2018 年 59 巻 2 号 p. 77-80
Progress in materials technology has led to many innovations, some of which can be applied to railways. In addition to the development of numerous materials and material technologies, advances in analytical and measurement methods have driven higher performance or improved the function of various types of equipment used on railway vehicles and facilities. Additional efforts now have to be made to adapt these new materials and technologies for practical application. This review describes some of recent results from research and development on the latest material technologies in RTRI including work to adapt these results for practical application in railway vehicles and facilities.
