Railway fish plate, it is also called rail joint or joint bar. As one of the rail components, rail joint's function is different from other rail components. Rail joint is a flat metal plate usually used to connect adjacent two rails by a number of rail bolts or railroad spikes.
Common rail fish plate is made of the general material Q235 steel, this kind of rail fish plate can be used in various types of rail tracks. Appearance and weight of ordinary rail joint has some differences with the different weight of railway track.
GNEE RAIL can provide various types of fishplates, such as ordinary rail joint, insulated rail joint, non-standard rail joint and compromise rail joint.There are also different standards rail joint such as GB, BS, DIN, UIC, South Africa, American Rail Joint, suiting for different railways in various countries and areas. Customized services can also be provided according to customer requirements.Send your special customization requirements to GNEE.
UIC standard railway fish plate
| Standard | Material | Size(kg) | Tensile strength Rm | Yield strength | Elongation A | Reduction of Area Z | Brinell Hardness | Cold Bend d=3a |
| UIC864-4& UIC864-8 | Chinese steel grade 40# | U79–UIC54, U85–UIC60 | 550-650Mpa | N/A | ≥18% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
DIN standard railway fish plate
| Standard | Material | Size(kg) | Tensile strength Rm | Yield strength | Elongation A | Reduction of Area Z | Brinell Hardness | Cold Bend d=3a |
| DIN5902-1995 | Chinese steel grade Q235/Chinese steel grade Q295 | S30 for FL30 rail, S33 for FL33 rail, S41 for FL41 rail, S49 for FL49 rail, FL10, FL14, FL18, FL20, FL41-54 | ≥ 375 Mpa | ≥ 235 Mpa | ≥ 21% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Chinese standard railway fish plate
| Standard | Material | Size(kg) | Tensile strength Rm | Yield strength | Elongation A | Reduction of Area Z | Brinell Hardness | Cold Bend d=3a |
| TB/T2345-2008 | Chinese steel grade 55# | 43, 52, 60, 75 | ≥ 785Mpa | ≥ 520Mpa | ≥ 9% | ≥ 20% | HBW 227-388 | 30 degree, no crack |
BS standard railway fish plate
| Standard | Material | Size(kg) | Tensile strength Rm | Yield strength | Elongation A | Reduction of Area Z | Brinell Hardness | Cold Bend d=3a |
| BS47-1 | Chinese steel grade 40# | BS75R, BS80A, BS90A, BS100A, BS113A | 550-650Mpa | N/A | ≥ 18% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
South American standard railway fish plate
| Standard | Material | Size(kg) | Tensile strength Rm | Yield strength | Elongation A | Reduction of Area Z | Brinell Hardness | Cold Bend d=3a |
| According to Customer's requirements | Chinese steel grade 50# or customized | TJ57, TJ ASCE90, TJ UIC60(Brazilian) 75LBS A.S.C.E, 75LBS BSS, 80LBS A.S.C.E, TJ BS80A(Peruvian) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
African standard railway fish plate
| Standard | Material | Size(kg) | Tensile strength Rm | Yield strength | Elongation A | Reduction of Area Z | Brinell Hardness | Cold Bend d=3a |
| According to Customer's requirements | Chinese steel grade 50# | 85LB, 85LB-80LB | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
