Steel T60

Designation

Name	The value
Designation GOST Cyrillic	Т60
Designation GOST Latin	T60
Transliteration	T60
By chemical elements	Ti60

Description

T60 steel is used: for the manufacture of rails type R18 and R24 designed for installation on the Railways narrow gauge.

Note

Steel for the manufacture of rails is made with a degree of deoxidation SP (calm).

Standards

Name	Code	Standards
Rails. Lining. Lining. Crutches	В42	GOST 5876-82, GOST 6368-82

Chemical composition

Standard	C	S	P	Mn	Si	Fe	As
GOST 5876-82	0.56-0.66	≤0.045	≤0.04	0.5-1.4	≤0.13	Rest	≤0.15

Fe is the basis.
According to GOST 5876-82 in the steel smelted on the basis of Kerch ores, a mass fraction of sulfur and phosphorus is allowed up to 0.050%.

Mechanical properties

Section, mm	σ_U, MPa	HB, MPa
Mechanical properties of steel for rails T60 type R18 and R24 according to GOST 5876-82 on delivery
	≥640	≥200

Description mechanical marks

Name	Description
σ_U	Limit short-term strength
HB	Brinell hardness number