Evaluation and Application of Super-Tough Steel for Use in Tank Cars Transporting Cryogenic Liquids

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• Creators:
  Vaynman, Semyon ; Fine, Morris E. ; Chung, Yip-wah
• Corporate Creators:
  Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  University Transportation Centers Program (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Tank cars
  • Covered freight cars
  • High strength steel
  • Strength of materials
  • High strength
  • High strength materials
  • Liquefied gases
  • Testing
  • Transportation
  • Transportation by load
  More +
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Illinois ; United States
• TRIS Online Accession Number:
  01370148
• OCLC Number:
  780079311
• Corporate Publisher:
  Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). Center for the Commercialization of Innovative Transportation Technology
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-FREIGHT-FREIGHT ; NTL-RAIL TRANSPORTATION-RAIL TRANSPORTATION ; NTL-RAIL TRANSPORTATION-Rail Safety ; NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Rail Safety ; NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Highway Safety ; NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Accidents
• Description:
  The goal of this project was to further develop and market advanced 70-ksi-yield strength super-tough steel (designated as NUCu70ST in the text) for use in tank cars transporting cryogenic liquids, like chlorine, for example. Fracture of these tanks resulted in a number of industrial accidents. One in 2005 in Graniteville, South Carolina led to 9 deaths and at least 250 injuries. In preliminary mechanical and fracture studies performed at Northwestern University, Union Tank Car Company and its contractors, NUCu70ST was shown to significantly outperform all other steels tested, including steels currently used in tank-cars as well as other high-performance steels on the market.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/23861/dot_23861_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 767.70 KB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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