What are features of elastic rail clip

Oct 09, 2025 Leave a message

In the railway track system, rail clips, often called an elastic rail clips, railway clips. What's function of rail clips? Through the bending deformation of the elastic rail clips, the buckle pressure acts on the track, which can effectively ensure the reliable connection between the rail.

 

The features of elastic rail clip

 

From a performance perspective, strong elasticity and continuous clamping force are distinctive features of rail clips. After installation, rail clips consistently exert stable clamping pressure on the rail. This prevents thermal expansion and contraction deformation caused by rigid fixation while buffering impact loads generated by train operation through minor elastic deformation. It reduces rigid damage to rails and sleepers, with minimal elastic attenuation over long-term use.

 

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Structurally and materially, rail clips exhibit high fatigue resistance and durability. Most mainstream rail clips use high-strength alloy materials like 60Si2Mn, processed through heat treatments such as quenching and tempering. They demonstrate excellent tensile strength and yield strength, resisting high-frequency vibrations and heavy-impact loads while reducing frequent replacement and maintenance costs.

 

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Wide scenario adaptability is another key characteristic. Rail clips can be flexibly combined with components like screw spikes, rail gauge plates, insulated gauge blocks, and embedded sleeves. They accommodate different sleeper types including concrete sleepers and wooden sleepers, meeting fastening and functional requirements across diverse scenarios such as urban rail transit, heavy-haul railways, and plateau railways.

 

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Railroad Clip from GNEE RAIL

 

GNEE RAIL can produce various kinds of elastic rail clips like E-type (E1609, E1809, E1817, E2007, E2009, E2055, etc), SKL tension clamps (SKL1, SKL3, SKL12, SKL14, SKL75, etc), PR series, N clips, gauge lock clip, Deenik clip as well as other standard and non-standard clips(e.g. and Vossloh) can be customized by drawing or samples.Send your special customization requirements to GNEE.

 

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Main Rail Clip Products

 

Model Diameter Weight Material
Type III Ø18 0.80kg/pc 60Si2MnA
E1609 Ø16 0.43 kg/pc 60Si2MnA
E1809 Ø20 0.61kg/pc 60Si2MnA
E1813 Ø18 0.62kg/pc 60Si2MnA
E2001 Ø20 0.80kg/pc 60Si2MnA
E2007 Ø20 0.80kg/pc 60Si2MnA
E2009 Ø20 0.80kg/pc 60Si2MnA
E2039 Ø20 0.80kg/pc 60Si2MnA
E2055 Ø20 0.80kg/pc 60Si2MnA
E2056 Ø20 0.80kg/pc 60Si2MnA
E2063 Ø20 0.80kg/pc 60Si2MnA
PR85 Rail Clip Ø13 0.25kg/pc 60Si2MnA
PR309A Ø19 0.85kg/pc 60Si2MnA
PR401 Ø20 0.97kg/pc 60Si2MnA
PR415 Ø20 0.95kg/pc 60Si2MnA
PR601A Ø20 1.03kg/pc 38Si7
SKL 1 Ø13 0.48kg/pc 60Si2CrA
SKL 3 Ø13 0.48kg/pc 60Si2CrA
SKL 12 Ø13 0.53kg/pc 38Si7
SKL 14 Ø13 0.53kg/pc 60Si2MnA
Special Rail Clip Ø13 0.48kg/pc 60Si2MnA
Russia Rail Clip Ø18 0.58kg/pc 60Si2MnA
Deenik Clip Ø25 0.49-0.68kg/pc 60Si2MnA
Single Anti- Ø20 0.25kg/pc 60Si2MnA
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