SIST EN 14730-1:2007+A1:2010

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Bahnanwendungen - Oberbau - Aluminothermisches Schweißen von Schienen - Teil 1: Zulassung der SchweißverfahrenApplications ferroviaires - Voie - Soudage des rails par aluminothermie - Partie 1 : Approbation des procédés de soudageRailway applications - Track - Aluminothermic welding of rails - Part 1: Approval of welding processes45.080Rails and railway components25.160.10Varilni postopki in varjenjeWelding processesICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 14730-1:2006+A1:2010SIST EN 14730-1:2007+A1:2010en,fr,de01-september-2010SIST EN 14730-1:2007+A1:2010SLOVENSKI
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SIST EN 14730-1:2007+A1:2010



EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM
EN 14730-1:2006+A1
July 2010 ICS 25.160.10; 93.100 Supersedes EN 14730-1:2006English Version
Railway applications - Track - Aluminothermic welding of rails - Part 1: Approval of welding processes
Applications ferroviaires - Voie - Soudage des rails par aluminothermie - Partie 1 : Approbation des procédés de soudage
Bahnanwendungen - Oberbau - Aluminothermisches Schweißen von Schienen - Teil 1: Zulassung der Schweißverfahren This European Standard was approved by CEN on 12 June 2006 and includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 15 May 2010.
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EN 14730-1:2006+A1:2010 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword . 4Introduction . 51Scope. 62Normative references . 63Terms and definitions . 64Information to be supplied by the railway authority . 75Approval procedure . 85.1General . 85.2Process identification . 85.3General requirements . 85.4Initial compliance testing . 95.5Extension of initial compliance testing . 105.6Documents to be submitted with the request for approval . 115.6.1The process manual . 115.6.2Drawing with the required measurements . 115.6.3Chemical analysis ranges and tolerances. 125.7Preparation and allocation of test welds . 126Re-approval following process changes . 137Laboratory tests . 167.1Visual surface examination . 167.1.1As cast weld surface . 167.1.2Ground weld surface . 167.1.3Visible heat affected zone . 177.2Running surface hardness test . 177.3Slow bend test . 187.4Internal examination . 187.4.1Weld soundness . 187.4.2Fusion zone – shape and dimension . 217.4.3Microscopic examination . 227.4.4Heat softened zone width . 227.5Fatigue test . 227.6Chemical analysis . 23Annex A (informative)
Steps in approval . 25Annex B (informative) Suggested sequence of laboratory tests . 26Annex C (normative)
Ultrasonic testing procedure for aluminothermic welds in rail . 27C.1A test of the head zone of the weld (non-planar defects) . 27C.2A test of the head zone of the weld (planar defects) . 27C.3A test of the head and web zone of the weld (planar defects) . 27C.4A test of the middle zone of the foot of the weld . 27C.5A test of the ankle zone of the foot of the weld . 28C.6A test of the toe zone of the foot of the weld . 28C.7!!!!Calibration"""" . 29Annex D (normative)
Procedure for FRY etching . 31Annex E (normative)
Procedure for measurement of surface hardness . 32SIST EN 14730-1:2007+A1:2010



EN 14730-1:2006+A1:2010 (E) 3 Annex F (normative)
Procedure for slow bend test . 33Annex G (normative)
Procedure for recording test weld fracture face defects . 34Annex H (normative)
Ultrasonic inspection procedure on aluminothermic welds to be sectioned . 36H.1Principle . 36H.2Apparatus . 36H.3Preparation of samples . 36H.4Calibration . 36H.5Testing. 37H.6Reporting . 37Annex I (normative)
Procedure for microscopic examination of the visible heat affected zone and fusion zone of welds . 38Annex J (normative)
Procedure for measurement of the heat softened zone width. 39J.1Measurement of hardness. 39J.2Evaluation of hardness data . 40J.2.1General . 40J.2.2Mean hardness of parent rail . 40J.2.3Measurement hardness line . 40J.2.4Heat softened zone width measurement . 41J.2.5Parent rail hardness variation . 41Annex K (normative)
Fatigue test methods for aluminothermic welds . 42K.1Scope. 42K.2Test equipment . 42K.3Calibration procedure . 43K.3.1General . 43K.3.2Test piece . 43K.3.3Test piece preparation . 43K.3.4Instrumentation . 44K.3.5Procedure . 44K.4Fatigue test method . 47K.4.1General . 47K.4.2Staircase testing method . 47K.4.3Example of the data analysis of a fatigue strength determination by the staircase method . 49K.4.4Past-the-post testing method . 50Annex L (informative)
A–deviations . 51 SIST EN 14730-1:2007+A1:2010



EN 14730-1:2006+A1:2010 (E) 4 Foreword This document (EN 14730-1:2006+A1:2010) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 256 “Railway applications”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by January 2011, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by January 2011. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. This document includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 15 May 2010. This document supersedes EN 14730-1:2006. The start and finish of text introduced or altered by amendment is indicated in the text by tags!"!This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN/CENELEC/ETSI by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive 93/38/EEC." The European Standard EN 14730 Railway applications — Track — Aluminothermic welding of rails is composed of two parts.  Part 1: Approval of welding processes;  Part 2: Qualification of aluminothermic welders, approval of contractors and acceptance of welds. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. SIST EN 14730-1:2007+A1:2010



EN 14730-1:2006+A1:2010 (E) 5 Introduction This standard defines the approval procedure for aluminothermic welding processes for rail welding through laboratory tests of welds produced in a workshop. This laboratory approval will provide the railway authority with sufficient information for tests in the track if required.
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EN 14730-1:2006+A1:2010 (E) 6 1 Scope This standard defines the laboratory tests and requirements for approval of an aluminothermic welding process using welds produced in workshop conditions. It applies to the joining of new, Vignole rails as described in EN 13674-1 of the same profile and steel grade. Compliance with the requirements of this standard does not of itself ensure the suitability of a welding process for specific conditions of track and traffic. The standard does not cover welds made between different rail sections, differently worn rails and different rail grades. In addition to the definitive requirements this standard also requires the items detailed in Clause 4 to be documented. For compliance with this standard, it is important that both the definitive requirements and the documented items be satisfied. 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. EN 473, Non destructive testing — Qualification and certification of NDT personnel — General principles EN 13674-1, Railway applications — Track — Rail — Part 1: Vignole railway rails 46 kg/m and above EN ISO 6506-1, Metallic materials — Brinell hardness test — Part 1: Test method (ISO 6506-1:2005) EN ISO 6507-1, Metallic materials — Vickers hardness test — Part 1: Test method (ISO 6507-1:2005) EN ISO 7500-1:2004, Metallic materials — Verification of static uniaxial testing machines — Part 1: Tension/compression testing machines — Verification and calibration of the force-measuring system (ISO 7500-1:2004) 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1 fusion zone area of the weld which has been in a liquid state and which is revealed by etching sections cut through the weld 3.2 visible heat-affected zone HAZ areas on either side of the fusion zone within which rail steel microstructure has been visibly modified by the heat of the welding process as revealed by FRY macro-etching SIST EN 14730-1:2007+A1:2010



EN 14730-1:2006+A1:2010 (E) 7 3.3 heat softened zone part of the HAZ characterised by a lower hardness 3.4 flashing flat fin of weld metal located on the rail surface adjacent to the weld collar caused by gaps between the mould and the rail 3.5 surface defect any defect visible on the weld surface after normal finishing operations 3.6 internal defect any defect that is revealed by sectioning or on a fracture face following bend or fatigue testing that has not already been identified as a surface defect 3.7 stress range stress range for the fatigue test is the maximum stress minus minimum stress 3.8 railway authority either the railway regulator or the owner of a railway infrastructure or the custodian with a delegated responsibility for a railway infrastructure 3.9 process supplier company which provides an approved aluminothermic welding process in accordance with this standard and which is approved by the railway authority to supply consumables and tools for the execution of aluminothermic welds 4 Information to be supplied by the railway authority The following information shall be fully documented by the railway authority. For compliance with the standard both the definitive requirements specified throughout the standard and the following documented items shall be satisfied. a) Any limitations on the type of pre-heating. b) Maximum permissible numbers and/or dimensions of slag or sand inclusions on the as-cast weld surface. c) Any limitation on the weld collar geometry affected by riser removal (other than that on the ground rail head). d) The maximum size and number of pores to be permitted on the ground surfaces if the railway authority’s requirements are more severe than those in 7.1.2. e) Any additional non-destructive testing requirements. f) Which of the width levels of visible heat affected zone is required (7.1.3). g) Which of the two formulae for minimum fracture load shall apply for R320Cr rail grade (7.3). SIST EN 14730-1:2007+A1:2010



EN 14730-1:2006+A1:2010 (E) 8 h) Any limit on the depth of the weld collar’s edge (less than 2 mm) that may remain unfused to the rail surface. i) Which of the width levels of heat-softened zone is required (7.4.4). j) The fatigue requirement in terms of the mean and of the standard deviation of the fatigue strength for the staircase method of testing or the minimum value of upper stress in the rail foot for past the post testing (7.5.2). k) Which of the two hardness ranges for R260 rail grade specified in 7.2, Table 5 is required. 5 Approval procedure 5.1 General An outline of the steps required for compliance to this standard is given in informative Annex A. 5.2 Process identification The approval shall involve a single process identified by: a) The process name. b) A drawing of the pouring system. c) The characteristic geometry of the weld collar and riser configuration as given in 5.6.2 and Figure 1. d) The process manual in accordance with 5.6.1. 5.3 General requirements The following general requirements shall be met. a) The process shall be capable of being carried out on track where the maximum can be 180 mm. It shall be capable of being carried out in track, at or near trackside or in a workshop. b) The aluminothermic welding portion shall be packed to avoid the risk of moisture contamination in proscribed storage conditions. The portion shall be identified by markings on the package. c) The mould shall be pre-fabricated for the rail profiles to be welded and be identified by markings on the package. d) The crucible shall be tapped automatically (automatic tapping) and shall have a device to limit spattering. e) Pre-heating shall comply with any limitations of the railway authority as specified in Clause 4 a). The pre-heating tools shall operate at temperatures down to 0 °C without the need for special precautions. f) The process shall not damage the rail. SIST EN 14730-1:2007+A1:2010



EN 14730-1:2006+A1:2010 (E) 9 5.4 Initial compliance testing a) For the purposes of approval the standard rail profiles (see EN 13674-1) shall be grouped as follows: Table 1 — Rail profile groups Group Rail profiles 1 60E1, 60E2 2 54E1, 54E2, 54E3, 55E1, 56E1 3 46E1, 46E2, 46E3, 46E4, 49E1, 49E2, 49E3, 50E1, 50E2, 50E3, 50E4, 50E5, 50E6, 52E1 4 49E4
b) Initial compliance with this standard shall be achieved by undertaking the tests specified in category 1 of Table 2 using either grade R220 or grade R260 rail of one profile in either group 1 or 2 of Table 1. Compliance with all the criteria specified and with the railway authority’s documented requirements specified in Clause 4 shall be demonstrated. A test sequence is outlined in informative Annex B. A test specimen can be used for several different tests. SIST EN 14730-1:2007+A1:2010



EN 14730-1:2006+A1:2010 (E) 10 Table 2 — Testing scheme Test Section Reference Number of Tests Category 1a
Category 2b
Category 3c
R200/R220/ R260/R260Mn R320Cr R350HT R350LH T A Hardness Test 7.2 6 Nil 6 6 ____6_____ B Surface Examination - Visual 7.1.1 7.1.2 All All All All _____All_____ C Visible Heat Affected Zone 7.1.3 2 2 2 2 ______2_____ D Slow Bend Test 7.3
6 2 2 6 _____6______ E Ultrasonic Inspection - Annex H 7.4.1.1 5 2 Nil Nil Nil Nil F Fatigue Test 7.5 n* Nil Nil n* Nil n* G Fusion Zone -Weld Soundness 7.4.1 5 2 Nil Nil Nil Nil 7.3 (6) (2) (2) (2) ______2_____ 7.5.3 (n*) Nil Nil (n*) Nil n* H Fusion Zone
- Shape and Dimensions 7.4.2 5 2 Nil Nil Nil Nil I Chemical Analysis 7.6 3 Nil 3 3 ______3______ J Heat Softened Zone
- Hardness Distribution 7.4.4 2 2 2 2 ______2_______ K Structure
- Fusion Zone
- Heat Affected Zone 7.4.3.3 7.4.3.2 1 1 Nil Nil 1 1 ______1_______ 1 1 ______1_______ L Ultrasonic Inspection - Annex C 5.7 d) All All All All All All NOTE 1 n* indicates the number of welds required for one staircase or past the post evaluation. Typically 10 test pieces will be required for a staircase and 3 for a past the post evaluation. NOTE 2 ____X____ indicates that tests in one rail grade cover the other indicated grade NOTE 3 ( ) indicates weld soundness evaluation of the fracture face of the slow bend test or fatigue specimens a Category 1 Initial tests to be conducted using R220 or R260 grade rail and one profile from either of rail profile groups 1 or 2 (Table 1). b Category 2 Tests to be carried out on one profile from each of the remaining rail profile groups in order to extend approval to that group. c Category 3 Tests required extending approval to other rail grades. Tests on one rail profile cover all profile groups approved in categories 1 and 2.
5.5 Extension of initial compliance testing Initial compliance can be extended as follows: The relevant railway authority requirements defined in Clause 4 a) to k) shall be met for each of the items below: a) To other groups of rail profiles of Table 1 [subclause 5.4 a)] by the tests in category 2 of Table 2 [subclause 5.4 b)] to be conducted on one profile from each of the appropriate groups.
Failure of any test shall cause non-compliance for the group of rail profiles being tested. b) To other rail grades by the tests in category 3 of Table 2 [subclause 5.4 b)]. Failure of any test shall cause non-compliance for that rail grade. Tests on one rail profile cover all profiles in categories 1 and 2. c) To process changes as prescribed by the limits and tests of Clause 6. Failure of the relevant tests of Table 3 shall cause non-compliance of the process change. SIST EN 14730-1:2007+A1:2010



EN 14730-1:2006+A1:2010 (E) 11 5.6 Documents to be submitted with the request for approval When applying for approval, the following documents shall be submitted: 5.6.1 The process manual The process supplier shall produce a manual identifying all the consumable materials and equipment used, as well as the operating method to be followed for all steps of welding. The approval procedure for laboratory tests will not include means of alignment or finishing operations. The manual shall specify the critical parameters of the welding process and their safe bounds, and shall include the following: a) number of people required carrying out the operations; b) diagram of equipment; c) portion for each rail grade and profile; d) rail end preparation requirements; e) nominal gap shall have a tolerance of ± 2 mm for a gap up to 30 mm and ± 3 mm for gaps above 30 mm and up to 50 mm and ± 5 mm for gaps above 50 mm; f) preheating details; g) range of ignition to tap times for the portion; h) critical process timings; i) time (or temperature) before trains can pass; j) safety information. 5.6.2 Drawing with the required measurements A drawing, as illustrated in Figure 1, which provides the measurements listed below: a) weld collar width (W1). The development of the weld collar shall be fully dimensioned around the weld; b) maximum depth of collar at section B-B (D1 and D2); c) minimum depth of collar at section B-B (d1 and d2); d) riser cross section at foot; e) riser cross section at neutral axis; f) number of risers; g) position of risers. The dimensions W, D and d and cross sectional areas of the risers shall be the nominal dimensions taken from the drawing of the pattern used to produce the moulds. SIST EN 14730-1:2007+A1:2010



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Key 1 Figure showing the width of the weld collar around the weld 2 Riser cross section on the neutral axis mm² 3 25 % of the foot width 4 Riser cross section at the foot mm2 5 Longitudinal axis under the rail foot Figure 1 — Dimensions taken from mould pattern 5.6.3 Chemical analysis ranges and tolerances The chemical analysis ranges and tolerances according to 7.6.1. 5.7 Preparation and allocation of test welds a) Welds required for the tests shall be produced in accordance with the process manual (5.6.1) under the supervision of the approving authority recognised by the railway authority. Rails to be used for the production of test welds shall be new rails. Fifty percent of test welds shall be made with minimum gap and fifty percent at maximum gap. b) Welding gap shall be measured after weld alignment (peaking) on both sides of the rail head (or on the running surface), web mid point and both foot tips. The maximum gap is the maximum at any of the above points and minimum the minimum of any of the above points. c) The weld gap for all welds made for Table 2 tests shall be within the specified range. In the case of the welds required for test H in category 1 of Table 2, three welds shall be produced at the minimum gap and two at the maximum, and for category 2 of Table 2, one weld at the maximum gap and one weld at the minimum gap. Measurements shall be made to an accuracy of ± 0,5 mm. d) All welds shall be tested ultrasonically using the procedure given in Annex C and the results recorded. SIST EN 14730-1:2007+A1:2010



EN 14730-1:2006+A1:2010 (E) 13 e) With the exception of the welds made for test H, as many as possible of the welds that show an ultrasonic response shall be allocated to test as follows:  Response from web or foot – slow bend test (test D);  Response from head – weld soundness test (test G) Otherwise welds shall be allocated to tests randomly. f) The number of each test shall be in accordance with the appropriate parts of Tables 2 and 3. The process supplier shall determine the order of testing. g) Where tests fail to meet the required test criteria as a result of a defect (or defects) in the rail, re-tests shall be made on a one-to-one basis. 6 Re-approval following process changes 6.1 Changes to the following criteria require approval. 6.1.1 Any geometric parameters given in 5.6.2: a) weld collar width (W); b) collar depth (D); c) collar depth (d); d) riser cross-section – in foot; e) riser cross-section – in neutral axis; f) riser configuration – position; g) riser configuration – numbers. A revised drawing shall be submitted. 6.1.2 Crucible system  Any changes in the chemical nature of the main component of the refractory;  Internal crucible geometry changes outside the range covered by the tolerances shown on the suppliers drawing. 6.1.3 Tapping system  Any changes in the chemical nature of the main component of the refractory of the tapping system body;  Any changes in the geometry of the tapping system body outside the suppliers drawing;  All changes to the r
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