Numerical Analysis of the Cross-Wedge of a Hollow Rail Axle
			
	
 
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				Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 36, 20-618 Lublin, Poland
				 
			 
										
				
				
		
		 
			
			
		
		
		
		
		
			
			 
			Publication date: 2020-03-01
			 
		 			
		 
	
							
					    		
    			 
    			
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    					Zbigniew  Pater   
    					Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 36, 20-618 Lublin, Poland
    				
 
    			
				 
    			 
    		 		
			
																	 
		
	 
		
 
 
Adv. Sci. Technol. Res. J. 2020; 14(1):145-153
		
 
 
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The article presents an innovative method of manufacturing hollow rail axles using three combined wedge rolls. The proposed solution was evaluated by using numerical simulation. Two cases of forming, differing in the wall thickness of the billet, were analysed. The geometry of the formed axles, distributions of the effective strain, temperature and damage function as well as the forces and torques acting on each roll were presented.