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| Technical Data Sheet Overview | |
| APPEARANCE | Black |
| SIZE | 7"x9"x9' Standard |
| WEIGHT | 240 to 275 Lbs. |
| SURFACE HARDNESS | 5,000 - 7,000 Lbs. |
| DENSITY | 60 - 72 Lbs. per cubic foot |
| COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL EXPANSION | 3.93x10-5 per 100 Deg. F. change |
| MODULUS OF RUPTURE | 2,000 PSI |
| MODULUS OF ELASTICITY | 250,000 PSI |
| COMPRESSION | 30,000 PSI |
| FLAMMABILITY | No combustion after 20 seconds of impinging flame; self extinguished after 120 seconds of impinging flame |
| SPIKE INSERTION | 4,000 Lbs. |
| SPIKE LATERAL | 2,000 Lbs. |
| SPIKE WITHDRAWAL | 2,200 Lbs. (cut spike) |
| SCREW SPIKE WITHDRAWAL | 5,000 Lbs. |
| RESISTIVITY | 500+ Mega-ohms @ 500 volts |
| AGING (Laboratory) | 75% of physical properties retained after 15 years |
| Test Results | |
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3 Point Bend Test Data Flammability Testing Screw Spike Pullout Spike Pull/Pre-drilling TieTek Vibration Report Track Modulus Testing TTCI Accelerated Aging Test All "Test Results" downloads (Zip file) |
272 KB 272 KB 340 KB 520 KB 1.8 MB 516 KB 1.4 MB 3.6 MB |
| Operating Data | |
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Maintenance of Gage under load TTCI heavy MGT performance update All "Operating Data" downloads (Zip file) |
432 KB 76 KB 500 KB |
| Specifications & Data | |
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Technical Data Sheet (Word doc) Thermal Expansion All "Specifications & Data" downloads |
64 KB 124 KB 140 KB |
| Testimonials/References | |
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Violin Railroad Endorsement (Word doc) Union Pacific Letter Ian Wark Research Institute Letter 2006 ISO Certificate All "Testimonials/References" downloads |
120 KB 240 KB 240 KB 196 KB 733 KB |