2017 Volume 58 Issue 1 Pages 6-9
Various innovations have been made possible thanks to progress in material technology, such as realization of higher performance and/or enhanced functions. Many material technologies have also contributed the railway system, improving the performance or functions of various types of rolling stock, equipment and facilities, and to more environmentally acceptable performance of various components of the railway system. Analytical and measurement methods are regarded as important technologies to understand deterioration of materials which is necessary for developing ways to improve their performance and function. This review describes some of the results from recent research and development conducted at RTRI in the field of material technologies, mainly contributing better functionality, and also presents analytical and measurement methods that assist progress in material technologies.
