1. Steel wheel bearing – Steel rail
1.1 Bearing geometry
The railway bearing is a combination of two components:
the steel wheels that make up the axle;
the two rolling and guiding tracks, also made of steel.
The profile of the wheels is conical, with a half-angle at the apex α, enabling each wheel to travel the different lengths of each rail line in a curve by positioning itself on the corresponding diameter of the cone. The wheels are fitted with a circular shoulder called a "flange", of width b, helping to guide the axle. The bearing geometry is shown in figure 1 (see also
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Steel wheel bearing – Steel rail
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