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Description / Abstract:
This specification covers wrought steel wheels for electric
railway service designated Class U, untreated, and Classes L, A, B,
and C, heat treated.
The service for which the various classes are intended generally
is as follows:
Class U—General service where an untreated wheel is
satisfactory.
Class L—High-speed service with more severe braking
conditions and light wheel loads.
Class A—High-speed service with heavy braking
conditions, but with moderate wheel loads.
Class B—High-speed service with heavy braking
conditions and heavier wheel loads.
Class C—Service with light braking conditions and high
wheel loads, or service with heavier braking conditions where
off-tread brakes are employed.
NOTE1—The values stated in inch-pound units are to
beregardedasthe standard.