CG-01 pits..
The breakage of the top first coil of
primary outer spring with about 10%
22911/ 33500678/
Primary CMSTL fatigue mode may be attributed to
216302 LG01100 ICF 23/03/23 Top
2 outer FI-12-04-23 CMSTL 0622 F07 hitting marks due to hitting of coil
LWSCN/ RDSO/ 09/2021 first coil
spring N55 with end tip of top flat portion.end tip
WR 2017/CG-01
thickness found tobe 15mm against 4-
10mm.
The breakage of the bottom first coil
22944/ 33500678/
Primary CMGBD of primary outer spring with about
203727 LG01100/ ICF 26/03/23 Bottom first
3 outer FI-13-04-23 CMGBD 02/22 F07 25% fatigue mode may be attributed to
LSDD/ RDSO/ 11/2020 coil
spring 464 hitting marks, due to hitting of coil
WR 2017/CG-01
with bottom flat portion.
The breakage of the bottom first coil
20931/ 33500368/ of primary outer spring with about
Primary CMICF
201579 1277142/ ICF 02/04/23 Bottom first 15% fatigue may be attributed to
4 outer FI-14-04-23 CMICF 1119 F05
LWLRRM/ RDSO/ 11/02/2020 coil hitting marks,paint peeled off due to
spring R16
WR 2017/CG-01 hitting of coils with bottom flat
portion.
Remark: Hardness of the springs is found satisfactory. All of the above springs have broken due to biting/hitting marks/corrosion pits.Improper end tip thickness.
Since spring material bears high notch sensitivity therefore presence of any kind of dent/hitting marks/corrosion pits will make the spring detrimental.

ACMT/PL

C/- Dy. CME(Chg)/CCG

C/- SSE/Ftg-II/PL