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Rails Manufactured by
NIPPON STEEL
Since 1901, NIPPON STEEL has been manufacturing rails
of every description for more than 110 years, using cutting
edge equipment and accumulated technology.
NIPPON STEEL rails are highly rated at home and
abroad.
Not only that they meet most of the domestic demand,
but also exported in large quantities to many countries
around the globe.
NIPPON STEEL rails are available in various sizes
and materials, so that they can be used for diverse
applications, such as ordinary passenger railways,
high speed railways, and heavy haul railways.
In addition to standard rails, NIPPON STEEL manufac-
CONTENTS tures various rails such as Head hardened rail, rail for Heavy
Features 02 haul, Tongue rail, and crane rails.
Manufacturing Process 04 As one of the world's leading rail maker with superior
Standard Rails 06 quality, NIPPON STEEL are greatly contributing to Economi-
Head Hardened Rail (DHH rail) 12 cal and Green railway transportations all over the world.
Rail for Heavy Haul (HE rail™) 19
Special Rails 22
Tongue Rails 23
Crane Rails 25
Marking 26
Research on Rails 28

01
 Features

1 Production by the Universal Rolling Process,

with newest technology
Rail head with superior forging effect.
Highly symmetrical cross sections.
Smooth surface without defect

2 World top class technology and facility for producing uniform rails;
Steel making, Rolling, Straitening
Highly uniform steel by continuous casting method.
Superior quality with high purity.
Uniform dimensions and shape for all length of the rail

3 Inspection by in-line automatic testing machines

Non-destructive testing by Ultra-Sonic Testers
Surface defect testing by Eddy Current testers
Automatic dimension measurement by Laser

4 Research and Development organized advancing

toward easy to use, superior quality rails.
Integrated Research and Development organization, with
basic theory to product characteristics, welding technology
and evaluation of rail performance

5 Setting Up the system to manufacture and

ship the world longest as rolled rails for railroads
— 150-meter(480ft) long rails —
Worlds longest Ex-mill, not welded, long rails
for railways
Reducing rail maintenance of railway companies
by reducing the number of weld
Serve to help stabilize the rail

02 Features Features 03
 Manufacturing Process

V1 Mill

B.D Mill
Oxygen-blowing

Bloom
Charging
Pig iron molten iron V2 Mill
Blast furnace Basic-oxygen Secondary refining Continuous casting
Reheating
furnace
Furnace
E1 Mill

V3 Mill

E2 Mill
F Mill
V4 Mill

Hot saw
Hot Stamper

Slack Quench
Equipment
Cooling

Roller Straightener

First Inspection
(U.S.T , E.C.T , Laser Dimension Measurement)

Sawing & Drilling line

50M 150M
rail shipment

Chamfering
Final Inspection
Assortment

Rolling Mill

04 Manufacturing Process Manufacturing Process 05

 Standard Rails
NIPPON STEEL has varieties of standard rails.

06 Standard Rails Standard Rails 07

 Specifications
NIPPON STEEL rails are produced to the specifications listed in the table below.
Chemical Composition and Mechanical Properties
Specifications Chemical Composition Mechanical Properties Falling Weight Testing
C
Yield Tensile Brinell Weight Distance
C Si Mn P S Elongation Height of
Strength Strength Test Piece hardness of falling between
Number Classification drop
range range range max. max. min. range or min. min. range or min. weight bearer

E
% % % % % N/mm2 N/mm2(kgf/mm2) % mm HBW kg m m R
Standard D
0.74−0.86 0.10−0.60 0.75−1.25 0.020 0.020 510 983min. 10 310

A
Strength R
AREMA2011 diam.=12.7mm
Intermediate − − −
Chapter 4"Rail" 0.72−0.82 0.10−1.00 0.70−1.25 0.020 0.020 552 1014min 8 GL=50.8mm 325

G
strength

F
High strength 0.74−0.86 0.10−0.60 0.75−1.25 0.020 0.020 827 1179min 10 370
R260 0.62−0.80 0.15−0.58 0.70−1.20 0.025 0.025 − 880min 10 diam.=10mm 260−300 B
EN13674−2011 − − −
R350HT 0.72−0.80 0.15−0.58 0.70−1.20 0.020 0.025 − 1175min 9 GL=50mm 350−390
diam.=10mm
IRS T12−2009 GR1080 0.60−0.80 0.10−0.50 0.80−1.30 0.030 0.030 460 1080min. 10 340−390 1270 7.4 0.850
GL=50mm
Mass Y
diam.=10mm of rail
UIC860−R GR900A 0.60−0.80 0.10−0.50 0.80−1.30 0.040 0.040 − 880-1030 10 − 1,000 (kg/m) 1.000
GL=50mm 150
1000
37A 0.55−0.70 0.15−0.35 0.60−0.90 0.045 0.050 690min.(70) 9 − HU5.0
JIS Standard 40N HD5.1 Neutral Axis
− JIS No.4 X X
E1101−2001 Rail 50N 0.63−0.75 0.15−0.30 0.70−1.10 0.030 0.025 800min.(82) 10 235 HD7.0
diam.=10mm 907 0.914
60 HD10.6
GL=50mm

Yb
JIS HH340 0.10−0.55 0.70−1.10 1080(110) 321−375 *1
0.72−0.82 0.030 0.020 − 8
E1120−2007 HH370 0.10−0.65 0.80−1.20 1130(115) 331−388 *1
*1 Height of falling for falling weight testing are as per JIS E1101-2001 Y

Dimensions and Weights

The dimensions and weights of rails being manufactured at NIPPON STEEL are tabulated below. Manufac-
ture of sections other than those tabulated below will be considered depending on your quantities ordered.
The standard length for tails is 25m under JIS, but longer or shorter length can be delivered if required.
150m rail is also available.
Distance
Sectional from Base Secondaly radius Section Modulus
Item Dimensions Weight of Rail to Moment of Inertia
Area of cross section Zx Zy
Neutral Axis
Note
s A B C D E F G R S W Yb lx ly ix iy Head Base Head Base
Sym Unit
Specifications bo mm in. mm in. mm in. mm in. mm in. mm in. mm in. mm in. cm 2 2
in. kg/m lb/yd mm in. cm 4
in. 4
cm 4
in. 4
mm in. mm in. cm 3 3
in. cm 3
in. 3
cm3 3
in. cm3 in.3
l
54kg EN54E1 159.00 (6-13/50) 140.00 (5-22/43) 70.00 (2-65/86) 16.00 (17/27) 49.40 (1-17/18) 30.20 (1-7/37) 76.20 (3) 508.00 (20) 69.77 (10.73) 54.77 − (75.1) − (2,338) (56.17) (419.2) (10.05) (57.9) (2.28) (24.51) (0.97) (278.7) (10.97) (311.2) (18.98) (116.09) (7.08) (59.67) (3.64)
EN EN60E1 172.00 (6-71/92) 150.00 (5-48/53) 72.00 (2-5/6) 16.50 (13/20) 51.00 (2) 31.50 (1-6/25) 60.25/92.25 (2-16/43 / 3-12/19) 120.00 (4-71/98) 76.70 (11.80) 60.21 − (80.9) − (3,038) (72.99) (512.3) (12.29) (62.9) (2.48) (25.84) (1.02) (333.6) (13.13) (375.5) (22.90) (137.62) (8.39) (68.16) (4.16)
60kg
EN60E2 172.00 (6-71/92) 150.00 (5-48/53) 72.00 (2-5/6) 16.50 (13/20) 51.00 (2) 31.50 (1-6/25) 60.25/92.25 (2-16/43 / 3-12/19) 120.00 (4-71/98) 76.48 (11.85) 60.03 − (80.7) − (3,022) (72.60) (510.5) (12.26) (62.9) (2.47) (25.84) (1.02) (330.8) (20.19) (374.5) (22.85) (137.78) (8.41) (68.07) (4.15)
54kg UIC54 159.00 (6-13/50) 140.00 (5-22/43) 70.00 (2-65/86) 16.00 (17/27) 49.40 (1-17/18) 30.20 (1-7/37) 76.20 (3) 508.00 (20) 69.34 (10.67) 54.43 − (75.0) − (2,346) (56.37) (417.5) (10.01) (58.2) (2.29) (24.54) (0.97) (279.2) (10.99) (312.9) (19.08) (116.30) (7.09) (60.00) (3.66)
UIC
60kg UIC60 172.00 (6-71/92) 150.00 (5-48/53) 72.00 (2-5/6) 16.50 (13/20) 51.00 (2) 31.50 (1-6/25) 60.25/92.25 (2-16/43 / 3-12/19) 120.00 (4-71/98) 76.86 (11.82) 60.34 − (81.0) − (3,055) (73.40) (512.9) (12.30) (63.0) (2.48) (25.83) (1.02) (335.5) (13.21) (377.4) (23.01) (138.40) (8.44) (68.50) (4.18)
115RE (168.27) 6-5/8 (139.70) 5-1/2 (69.05) 2-23/32 (15.87) 5/8 (42.86) 1-11/16 (28.57) 1-1/8 (82.55) 3-1/4 (355.60) 14 (72.59) 11.22 56.74 141.38 − 2.99 (2,726) (65.5) (447.0) (10.70) (61.3) (2.41) (24.8) (0.98) (297) (18.00) (361) (21.90) (129.5) (7.88) (63.9) (3.89)
115lbs
115L-10 (168.27) 6-5/8 (139.70) 5-1/2 (69.05) 2-23/32 (15.87) 5/8 (42.86) 1-11/16 (28.57) 1-1/8 (82.55) 3-1/4 (355.60) 14 (72.80) 11.25 56.90 141.68 − 2.98 (2,742) (65.9) (447.0) (10.70) (61.4) (2.41) (24.8) (0.98) (298.7) (18.10) (362.6) (22.00) (129.8) (7.90) (64.1) (3.90)
132lbs 132RE (180.97) 7-1/8 (152.40) 6 (76.20) 3 (16.66) 21/32 (44.45) 1-3/4 (30.16) 1-3/16 (98.43) 3-7/8 (406.40) 16 (83.30) 12.91 65.53 130.80 − 3.20 (3,658) (87.9) (601.6) (14.40) (66.3) (2.61) (26.9) (1.06) (367) (22.40) (449) (27.40) (156.8) (9.57) (78.5) (4.79)
AREMA
136RE (185.73) 7-5/16 (152.40) 6 (74.61) 2-15/16 (17.46) 11/16 (49.21) 1-15/16 (30.16) 1-3/16 (98.43) 3-7/8 (508.00) 20 (85.98) 13.33 67.41 135.88 − 3.34 (3,920) (94.2) (603.2) (14.44) (67.5) (2.66) (26.5) (1.04) (388) (23.70) (462) (28.20) (161.1) (9.83) (79.0) (4.82)
136lbs
136L-10 (185.73) 7-5/16 (152.40) 6 (74.61) 2-15/16 (17.46) 11/16 (49.21) 1-15/16 (30.16) 1-3/16 (98.43) 3-7/8 (508.00) 20 (85.98) 13.33 67.48 136.02 − 3.34 (3,920) (94.2) (603.2) (14.44) (67.5) (2.66) (26.5) (1.04) (388) (23.70) (462) (28.20) (161.1) (9.83) (79.0) (4.82)
141lbs 141RE (188.91) 7-7/16 (152.40) 6 (77.79) 3-1/16 (17.46) 11/16 (54.77) 2-5/32 (30.16) 1-3/16 (98.43) 3-7/8 (508.00) 20 (89.01) 13.80 69.79 140.70 − 3.25 (4,180) (100.4) (622.9) (14.91) (68.5) (2.70) (26.5) (1.04) (414) (25.24) (475) (28.97) (161.8) (9.87) (81.4) (4.97)
GOST 65kg P65 180.00 (7-2/23) 150.00 (5-48/53) 75.00 (2-20/21) 18.00 (17/24) 45.00 (1-71/92) 30.00 (1-2/11) 82.50 (3-1/4) 400.00 (15-3/4) 82.65 (12.72) 64.72 − 81.3 − (3,540) (85.1) (564.0) (13.53) (65.4) (2.58) (26.1) (1.03) (245.00) (14.94) (285.00) (17.38) (150.4) (9.17) (75.2) (4.59)
60kg AS60 170.00 (6-9/13) 146.00 (5-3/4) 70.00 (2-65/86) 16.50 (13/20) 49.00 (1-13/14) 28.00 (1-4/39) 80.00 (3-3/20) 300.00 (11-73/90) 77.28 (11.89) 60.70 − 79.1 − (2,940) (70.6) (491.0) (11.77) (61.7) (2.43) (25.2) (0.99) (323.20) (19.71) (371.40) (22.65) (140.3) (8.55) (67.3) (4.10)
AS
68kg AS68 185.00 (7-19/67) 152.40 (6) 74.60 (2-15/16) 17.50 (31/45) 49.20 (1-15/16) 30.20 (1-7/37) 98.40 (3-7/8) 508.00 (20) 86.02 (13.23) 67.50 − 85.0 − (3,940) (94.7) (602.0) (14.44) (67.7) (2.66) (26.5) (1.04) (391.70) (23.88) (463.80) (28.28) (161.4) (9.84) (79.0) (4.82)
TR 45kg TR45 (142.87) 5-5/8 (130.17) 5-1/8 (65.08) 2-9/16 (14.28) 9/16 (37.30) 1-15/32 (25.40) 1 (73.18) 2-37/42 (355.60) 14 (56.90) 8.82 (44.64) 90.00 − 2.54 (1,611) (38.7) (308.0) (7.40) (53.2) (2.09) (23.3) (0.92) (206.00) (12.60) (249.00) (15.20) (94.70) (5.78) (47.30) (2.89)
37kg 37A 122.24 (4-13/16) 122.24 (4-13/16) 62.71 (2-15/32) 13.49 (17/32) (36.12) (1-19/45) 21.43 (27/32) 53.78 (2-1/8) 304.80 (12) 47.33 (7.34) 37.20 − (57.7) − (954) (22.92) (226.0) (5.42) (44.9) (1.17) (21.85) (0.86) (149.0) (9.09) (163.0) (9.94) (71.90) (4.39) (36.90) (2.25)
40kgN 40N 140.00 (5-22/43) 122.00 (4-49/61) 64.00 (2-13/25) 14.00 (43/78) (41.00) (1-35/57) 25.50 (1) 70.00 (2-3/4) 500.00 (19-11/16) 52.01 (8.06) 40.90 − (66.9) − (1,369) (32.89) (231.0) (5.54) (51.3) (2.02) (21.07) (0.83) (187.0) (11.40) (205.0) (12.50) (72.10) (4.40) (37.80) (2.31)
JIS
50kgN 50N 153.00 (6-2/85) 127.00 (5) 65.00 (2-52/93) 15.00 (13/22) (49.00) (1-13/14) 30.00 (1-3/16) 76.00 (2-63/64) 500.00 (19-11/16) 64.20 (9.95) 50.40 − (71.6) − (1,968) (47.28) (334.0) (8.01) (55.4) (2.18) (22.84) (0.90) (242.0) (14.80) (275.0) (16.80) (102.60) (6.26) (52.50) (3.21)
60kg 60 174.00 (6-17/20) 145.00 (5-17/24) 65.00 (2-52/93) 16.50 (13/20) (49.00) (1-13/14) 30.10 (1-3/16) 77.50 (3-3/64) 500.00 (19-11/16) 77.50 (12.00) 60.80 − (77.8) − (3,083) (74.07) (512.0) (12.31) (63.1) (2.48) (25.70) (1.01) (321.0) (19.60) (396.0) (24.20) (157.70) (9.62) (70.70) (4.31)
( ) denotes values not stipulated in specifications but calculated by NIPPON STEEL

08 Standard Rails Standard Rails 09

 Section
AREMA (American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-way Association) JIS（Japanese Industrial standards）

115 RE Rail 136 RE Rail 141 RE Rail 37kg Rail (37A) 40kg N Rail (40N) 64
11
74.61 62.71
69.06
77.79 4
28.04 7.9 R13

1:40
28.66

R80
28.00 R

(41)
R3

R300
.80
1:2.7

(36.12)
54.00R 5
.59

R304
54.00R2 2 44.45R2
44.45
R6
203.20R1

R1
R2

R3
203.2R1

203.20R1
16.66
9.53
R20

2
44.45R

6
9.53R3 R500

2.50%
9.53R3
2.50%

49.21
42.86

1 13
14.29R 14.29R3 14.29R3
R304.80 R6 .35

54.77

8.75%
1.59R1 1.59R1 7.94R
7.94R1 7.94R1 14

7.14
25.00%

140
%
25.00
Approx. C1.5

122.24

73.5
33.33%
Approx. C1.5

7.9
7.94R3 7.94R3
17.46

R3

19

4R
13.49

64.69
76.20R2

19
76.20R2

.05
.05

2
3
.05

5R
R3

19.05R

19.0
19

R2
203.2R

2
355.60 1 203.20R1 Approx. C1.5
355.60R1

R1 Approx.
0R1 R500

53.78
R6
17.46
203.2

57

70
185.73 17.46 C1.5 R15

.3
168.28

5
15.88

5
188.91

R1
106.36
96.84

5
13 1:2.7

103.98
1

25.5
21.43
508.00R1 .00R
1 508

15.5
355.60R1

.60R R1 R1.59 R2 1:9

355 8.0
50
107.96

128.58
122.24 122

98.43
84.89

98.43
82.55

19
19

2
2

5R .05
5R

Approx. C1.5
.05

Approx. C1.5

2
R2

5R
.0

.0

Approx. 50
Approx. 45
19
R2

19

.0
19
25.00
%
30.16

30.16
25.00 φ24
28.58

% 25.00% φ25.40
1.59 1.59 3.18 3.18
1.59R

57
1.59 1.59 3.18R 1.59 1.59
152.40

53.78
139.70 152.40 127.00 77 130
60.50

EN (European Norm)

EN54 E1 Rail EN60 E1 Rail EN60 E2 Rail 50kg N Rail (50N) 65

60kg Rail (60) 15
65

(74.105) (74.105) 11
72.00 R13
70.00 72.00

1:40

(49)
70.774 R13

R600
(49.7268)

R50
(52.053) (48.913)

1:40
R5

R80

(49)
R300
(20.0246) (20.456)
(23.778) 1:4
R2
1:2.7
R6 5
300.0R1 9

14.30
70.0R3
14.30

80.0R2
R1
300.0R1

14.10

200.0
16.0
R2 R30
R500
13

11
80.0R

5.00%
5.00%

8.0R1
.0R

13.0R1

R1
51.00
1
51.00

16.5
49.40
5.00%

174
3.0 15
2

3.0
%) %) Approx. C1.5

153

94.9
3.0R
(36.36 (36.36 N.A.

φ25
6%
) Approx. C1.5 500R
(36.3

74
7.00 7.0R
3
8.0R3
35.00 35.0R2 Approx. Approx. C1.5
28.75

22.0
R2
C1.5
R1 R500
R500
508.0R1
120.00 120.0
19.50
19.50

77.8
77.5

73.8
25.40

16.50 16.50

76

R19
63
R20

R15
159.00

16.00
172.00
172.00

5
1:2.7
89.50

32.00
32.00

1:4

30.1
30
18.5
1:10 R3

12
16.50 16.50 R2 R2
46.00

19.50
19.50

127 145
28.75

120.00 120.0R1
28.75
76.20

76.25
80.67
2
80.92

.0R 35.00 Approx. C1.5 Approx. C1.5

16 35.0R2

A pprox. 60
(36.3 7.0R3

70
20.0R

(36.3 (36.3
40.0R

6%)
40.00

5%) 5%) φ24 φ25

31.50
31.50
30.20

63

73.8
10.00%

Approx.
3.0R 4.0 (7.14%) 4.0R (7.14%)
11.50

2.0R
11.50
11.00

2.0 2.0R
140.00 75.00 75.00 150.00 77 130 77 130 130
150.00

UIC (International Union of Railways)

IRS (Indian Railway Standard) GOST AS (Australian Standard)

UIC60/IRS60 Rail P65 Rail AS68 Rail

75.00 74.6
74.30 R31.8
20.00 35.6
(0.10)

21.00 80.0R2 R14.3

500.0R1 80.02R
(15.70)
15

15.0R3
.0R

(35.62)

(41.85)
300R

40.10

1 in 40

1 in 40
3
5.00%
45.00

(50.76)

13.0 (36.62) R254

49.2

0R
(19.60)
R7.9
51.00

1:20

3.0 (16.45) R1
3.00R

R1
80.00

25.0 3.0
1 in
1 in 4
0%
7.0R1 4
15.0R2
R1
7.0

R7.9
R

.7 5 R2 7.1
15.0
0R
1:2
97.50

7.0 (11.96)
R19.1
0R
28.75

35.0 R203.0
120R
370.00
19.50

16.50 R1 203 and 508 Radii

180.00

17.5
185.7

18.00
105.00

NEUTRAL AXIS
172.00

NEUTRAL AXIS
106.4*
89.50
32.00

1
.00R
16.50
400 Bolt holes
R508.0
19.50

120R
80.95

98.4
25
28.75

78.6
.0

85.0

(10.81)
35.00R
R19.1
R2
R2

.0

7.0
25
40.0

0R

.75 1 in
44.50

1:2 R3.2 4
31.50

30.00

% 25.00
25.00
30.2
0R

1:14 %
(22.59)
16.90

4.00R 4.0R 4.0R

11.25
11.54

2.00R 2.0R 2.0R

(29.64)
75.00 75.00 152.4
150.00 R1.6
150.00

10 Standard Rails Standard Rails 11

 DHH rail
Head Hardened Rail Recently, railroad companies desires to improve their rail life.
Therefore, rails of various hardness and much deep-
(DHH Rails) er hardened layer are required depending on the condi-
tions under which the tracks will be used.
NIPPON STEEL has developed DHH (Deep Head
Hardened) rails in order to satisfy these demands.

Features of DHH rails

1 ) Good wear resistance
DHH rails enjoy long rail life coming from higher hard-
ness produced by In-Line heat treatment process.
This leads to high economical performance by re-
ducing maintenance cost and purchasing cost.
2 ) Deep and Uniformly hardened layer in rail head
DHH rails show a fine pearlitic structure over the
whole rail head.
Consequently, DHH rails retain high hardness and
strength deep into the rail head.
3 ) High weldability
DHH rails permit flash-butt welding under the same
condition as plain carbon rails.
Also, the softened area of HAZ(Heat affected
zone) is very narrow.

Kinds of DHH rails

We produce following grades of DHH rails
• JIS E 1120 : HH340 HH370
• EN 13674 : R350HT
• IRST12 : GR1080

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 Specifications 3 Brinell Hardness in rail section (for reference)

Compared with conventional heat treated rails. The DHH rail

JIS E 1120 (for reference)
has more uniform hardness over the entire rail head section. HH370
1 Chemical Composition(%)

C Si Mn P S Cr V Hardness level
Type
Vickers Brinell
DHH340 0.72—0.82 0.10 —0.55 0.70—1.10 0.030 and under 0.020 and under 0.20 and under 0.03 and under*
(Hv) (HB)
DHH370 0.72—0.82 0.10 —0.65 0.80 —1.20 0.030 and under 0.020 and under 0.25 and under 0.03 and under* 415 up 395 up
* : Vanadium are added if needed
400 up 380 up
385 up 365 up
2 Mechanical Properties
370 up 350 up
Type Tensile Strength Elongation
N/mm2(kgf/mm2) (%) 355 up 335 up
HH340
DHH340 1,080 (110) and over 8 and over 340 up 320 up
DHH370 1,130 (115) and over 8 and over 325 up 305 up
(JIS No4 testpiece) 310 up 290 up
295 up 275 up
3 Hardness
280 up 260 up NHH
Surface hardness at head Vickers hardness (HV) 11
Type B 265 up 245 up
Brinell hardness (HBW)

16
A point; gauge corner B point; center of the head
A
DHH340 321—375 311 and over 311 and over 250 up 230 up

DHH370 331—388 331 and over 331 and over

Quality
1 Chemical Composition(%) and Electric Resistance (for reference)
electrical resistivity
Type C Si Mn P S Cr
(μΩ•cm)
DHH340 0.78 0.24 0.87 0.012 0.011 0.13 22.80

DHH370 0.77 0.23 0.88 0.013 0.008 0.20 23.44

400
Reference

NHH 0.78 0.23 0.86 0.023 0.009 0.04 22.73

400
Standard
rail 0.71 0.23 0.91 0.015 0.006 0.04 22.01
HH370
350

Hardness (HB)
Hardness (HV)
350
2 Tensile properties (for reference) 15

Tensile Strength Elongation

HH340 300
Type
N/mm2 (kgf/mm2) (%)
15

300
DHH340 1,164 (118.7) 14
250
DHH370 1,291 (131.7) 13
250
(JIS No4 testpiece)

200
1 3 5 8 10 12 15 20 25 30 35 40 45

Distance from the top of the head (mm)

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 4 Macro and Micro structure of DHH rail (for reference) 6 Macro structure of DHH rail (for reference)
（ⅰ）Flash-butt welding
Macro structure
DHH370 rail
DHH rail 5 Macro structure of vertical cross section Hardness distribution of top rail head and vertical cross section
50N HH340 Fulsh-butt welding(K-355)
A

25
Top rail head

400
B
300

hardness HV10
DHH cooling (as rolled)
conventional HH cooling (as rolled)
Micro structure 200
(×5,000) 5mm under top rail head

conventional HH rail DHH rail Point A Point B 400

300
DHH cooling (as rolled)
conventional HH cooling (as rolled)
200
60 40 20 0 20 40 60
distance from the center of the weld (mm)

DHH340 rail
conventional HH rail Point A Point B Macro structure of vertical cross section Hardness distribution of top rail head and vertical cross section
50N HH340 Fulsh-butt welding(K-355)
Top rail head

400

300

hardness HV10
cooling (as rolled)
200
5mm under top rail head

400
5 Residual Stress
The HH rail shows stable residual stress distribution over the entire cross-section. 300

400 cooling (as rolled)

200
60 40 20 0 20 40 60
200 distance from the center of the weld (mm)
4
3 5
Residual stress (N/mm2)

2 6
0
1 7 HH
8 -200

-400
NHH
10 9

-600
4 3 5 2 6 1 7 8 9 10

Head Web Base

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 （ ⅱ ）Thermite Welding
Thermite welding is also available for DHH340 & DHH370.

DHH370 rail
Rail for Heavy Haul
Macro structure of welded joint (JIS 50N rail) Hardness distribution of welded joint (DHH370/TW) (HE Rail™)
(with post-heat treatment)
450
2.5mm under the surface
400

350

hardness HV10
300

250
5mm under the surface
400

350

300

250
120 80 40 0 40 80 120
distance from the center of the weld (mm)

DHH340 rail
Macro structure of welded joint (JIS 50N rail) Hardness distribution of welded joint (DHH340/TW)
(with post-heat treatment)
450
2.5mm under the surface
400

350
hardness HV10

300

250
5mm under the surface
400

350

300

250
120 80 40 0 40 80 120
distance from the center of the weld (mm)

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 Recently, operating environment of track material, es- rail are demanded. 3 Hardness of rail cross section (Reference) Micro structure (Reference)
pecially rail, are getting harsher and harsher, due to the Therefore, in order to respond to such demand, We 400 DHH(0.8%C)
increasing axle load. NIPPON STEEL have developed HE rail™ which has HE370(0.9%C)
Under this circumstance, production for the higher higher wear resistance and higher anti-surface defect 380
HE400(0.9%C)

wear resistance and higher economical performance performance than conventional HH rails.

Hardness (HBW)
360

340
Comparison of DHH rail and HE rail™ 0.9%C (HE rail) (395HV)

320

DHH rail 0.8% carbon

Rail for Heavy haul 300
0 10 20 30 40 50
HE rail 0.9% and higher carbon
Distance from the top of the head (mm)

Relation between hardness, wear and carbon content (Reference) 0.8%C (HH rail) (385HV)
1.2

1.1 5 Welding test result (Reference)

（ⅰ）Fulsh-butt welding
1.0
HE370 rail
Wear (g)

0.9
DHH (0.8%C) 450
HE (0.9%C)
0.8

HEAD
HE (1.0%C) 400

Hardness (Hv)
0.7 contact
pressure: 640MPa 350

0.6 slip factor : 20%

250 275 300 325 350 375 400 425 300

BODY
Hardness (HV)
250

200
-60 -50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 -60 -50 -40 -30 -20 -10

FOOT
Quality Distance from the center of the weld (mm)

HE370 (0.9 C)
Characteristic of DHH rail and HE rail are shown below
1 Chemical composition (Reference) 2 Tencile test result (Reference)
6 Rail life comparison test in the actual track 7 comparison of
Rails Type C Si Mn Cr Yield Tensile Elongation
Rails Type Strength Strength (Reference) surface condition
DHH370 0.8 0.3 1.0 0.2 (MPa) (MPa) (%) 20 (R=290m)
eutectoid 18 Rail Life improvement:38%
DHH370S 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.5 DHH eutectoid 830 1290 14
16
HE370 0.9 0.3 0.6 0.2 HE370 865 1353 12
Hyper Hyper 14
206 284 12.7mm
HE400 0.9 0.3 0.9 0.2 HE400 910 1385 12 Side wear (mm)
eutectoid eutectoid 12 331 (1/2 inch)
HE-X 1.0 0.5 0.7 0.2 HE-X 951 1438 11
10
8 HE rail
6
4
DHH370 (0.8%C)
2 HE370 (0.9%C)
0
0 100 200 300 400 500
Acumulated passing tonnage (Million Gross Ton)

DHH rail

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 Special Rails Tongue Rails
(Tongue Rails/Crane Rails)
Specification
Chemical composition (%) Mechanical Properties
Type Standard Remarks
C Si Mn P S Cu Tensile Strength Elogation
(cm2) (%)
Falling weight test required
80S 0.030 0.025 10 drop height 10m
JIS 0.63 0.15 0.70
70S and and — 800 and over and
(JIS E 1101) — 0.75 — 0.30 — 1.10 under under over Falling weight test required
50S
drop height 6.1m

Chemical composition (%) Mechanical Properties

Type Standard Remarks
C Si Mn P S Cr Tensile Strength Elogation
(cm2) (%)
EN 0.025 0.025 10
EN60E1A1 (EN13674-1 0.62 0.15 0.70
and and — 880 and over and
R260) — 0.80 — 0.58 — 1.10 under under under
IRS 0.030 0.030 10
(IRS T-12 0.60 0.10 0.80 Falling weight test required
Zu1-60 and and — 1080 and over and
1080HH) — 0.80 — 0.50 — 1.30 under under under drop height 7.4m

Characteristic and Usage

Characteristic Typical standard USAGE

Most suitable for machining into various tougue rails JIS Points and crossings

Dimensions and Weights

(80S) C (70S,50S) C (EN60E1A1 C
Zu1-60)

D
D

D
e
t t t

A
F
F

F
c
B B B

Center of Gravity
Dimensions (mm) Sectional Weight (cm) Moment of Radius of Section
Type Area Inertia Gyration Modulus
A B C D F t (cm2) (kg/m) c e l (cm4) i (cm) Z (cm3)

80S 159.0 145.0 65.8 (66.0) 58.875 40.0 (101.8) 79.9 (6.99) (8.91) (2,704) (5.15) (303.0)
70S 148.0 140.0 65.3 (52.0) 68.0 35.0 (88.5) 69.5 (6.22) (8.58) (2,120) (4.89) (254.0)
50S 135.0 127.0 64.0 (41.0) 69.0 25.0 (65.8) 51.7 (5.87) (7.63) (1,430) (4.66) (247.0)
EN60E1A1
72.0*
1)
134.0 140.0 (53.0) — 44.0 (92.95) (72.97) (5.88) (7.52) (1,727) (4.31) (229.7)
ZU1-60
For Center of Gravity, c is distance from bottom, e is distance from the top of the head
( ) denotes values not stipulated in specifications but calculated by NIPPON STEEL
*1) under 14.3mm from the top of rail head surface

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 Section
Point Rails Crane Rails
80S 70S 50S
65.8
63.6 65.3 64

R13
15 32.65
15 15
32.65 32 32
Specification
1111
R50

R13

R600

R600
R13 Chemical composition (%) Mechanical Properties
R600

(66)

R300
R300
R50

R50
R13
1:40

R13

R80
(52)

R80
Type Standard

1:40

1:40
Remarks

(41)
.5 R4 Tensile Strength Elogation

1:40
R3 R4 .5 C Si Mn P S Cu
R3 75 R3 (cm2) (%)
1:4 1:4 1:4 1:2.
R7 R1 0.60 0.10 0.70 0.035 0.040 8

R8
3 7 CR100K NIPPON STEEL

R8
R1 — 780 and over —
159

7 18 — 0.75 — 0.30 — 1.10 and under and under and over

CR73K Standard

148
23 12

135
58.875

25

68
40

69
All tensile test uses JIS No4 test piece
R1

R1 7
1:4 R1 R1
6

7 2
2 R1
34.125

28

25
Characteristic and Usage
R3 R2 R2
16

18

18
R3 R6

16

16
58 82 42 85
145
(140) (127)
Characteristic Typical standard USAGE
C
NIPPON STEEL
Can bear a huge load weight with its stable shape. Cranes
Standard
EN60E1A1/Zu1-60

D
e
t

A
F
(74.30)

c
72.00
52.053 49.00
Dimensions and Weights B

(20.456)
Dimensions (mm) Center of Gravity (cm)
Y Sectional Weight Moment of Radius of Section
80.0R2 80.0R2
14.30

13.0R1 13.0R1
Type Area Inertia Gyration Modulus
c e
(39.45)

A B C D F t (cm2) (kg/m) l (cm4) i (cm) Z (cm3)

300.0R1

1:20

53.00
1:20

1 3.
0R 0R
3.
1:2.7 5 CR100K 150.0 155.0 120.0 53.0 65.5 39.0 (127.69) 100.2 (7.57) (7.43) (3,270) (5.15) (303.0)
5 1:2.7
R2
.0 19
19 .0R
CR73K 135.0 140.0 100.0 43.0 65.5 32.0 (93.39) 73.3 (6.69) (6.81) (2,000) (4.89) (254.0)
134.00

X X
28.00 16.00 For Center of Gravity, c is distance from bottom, e is distance from the top of the head
44.00
19
.0
( ) denotes values not stipulated in specifications but calculated by NIPPON STEEL
R

R
.0
19
58.83

56.00

Section
1:4 1:17
(33.75)
(25.00)
20.00

4.0R 4.0R
20.00

3.0R 3.0R

Y
55.00 85.00

CR 100K CR 73K
2.74
140.00

120.0

100.0
About C1.5
(R
8

R1000
(42.9) )
)

53.0
(R
10

(34.5)
8

.5
)

.5
R1000
(R

31
43.0

28
)

φ
1:4 10

φ
( R1:4
0
R2 0

h
27.5
0 R2

150.0
R10

27.5
0
R10

135.0
5.0
65.5
R7

65.5
77.0

5.0
0 39.0 130.0
R7 32.0

33.0
R2 0

33.0
0 R2
0
1:4
1:4 Rail h
(R6)
(17.0)

(R6)

31.5

(13.0)
CR 100K 67.0

26.5
(R2) (R2)
CR 73K 62.0
155.0 140.0

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 Marking
(JIS E 11001) *JIS Standard are shown for referance, please consult us anytime for original marking.

Standard Rail Production record will be shown on the rails Tongue Rails
Arrow mark to indicate direction of top of ingot or billet Serial number of rail
Arrow mark to indicate direction of top of ingot or billet Serial number of rail Mark to indicate rail type Number of strand/Mark to indicate order of
Mark to indicate rail type Number of strand/Mark to indicate order Mark to indicate steel furnace type pouring melt into mould
Mark to indicate steel furnace type of pouring melt into mould
Trade Mark Heat number
Trade Mark Heat number Year of manufacture Work gang identification
Year of manufacture Work gang identification Month of manufacture or Carbon content
Month of manufacture Carbon content its abbreviation Manganese content
or its abbreviation Manganese content
Branding Stamping Branding Stamping

60 60 LD 2003 5 12 B T12345 A 70 90 80S 80S LD 2003 5 12 B T12345 A 68 90

50N, 40N
37A 50N LD 2003 5 12 B T12345 A 70 70S 70S LD 2003 5 12 B T12345 A 68 90

50S 50S LD 2003 5

HH Rail
12 B T12345 A 68

Arrow mark to indicate direction of top of ingot or billet Serial number of rail
Mark to indicate rail type Number of strand/Mark to indicate order of T12345

Crane Rails
Mark to indicate steel furnace type pouring melt into mould
Trade Mark Heat number
Year of manufacture Work gang identification
Month of manufacture or Carbon content
its abbreviation Manganese content Heat number
Grade
Branding Stamping Branding Stamping

60 CR 100K
HH340, HH370
60 LD 2003 5 12 B T12345 A 75 105 HH37
CR 73K T12345

50N 50N LD 2003 5 12 B T12345 A 78 HH34

HH340, HH370

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 Research on Rails
At NIPPON STEEL, world-class research and develop-
ment personnel provided with sophisticated laboratory
facilities constantly make strenuous R & D efforts to of-
fer better rails and new application technology, including
new welding techniques. To meet the demand of faster
high speed trains and heavier heavy haul railway.

Machines for rail performance testing.

● High speed rail tester（＊）
● rail wear and damage producing tester（＊）
● Heat treatment tester
● Type Nishihara wear tester
● rail damage simulater（＊）
● Rail bend and fatigue tester
● Flash-butt welder
● Rail bend tester
● Falling weight tester
（＊）NIPPON STEEL original machines

Rail damage simulator High speed rail tester

Rail wear and damage producing tester

Rail bend and fatigue tester Flash-butt welder

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