DSF/prEN 15718
Railway applications - Monoblock wheel products - Cast wheels
| Organization: | DS |
| Status: | pending |
| Page Count: | 48 |
| ICS Code (Materials and components for railway engineering): | 45.040 |
scope:
This European Standard specifies the characteristics of cast railway wheels for use on European
networks.
Two steel grades; C ER7 and C ER8, are defined in this standard. For tread braked wheels; only
C ER7 is used.
This standard is applicable to cast wheels which have a chilled rim1). The standard is only applicable
to cast wheels that have satisfied the technical approval procedure according to prEN 13979-2.
This standard applies only to wheels used in freight wagon applications for speeds up to and including 120 km/h.
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