• Reduction of Die Wear and Structural Defects of Railway Screw Spike Heads Estimated by FEM 

      Alcazar, Jackeline; Abate, German; Antunez, Nazareno; Simoncelli, Alejandro; Sanchez Egea, Antonio; Martinez Krahmer, Daniel; Lopez de Lacalle, Norberto (Metals, 2021-11-15)
      Railway spike screws are manufactured by hot forging on a massive scale, due to each kilometer of railway track needing 8600 spike screws. These components have a low market value, so the head must be formed in a single ...