What are Crane Rails made of

Sep 28, 2025 Leave a message

Rail track is an essential component of rail track, and its function is to guide the train wheels moving forward by withstanding the enormous pressure pushed by the wheels. Steel rail shall provide smooth, stable and continuous rolling surface for the passing train wheels. In electrical railway or automatic block section, railway track can also be used as track circuit.

 

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Crane rail is specially used for laying tracks for cranes, such as railroad cranes, overhead cranes, gantry cranes and other types of cranes. It provides a smooth and strong runway for the cranes to move forward and backward when operating heavy loads.The crane rail profile has the characteristics of lower height, larger head width, and web thickness. Compared to railroad tracks, the inspection of crane rail only needs to contain chemical composition and tensile strength.

 

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Hot Crane Rails For Sale

 

Crane Rail Type Standard Rail Size Material Standard Length
QU Series Chinese
YB/T 5055-2014
QU70, QU80,
QU100, QU120
U71Mn, U75V 12m
A Series German
DIN536
A45, A55, A65, A75,
A100, A120, A150
50Mn, U71Mn 10/12/15m
ASCE Series American
ASTM A1, AREMA
ASCE25, ASCE30, ASCE40, ASCE50
ASCE60, ASCE70, ASCE75, ASCE85
700, 900A/1100 6-12m, 12-25m
UIC Series International Union of Railways
UIC860-0, EN-13674-1
UIC50, UIC54, UIC60 900A/1100 12-25m
BS Series British
BS11-1985
BS50'O',BS60A,BS60R,
BS75A,BS75R,BS80A,
BS100A,BS113A
700/900A 8-25m
JIS Series Japanese
JIS E1103/1101
15kg, 22kg, 30A, 37A, 50N,
CR73, CR100
According to JIS 9-10m
AS Series Australian
AS 1085
31kg, 41kg, 47kg, 50kg,
53kg, 60kg, 66kg, 68kg,
73kg, 86kg, 89kg
900A/1100 8-25m
ISCOR Series South African
ISCOR
15kg, 22kg, 30kg,
40kg, 48kg, 57kg
700/900A 9-25m

 

Chemical Components %
Mark C S1 Mn P S
U71Mn 0.65-0.77 0.15-0.35 1.0-1.5 <0.040 <0.040

 

Chemical Components %
Mark C S1 Mn P S V
U75v 0.71-0.80 0.50-0.70 0.75-1.05 ≤0.025 ≤0.025 0.04-0.12

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