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First published 2024-9

Novel in-situ real-time line scan optical monitoring of wear and surface damage initiation in a laboratory twin disc test

Adam PG Wilby, Naomi Corteen, Roger Lewis [...]

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

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First published 2018-12

Thermal analysis of twin-disc machine for traction tests and scuffing experiments

G Isaac, C Changenet, F Ville [...]

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology

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First published 1998-1

Aspects of thrust cone tribology: Part 1: Effects of slide to roll ratio on surface failure mechanisms in twin-disc tests

D. A. Kelly, C. G. Barnes, L. M. Rudd

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology

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First published 2016-5

Twin-disc tests of iron oxides in dry and wet wheel−rail contacts

Yi Zhu, Huayong Yang, Wenjian Wang

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

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First published 2021-6

A vision-based approach for rolling contact fatigue evaluation in twin-disc tests on a railway wheel steel

Ileana Bodini, Candida Petrogalli, Angelo Mazzù [...]

Tribology - Materials,Surfaces & Interfaces

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First published 2008-7

An approach for determination of lubricant properties at elliptical elastohydrodynamic contacts using a twin-disc test device and a numerical traction model

J Kleemola, A Lehtovaara

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology

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First published 2021-11

Measuring material plastic response to cyclic loading in modern rail steels from a minimal number of twin-disc tests

K Tomlinson, DI Fletcher, R Lewis

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

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First published 2026

Wheel flange lubricant performance: A physicochemical and tribological assessment under varying environmental conditions

Matthias Freisinger, Marko Piljevic, Gaël Vuillème [...]

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

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First published 2016-5

Experimental modelling of lipping in insulated rail joints and investigation of rail head material improvements

Philip Beaty, Barnaby Temple, Matthew B Marshall [...]

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

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First published 2024-4

A twin-disc study of the role of the surface quality achieved by grinding on the wear resistance and rolling contact fatigue behavior of wheel/rail pairs

PA Cuervo, A Toro, JM Meza [...]

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

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