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Study on the causes of weathering steel corrosion for railway freight cars with a load capacity of 70 tons
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Wei Du, Yi Wu, Zhongyu Yi, Ruohan Xiang, Yishuo Liu
Railway Sciences | 2025, 4(3) : 356 - 374
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Study on the causes of weathering steel corrosion for railway freight cars with a load capacity of 70 tons
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Wei Du, Yi Wu, Zhongyu Yi, Ruohan Xiang, Yishuo Liu
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  • Metals and Chemistry Research Institute, Fem Research Institute for Precious Metals and Metal Chemistry, Beijing, China
  • China Academy of Railway Sciences Group Co., Ltd, Institute of Metals and Chemistry, Beijing, China
  • Metals and Chemistry Research Institute, Fem Research Institute for Precious Metals and Metal Chemistry, Beijing, China
  • China Academy of Railway Sciences Group Co., Ltd, Metals and Chemistry Research Institute, Beijing, China
  • Wei Du graduated with a master's degree from Lanzhou Jiaotong University. She is an associate researcher at China Academy of Railway Sciences Corporation Limited, a member of the Railway Facilities Professional Committee of the Chinese Society for Corrosion and Protection, and a director of the Beijing Society for Corrosion and Protection. She mainly engages in the research and development, application, and technical consulting of material corrosion and protection in railway industry. Having hosted and participated in more than 20 key scientific research projects, she authorized more than 30 invention patents, and won 4 provincial and ministerial level science and technology awards for innovative achievements.

Published: 2025-06-10 doi: 10.1108/RS-01-2025-0003
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Weathering steel has excellent resistance to atmospheric corrosion, but still faces complex environmental corrosion problems during long-term operation. This paper mainly studies the corrosion problem of weather resistant steel materials for railway freight car bodies with a load capacity of 70 tons.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper analyzes the corrosion characteristics of weather resistant steel materials for truck bodies through macroscopic and microscopic methods including metallographic microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. Electrochemical analysis shows that the rust layer on the surface of weathering steel changes the surface state of the material, and also proves that weathering steel used in trucks undergoes electrochemical corrosion under atmospheric corrosion. At the same time, ion chromatography technology is used to study the corrosive ions mainly present in the residual liquid and foam solution inside the vehicle body.

Findings

The corrosion of truck body materials is mainly electrochemical corrosion, and the corrosion of door materials is more obvious than that of other parts. The corrosion products are mainly Fe oxides and hydroxides. There are high concentrations of Cl- and SO42- ions in the residual liquid and foam solution at the bottom of the freight car, which are the main factors causing corrosion of the railway freight car body.

Originality/value

The foam adhesive around the door panel is in a moist state for a long time, and corrosive ions will accelerate the electrochemical corrosion of the weather resistant steel material of the door panel. Therefore, the corrosion of the cargo door panel is more severe than other components.

Railway freight cars  /  Corrosion  /  Residual liquid  /  Electrochemical corrosion
Wei Du, Yi Wu, Zhongyu Yi, Ruohan Xiang, Yishuo Liu. Study on the causes of weathering steel corrosion for railway freight cars with a load capacity of 70 tons[J]. Railway Sciences, 2025 , 4 (3) : 356 -374 . DOI: 10.1108/RS-01-2025-0003
  • Research and Development Plan of China Railway Group(N2023J065)
Year 2025 volume 4 Issue 3
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doi: 10.1108/RS-01-2025-0003
  • Receive Date:2025-01-06
  • Online Date:2026-06-11
  • Published:2025-06-10
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  • Received:2025-01-06
  • Revised:2025-04-08
  • Accepted:2025-04-18
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Research and Development Plan of China Railway Group(N2023J065)
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    Metals and Chemistry Research Institute, Fem Research Institute for Precious Metals and Metal Chemistry, Beijing, China
    China Academy of Railway Sciences Group Co., Ltd, Institute of Metals and Chemistry, Beijing, China
    Metals and Chemistry Research Institute, Fem Research Institute for Precious Metals and Metal Chemistry, Beijing, China
    China Academy of Railway Sciences Group Co., Ltd, Metals and Chemistry Research Institute, Beijing, China

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