WJ-8 type fastener system is a kind of ballastless track fastener system developed to meet the technical requirements of passenger line, it is a special fastener system for laying all kinds of non-shoulderless track, which is optimized based on WJ-1 type and WJ-2 type ballastless track fastener system.
WJ-8 fastening system can be applied to sleeper-buried (double-block sleepers and long sleepers) and slab ballastless tracks on bridges, tunnels and subgrades.
Specifications for ONE unit of WJ-8 Rail Fastening system
| Item | Quantity | Material |
| Rail clip | 2 | 60Si2MnA |
| Screw spike | 2 | 20MnTiB |
| Flat washer | 2 | Q235A |
| Rail Insulator | 2 | PA66 |
| Guide plate | 2 | Reinforced Nylon 66 (PA66) |
| Rail pad | 1 | EVA, or rubber |
| Tie plate | 1 | QT450-10 |
| Plastic dowel | 2 | HDPE, Reinforced Nylon 66 (PA66) |
| Rail Adjustable Pad | 2 | PE |
| Tie Plate adjustable pad | 2 | PE |
WJ-8 Rail Fastening System Parts Details
| Serial number | Name | Quantity | Material | Mass or volume | Remarks |
| 1 | Spiral spike | 2 | High quality carbon steel or alloy steel | 1.50kg | The S2 type is generally used, and the S3 type is used when the height is greater than 15 mm. |
| 2 | Flat Washers | 2 | Q235-A | 0.138kg | |
| 3 | W1 type elastic clip | 2 | 60Si2MnA | 1.44kg | The general section adopts the W1 type, the single elastic rail clip buckle pressure is greater than 9kN, and the elastic stroke is 14mm. |
| X2 type elastic clip | 1.28 kg | The X2 type is used for the small resistance area. The single spring buckle has a pressure of 6kN and a stroke of 12mm. | |||
| 4 | WJ8 insulation block | 2 | Glass fiber reinforced nylon PA66 | 79.0cm3 | Type I, used in general locations. |
| 73.0cm3 | Type II, used at rail joints. | ||||
| 5 | WJ8 gauge baffle | 2 | Glass fiber reinforced nylon PA66 | 718cm3 | Normal installation No. 7, select different numbers according to the gauge adjustment. Joint gauge baffle at rail joint |
| WJ8 joint gauge baffle | |||||
| 6 | WJ8 rubber pad | 1 | Natural rubber or synthetic rubber | 140cm3 | Select one of them according to the specific requirements of the line resistance. The composite backing plate is formed by vulcanizing a 1.2 mm thick 1Cr18Ni9Ti stainless steel plate and rubber. Do not use reclaimed rubber |
| WJ8 composite pad | rubber | 110cm3 | |||
| stainless steel | 0.25kg | ||||
| 7 | WJ8 iron rail pad | 1 | QT450-10 | 6.80kg | |
| 8 | WJ8 iron rail pad under the rail pad | 1 | Thermoplastic elastomer (foaming pad) | 540cm3 | The static stiffness of the A-type pad is 30~40 kN/mm, which is suitable for the 250 km/h passenger dedicated line (considering freight transportation); |
| The static stiffness of the B-type pad is 20~26 kN/mm, which is suitable for the 350 km/h passenger dedicated line; the dynamic and static stiffness ratio is not more than 2.0. | |||||
| 9 | Pre-embedded casing D1 | 2 | Glass fiber reinforced nylon PA66 | 115cm3 | The pull-out resistance of the embedded bushing in the sleeper is not less than 60kN. |
| 10 | WJ8 under-rail fine-tuning pad | 1 | Polyethylene injection molding | 25cm3/mm | According to the specific situation |
| 11 | WJ8 iron rail pad down the high pad | 2 | Polyethylene injection molding | 720cm3/10mm | According to the specific situation |
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