How do you size a crane rail

Oct 09, 2025 Leave a message

Rail track, also known as railroad rail, it is the main components of railroad track. The rail track guide vehicle wheels to go forward, and bear the load from wheels and transfer the load to the railway sleepers. There are some kinds of rail track including light rail, heavy rail and crane rail. Light rail and heavy rail is classified with the weight per meter of rail. Light rail usually include 8kg, 15kg, 18kg, 22kg, etc. Heavy rail includes 38kg, 43kg and so on.

Classification		Height(mm)	Head (mm)	Bottom (mm)	Thick(mm)	Weight (kg/m)
Light Rail	8 KG/M	65	25	54	7	8.42
	9 KG/M	63.5	32.1	63.5	5.9	8.94
	12 KG/M	69.85	38.1	69.85	7.54	12.2
	15 KG/M	79.37	42.86	79.37	8.33	15.2
	18 KG/M	80	40	80	10	18.06

Classification		Height(mm)	Head (mm)	Bottom (mm)	Thick(mm)	Weight (kg/m)
Heavy Rail	38 KG/M	134	68	114	13	38.733
	43 KG/M	140	70	114	14.5	44.653
	45 KG/M	145	67	126	14.5	45.546
	50 KG/M	152	70	132	15.5	51.514
	60 KG/M	176	73	150	16.5	60.64

The crane rail is used in the crane railway. The crane rail has its own material, dimensions, standard, and sizes. GNEE RAIL provides various standard rail track, such as AREMA, GB, BS, DIN, UIC, and other custom rail tracks.Send your special customization requirements to GNEE.

Crane Rail Size

steel rail

Rail Type		SIZE(mm)				theoretical weight
		height	bottom width	head width	waist depth
Crane rail	QU70	120	120	70	28	52.8
	QU80	130	130	80	32	63.69
	QU100	150	150	100	38	88.96
	QU120	170	170	120	44	118.1

Dimension/mm	QU70	QU80	QU100	QU120
b	70	80	100	118.1
b1	76.5	87	108	120
b2	120	130	150	129
s	28	32	38	170
h	120	130	150	44
h1	32.5	35	40	170
h2	24	26	30	45
R	400	400	450	35
R1	23	26	30	500
R2	38	44	50	34
r	6	8	8	56
r1	6	6	8	8
r2	1.5	1.5	2	2

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