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Rubber rail pads, also known as sole plates or sole pads, are elastic polyurethane mats positioned between steel rails and railroad sleepers. The rubber rail pads’ purpose is to lessen concrete tie fatigue cracking, which is said to be caused by impact and vibration from passing trains. In the Indian Railway Traction System, Composite Insulators with silicone rubber casing have been used.
Network Rail rails are kept in good condition using Interflon lubricants. A technique to lubricate them (Interflon Lube EP) has been successfully developed by Interflon. As opposed to before, when such maintenance might take several months, this greatly reduces time.
External door seals, exterior lighting gaskets, and enclosure seals are all made of silicone. Overview of the common rail track components: sleepers, fishplates, fasteners, and spikes. Rail sleepers, fishplates, and fasteners make up the majority of the sturdy structure that is a railroad track.
The global railway exterior silicone resin market accounted for $XX Billion in 2023 and is anticipated to reach $XX Billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of XX% from 2024 to 2030.
The international electrical engineering trade fair CWIEME will feature silicone products for the electrical and railroad sectors from the Munich-based chemical business WACKER. The novel silicone resin SILRES H60 and the silicone rubber grades ELASTOSIL N 2076 and ELASTOSIL RT 607 are the main topics of discussion.
All three items insulate and safeguard important electrical drive components. Motor windings are impregnated with SILRES® H60, and electrical coils are shielded from the elements with ELASTOSIL 2076. Moisture and debris are kept out of the stator’s lamination stack thanks to ELASTOSIL RT 607.
The latter two items meet the fire safety requirement for rail vehicles set by the European Union. Berlin, Germany will host CWIEME on May 10–12. The EN 45545-2 material testing standard has been in effect for European producers of materials and rail vehicle components.
It controls the criteria for fire protection for all installed components in the EU, including the insulating components required to make electric drives. A variety of product solutions based on solid and liquid silicone rubber are available from WACKER.
