what kind of steel is railroad rail

[forgeman]

what kind of steel is railroad rail made of ?
I have been told that most of it is 1050 , is this right?
thanks forgeman

[Rich Hale]

There is a chart in the bps list that tells all of the common rail road steels

[Mike Turner]

A friend of mine, son Gene Martin works for the railroad and if I recall he said it was 1080 or 1084 can't remember, maybe he will chime in on this.

[RainsFire]

wait, so its decent quality steel ehh? Thats awesome!! I have cut 1/2 inch flats of it that would make awesome hawks.

[forgeman]

what is the bps list and where can it be found?

[matt87]

This http://www.iforgeiron.com/blacksmith...ints/index.php

[KevinD]

Originally Posted by forgeman

what is the bps list and where can it be found?

Up at the top on the right...click "Home"

BPS is "Blueprints"...second tab on the home page.

[rusty_iron]

Gday all,

Makes great hardies and fullers, its very tough steel.

Regards
Rusty_iron
Brisbane, Oz.

[sstreckfuss]

I work for the railroad (light rail in St. Louis) I will ask around about the grade of steel. The stuff is hard though, trust me, it is designed for the tire of the train to wear, the tire is the consumable and it isn't exactly soft its aviation grade something, something, I have/had the tire grade listed in a chart somewhere in the office...

[the_sandy_creek_forge]

Hm.... and I had always figured it would be cheaper to replace the tracks than a train wheel. Learn something new everyday.

Alternately.... Sstreckfuss, you work for a railroad? Like have access to the old, worn out massive chunks of round stock scrap that are also know as train axles, all for the price of scrap?? If so, you might find many, many, many, good friends here

-Aaron @ the SCF