Metallurgy and Materials Technology

Metallurgists and materials experts at Corus keep abreast of the latest research and development in new steels and composites. They apply their knowledge and work closely with customers to ensure optimised and cost-effective track infrastructure solutions.

Railway operators and maintainers can utilise Corus' experience and expertise in a wide range of materials-related scenarios. Corus can offer:

• Expert knowledge of current standard rail grades used in networks worldwide and how to optimise their use.
• Expert knowledge of new, hard steels to provide solutions in rail networks that suffer high rates of side wear in curves, rolling contact fatigue and loss of longitudinal profile.
• Specific understanding of specialist steels such as bainitic and hyper-eutectoid steels.
• Considerable experience of rail grinding for the removal of fatigued material and/or the reinstatement of design profile.
• Expert knowledge of the application of composites for network areas with specialist requirements.
• Considerable experience of the use of stainless steel and coatings to prevent corrosion.