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FUNDITREN
REDUCING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF RAILWAY COMPONENTS
THE PARTS USED IN RAILWAY BRAKE ASSEMBLIES ARE USUALLY MADE OF CAST STEEL. On the one hand, steel offers better mechanical properties than standard nodular cast iron, but poorer heat dissipation, an important parameter in braking systems as they need to dissipate the heat generated during braking. On the other, cast steel only achieves its mechanical properties if the part is subjected to a standardised thermal treatment process, which involves taking the part from room temperature to approximately 850- 900º C. The Basque railway components sector is made up of more than 70 companies that account for over 80% of the total railway exports in our country. FURESA, a manufacturer of high added-value nodular cast iron parts for various sectors, leads FUNDITREN and has collaborated with TECNALIA Technology Centre in the project implementation.
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