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ILNAS-EN 14587-1:2018

Railway applications - Infrastructure - Flash butt welding of

new rails - Part 1: R220, R260, R260Mn, R320Cr, R350HT,
R350LHT, R370CrHT and R400HT grade rails in a fixed plant

Applications ferroviaires - Infrastructure - Soudage des rails neufs

par étincelage - Partie 1: Rails de nuances R220, R260, R260Mn,
R320Cr, R350HT, R350LHT, R370CrHT et R400HT dans une
installation fixe

Bahnanwendungen - Infrastruktur - Abbrennstumpfschweißen von

Schienen - Teil 1: Schweißen neuer Schienen der Stahlsorte R220,
R260, R260Mn, R320Cr, R350HT, R350LHT, R370CrHT und R400HT
in einer stationären Anlage

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 14587-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM December 2018

ICS 25.160.10; 93.100 Supersedes EN 14587-1:2007

English Version

Railway applications - Infrastructure - Flash butt welding

of new rails - Part 1: R220, R260, R260Mn, R320Cr,
R350HT, R350LHT, R370CrHT and R400HT grade rails in
a fixed plant
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Applications ferroviaires - Infrastructure - Soudage des Bahnanwendungen - Infrastruktur -

rails neufs par étincelage - Partie 1: Rails de nuances Abbrennstumpfschweißen von Schienen - Teil 1:
R220, R260, R260Mn, R320Cr, R350HT, R350LHT, Schweißen neuer Schienen der Stahlsorte R220, R260,
R370CrHT et R400HT dans une installation fixe R260Mn, R320Cr, R350HT, R350LHT, R370CrHT und
R400HT in einer stationären Anlage

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Contents Page

European foreword....................................................................................................................................................... 4
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................... 5
1 Scope .................................................................................................................................................................... 6
2 Normative references .................................................................................................................................... 6
3 Terms and definitions ................................................................................................................................... 6
4 Requirements for the welding process ................................................................................................... 8
4.1 General ................................................................................................................................................................ 8
4.2 Rail end preparation and horizontal alignment requirements ..................................................... 8
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4.3 Clamping force ................................................................................................................................................. 8

4.4 Pre-heating ........................................................................................................................................................ 8
4.5 Final flashing..................................................................................................................................................... 8
4.6 Upsetting ............................................................................................................................................................ 8
4.7 Unclamping........................................................................................................................................................ 8
4.8 Slippage............................................................................................................................................................... 9
4.9 Welding parameters ...................................................................................................................................... 9
4.10 Steps across the weld ..................................................................................................................................... 9
4.11 Removal of excess upset ............................................................................................................................ 11
4.12 Post-weld thermal treatment .................................................................................................................. 13
5 Procedure approval..................................................................................................................................... 13
5.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 13
5.2 Information to be supplied by the purchaser .................................................................................... 13
5.3 Sample preparation..................................................................................................................................... 14
5.4 Approval tests................................................................................................................................................ 14
5.4.1 Visual examination ...................................................................................................................................... 14
5.4.2 Weld trimming .............................................................................................................................................. 14
5.4.3 Weld straightness and flatness ............................................................................................................... 14
5.4.4 Magnetic particle or dye penetrant testing ........................................................................................ 14
5.4.5 Bend test .......................................................................................................................................................... 14
5.4.6 Macro examination ...................................................................................................................................... 15
5.4.7 Micro examination ....................................................................................................................................... 16
5.4.8 Hardness test ................................................................................................................................................. 16
5.4.9 Fatigue test ..................................................................................................................................................... 16
5.5 Test report ...................................................................................................................................................... 17
6 Approval of other rail profiles and grades.......................................................................................... 17
6.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 17
6.2 Sample preparation..................................................................................................................................... 17
6.3 Approval tests................................................................................................................................................ 17
6.4 Test report ...................................................................................................................................................... 17
7 Approval of the contractor........................................................................................................................ 17
7.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 17
7.2 Welding procedure ...................................................................................................................................... 18
7.3 Operators ........................................................................................................................................................ 18
7.4 Supervision..................................................................................................................................................... 18
7.5 Weld testing ................................................................................................................................................... 18

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7.6 Equipment ....................................................................................................................................................... 18

8 Weld production following procedure approval .............................................................................. 18
8.1 Weld production ........................................................................................................................................... 18
8.2 Information supplied by the purchaser ............................................................................................... 18
8.3 Rail end preparation and horizontal rail alignment requirements ........................................... 19
8.4 Weld parameter monitoring..................................................................................................................... 19
8.5 Weld identification....................................................................................................................................... 19
8.6 Visual examination ...................................................................................................................................... 19
8.7 Steps across the weld .................................................................................................................................. 19
8.8 Finishing .......................................................................................................................................................... 19
8.8.1 Correction of vertical and horizontal weld alignment .................................................................... 19
8.8.2 Profile finishing of the rail head.............................................................................................................. 19
8.9 Weld straightness and flatness ................................................................................................................ 20
8.9.1 Alignment requirements............................................................................................................................ 20
8.9.2 Straightness and flatness measurement .............................................................................................. 20
8.10 Bend test .......................................................................................................................................................... 21
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8.10.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 21

8.10.2 Additional test requirements ................................................................................................................... 21
8.10.3 Bend test procedure .................................................................................................................................... 21
8.10.4 Interpretation of results ............................................................................................................................ 22
8.10.5 Retesting .......................................................................................................................................................... 22
8.11 Documentation .............................................................................................................................................. 22
Annex A (normative) Bend test requirements ................................................................................................ 23
Annex B (normative) Test weld fracture faces – Recording of defects ................................................... 25
Annex C (normative) Fatigue test method for flash butt welds ................................................................ 27
C.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 27
C.2 Test equipment.............................................................................................................................................. 27
C.3 Calibration....................................................................................................................................................... 29
C.3.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 29
C.3.2 Test piece ......................................................................................................................................................... 29
C.4 Fatigue test method ..................................................................................................................................... 29
C.4.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 29
C.4.2 Staircase test method .................................................................................................................................. 29
C.4.3 Example of the data analysis of a fatigue strength determination by the staircase
method.............................................................................................................................................................. 32
C.4.4 Past-the-post test method ......................................................................................................................... 32
Annex D (normative) Macro examination and micro examination ......................................................... 34
D.1 Macro examination ...................................................................................................................................... 34
D.2 Micro examination ....................................................................................................................................... 34
Annex E (normative) Hardness testing .............................................................................................................. 36
Bibliography ................................................................................................................................................................. 37

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European foreword

This document (EN 14587-1:2018) 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 June 2019, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by June 2019.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

This document supersedes EN 14587-1:2007.

This document is one of a series of three parts of the EN 14587 series:

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— Railway applications – Infrastructure - Flash butt welding of new rails – Part 1: R220, R260, R260Mn,
R320Cr, R350HT, R350LHT, R370CrHT and R400HT grade rails in a fixed plant;

— Railway applications – Track - Flash butt welding of rails – Part 2: New R220, R260, R260Mn and
R350HT grade rails by mobile welding machines at sites other than a fixed plant;

— Railway applications – Track - Flash butt welding of rails – Part 3: Welding in association with
crossing construction.

According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.

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Introduction

This part of EN 14587 has five main topics:

a) requirements of a welding process;

b) procedure approval for a fixed plant;

c) approval of other rail profiles or grades;

d) approval of welding contractor;

e) weld production following approval.

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1 Scope
This document specifies requirements for the approval of a welding process in a fixed plant, together
with the requirements for subsequent welding production.
It applies to new Vignole railway rails R220, R260, R260Mn, R320Cr, R350HT, R350LHT, R370CrHT
and R400HT grade rails of 46 kg/m and above, as contained in EN 13674-1, welded by a flash butt
welding process in a fixed plant and intended for use on railway infrastructure.
This document applies to the welding of rails into welded strings.

2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements 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 13674-1, Railway applications — Track — Rail — Part 1: Vignole railway rails 46 kg/m and above
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EN ISO 3452-1, Non-destructive testing — Penetrant testing — Part 1: General principles (ISO 3452-1)

EN ISO 6507-1, Metallic materials — Vickers hardness test — Part 1: Test method (ISO 6507-1)

EN ISO 7500-1:2018, Metallic materials — Calibration and verification of static uniaxial testing machines
— Part 1: Tension/compression testing machines — Calibration and verification of the force-measuring
system (ISO 7500-1:2018)

EN ISO 17638, Non-destructive testing of welds — Magnetic particle testing (ISO 17638)

3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/

• ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp

3.1
as-welded condition
rails that have been welded and trimmed only

3.2
contractor
company approved by a railway authority to provide staff and machinery to execute the production of
flash butt welds in a fixed plant, which may include staff and machinery from within the railway
authority

3.3
die burn
damage caused by localized overheating (arcing) on the surface of the rail due to poor contact between
the rail and electrode during welding