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WRIST

Innovative Welding Processes for New Rail Infrastructures

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Project "WRIST" data sheet

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Coordinator
BELGISCH INSTITUUT VOOR LASTECHNIEK VZW 

Organization address
address: ANTOON VAN OSSLAAN 1
city: BRUSSEL
postcode: 1120
website: www.bil-ibs.be

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 Coordinator Country Belgium [BE]
 Total cost 4˙188˙356 €
 EC max contribution 4˙188˙355 € (100%)
 Programme 1. H2020-EU.3.4. (SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Smart, Green And Integrated Transport)
 Code Call H2020-MG-2014_TwoStages
 Funding Scheme RIA
 Starting year 2015
 Duration (year-month-day) from 2015-05-01   to  2019-01-31

 Partnership

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# participants  country  role  EC contrib. [€] 
1    BELGISCH INSTITUUT VOOR LASTECHNIEK VZW BE (BRUSSEL) coordinator 573˙643.00
2    GOLDSCHMIDT THERMIT GMBH DE (LEIPZIG) participant 851˙999.00
3    Jackweld Limited UK (ESHER) participant 781˙250.00
4    DENYS NV BE (WONDELGEM) participant 477˙098.00
5    CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLA AB SE (GOETEBORG) participant 402˙773.00
6    ARTTIC FR (PARIS) participant 293˙750.00
7    TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT NL (DELFT) participant 274˙943.00
8    UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD UK (HUDDERSFIELD) participant 249˙269.00
9    ID2 BV NL (KEDICHEM) participant 227˙187.00
10    PRORAIL BV NL (UTRECHT) participant 56˙438.00

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 Project objective

WRIST will develop and demonstrate flexible and cost effective joining processes for rail products, and in particular for advanced bainitic rail steels, which have been developed to answer the increasing demands of increasing speed and growth of railway’s load. This will be delivered by the combined development of the joining processes itself, welding experiments, computational modelling, material and joint characterisation and testing, using laboratory tests and full-scale field testing in industrial or commercial test tracks. The project will offer a step change in the joint performance and reliability providing an extended in-service life for a range of rail materials, therefore resulting in a significant cost reduction in maintenance of the track, also freeing up more capacity for rail traffic.

New variants of the aluminothermic and orbital friction welding processes will be developed, which will both reduce the width of the heat affected zone and minimise the loss of mechanical properties in the weld zone. These innovations will enable the use of bainitic rail steels which will deliver an increased reliability, a longer lifetime of the rails and welds combined with a reduction of the maintenance cost.

The project addresses the specific call topics by: - Development and application of advanced joining technologies, able to join conventional and bainitic rail steels with a higher quality and reliability, to meet the more stringent infrastructure requirements imposed by increased speed and load, resulting in less maintenance and a longer track lifetime. - Reduction of maintenance cost and life cycle cost of the rail and welds, due to less repair welding associated with a higher weld quality and the longer track lifetime. - Increased availability of the track; less unforeseen maintenance. - Profit for users: less disruptions and a higher safety level. - Use of a more environmental friendly and energy efficient joining techniques.

 Deliverables

List of deliverables.
Draft quality standard Documents, reports 2019-09-17 12:36:11
Realisation of the joined rails (one conventional and one bainitic rail steel) Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes 2019-09-17 12:36:11
Online weld quality control and data analysis system (for aluminothermic welding) Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes 2019-09-17 12:36:11
Draft requirements for operator training and on-site operational procedures Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. 2019-09-17 12:36:11
Newsletter 4 Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. 2019-09-17 12:36:11
Report feasibility and performance of forged AT welds in rail infrastructure, for grades R260 and R350HT, Documents, reports 2019-09-17 12:36:10
Report containing results of destructive and non-destructive testing for forged AT welding, including approval tests according to EN14730, for grades R260 and R350HT Documents, reports 2019-09-17 12:36:10
Report containing metallographic examinations of the OFW welds, comparison with FBW, for grades R260 and B360 Documents, reports 2019-09-17 12:36:10
Final event Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. 2019-09-17 12:36:10
Final dissemination activities foreseen in the dissemination plan Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. 2019-09-17 12:36:10
Report with The measured joint properties and the materials & dimensions of the intermediate component Documents, reports 2019-09-17 12:36:10
Test equipment capable of creating orbital friction welds of rails with a range of process parameters Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes 2019-09-17 12:36:10
Report containing metallographic examinations of the forged AT welds, for grades R260 and R350HT Documents, reports 2019-09-17 12:36:10
Calculated microstructure, residual deformations and stress fields for the aluminothermic welding process serving the weld quality optimisation Other 2019-09-17 12:36:10
Calculated microstructure in the weld zone, residual deformations and stress fields for the orbital friction welding process serving the weld quality optimisation Other 2019-09-17 12:36:10
Report with simulation results Documents, reports 2019-09-17 12:36:10
Orbital friction welds of conventional and bainitic rail steels using an intermediate component made of a suitable material and with optimised geometry and dimensions Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes 2019-09-17 12:36:10
Newsletter 5 Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. 2019-09-17 12:36:10
Prototype device for joint alignment, additional forging and enhanced cooling, with performance specifications and concept drawings (for aluminothermic welding) Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes 2019-09-17 12:36:10
Newsletter 3 Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. 2019-09-17 12:36:10
Development of a prototype weld finishing tool (for aluminothermic welding) Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes 2019-09-17 12:36:10
Design and construction of a clamping mechanism for the intermediate component, providing sufficient grip and with the smallest possible over-thickness (for orbital friction welding) Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes 2019-09-17 12:36:10
Instrumentation to record process parameters Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes 2019-09-17 12:36:09
Newsletter 2 Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. 2019-09-17 12:36:09
In-process control package linked to a web-based data management system (for aluminothermic welding) Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes 2019-09-17 12:36:10
Newsletter 1 Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. 2019-09-17 12:36:10
Project website Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. 2019-09-17 12:36:10
Document justifying the selection of rail steel grades for the assessment of the weld quality achieved with the proposed welding technologies. Collated material property data will be included Documents, reports 2019-09-17 12:36:10
Mid-term dissemination activities foreseen in the dissemination plan Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. 2019-09-17 12:36:10
Clamping device for the rails and intermediate welding part (for orbital friction welding) Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes 2019-09-17 12:36:10

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