Tread-Braked Wheels: Review and Recent Findings

Tread braking is still extensively used on freight wagons due to lower purchasing and maintenance costs compared to disk braking. Cast iron brake blocks were replaced by composite materials (organic or sintered) that result in a lower wheel roughness, reducing rolling noise. Unfortunately, composite...

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Main Authors: Gianluca Megna, Andrea Bracciali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-07-01
Series:Machines
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1702/13/7/579
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