Rail Dog Spike

Dog Spike is a traditional railway track fastener, named after its head which resembles a dog's head. It is mainly used to fix the rails to wooden sleepers. Its core function is to embed the rails into the wooden sleepers by hammering, and fix the rails by relying on the grip of the wood.

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Technical Parameters

Products Description

Product Name	Railway Track Spike
Material	Stainless steel, carbon steel, aluminum
Threaded	Fine or Coarse. Type A or B or AB or BSD....
Finished	Phosphated(black,grey), Galvanized(bule,white,color), Ruspert, Dacromet etc..
Package	as per requirement

Rail dog spike

Dog Spike vs. Screw Spike: Technical Comparison

Feature	Dog Spike	Screw Spike
Design	Smooth shank + flat hooked head	Fully threaded shank + hexagonal/square head
Fastening Method	Friction-based (driven into wood ties)	Mechanical grip (threads into pre-drilled holes)
Material	Q235A carbon steel (hot-dip galvanized)	35B2 alloy steel (quenched & tempered + zinc plating)
Pull-out Resistance	3–5 kN (wood-dependent)	12–15 kN (concrete/wood)
Lateral Stability	Low (prone to loosening under vibration)	High (thread resistance)