What Is An 18kg Steel Rail

Mar 27, 2025 Leave a message

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Tracks play a very important role in China's rail transportation and industrial production, including heavy rails, light rails, and crane rails. A rail weighing more than 30kg is called a heavy rail, while a rail weighing less than 30kg is called a light rail.

 

1, Basic parameters of 18kg/m light rail:
Model: 18kg light rail, rail height: 90mm, bottom width: 80mm, head width: 40mm, waist thickness: 10mm, theoretical weight: 18.06kg/m

 

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2, 18kg steel rail material:
There are mainly 55Q and Q235B. The 55Q material has better wear resistance compared to hard points and is generally used in mining areas and other environments. If there are no special requirements, Q235B light rail is cheaper. The light rail follows the standard: GB11264.

 

 

55Q Mechanical property

 

55Q Mechanical property Chemical composition(%)
Yield strength Tensile strength Elongation Hardness C Si Mn S P
MPa kg/mm² MPa kg/mm² min HBW  
    685 69   197 0.50-0.60 0.15-0.35 0.60-0.90 0.04 0.04

 

3, Light Rail Usage:

 

Light rail is mainly used for laying temporary transportation lines and light locomotives in forest areas, mining areas, factories, and construction sites. The 18kg light rail can carry a weight of about 3-5 tons (depending on wheel pressure and span).

 

Light Steel Rail

 

Size Rail height(mm) Bottom Width(mm) Head Width(mm) Web Thickness(mm) Weight(kg/m)
* A B C t *
8kg 65 54 25 7 8.42
9kg 63.5 63.5 32.1 5.9 8.94
12kg 69.85 69.85 38.1 7.54 12.2
15kg 79.37 79.37 42.86 8.33 15.2
18kg 90 80 40 10 18.06
22kg 93.66 93.66 50.8 10.72 22.3
24kg 107 92 51 10.9 24.46
30kg 107.95 107.95 60.33 12.3 30.1

 

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