Steel Billets for Railway Components
Railway parts are fatigue-critical and bought to strict specifications. Billets provide the starting material for forged rolling-stock components.
Typical components
- Axle blanks
- Coupler parts
- Spring steel blanks
- Draft gear parts
Recommended steel grades
SAE 1045 / C45
A common medium carbon steel with good strength and machinability. Often used in the normalised or quenched and tempered condition.
EN8
General-purpose medium carbon steel with a good balance of strength and machinability. It responds to quenching and tempering in small and medium sections.
SAE 5160
A chromium spring steel with good hardenability and fatigue resistance.
50CrV4
A chromium-vanadium alloy spring steel with good fatigue strength and toughness.
EN19
A widely used chrome-moly steel with good hardenability, toughness and fatigue strength in the quenched and tempered condition.
Choosing the billet
Send the railway specification number and inspection route with the enquiry.
Check the billet size chart for sections and weight per metre, and use the weight calculator for any length.