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Welding solutions for locomotives, wagons and the track

India’s rail network never stops, and neither does the wear on it — rails, wheels, journals and diesel engine parts take load every day of the year. Most of that damage is repairable in the shed rather than replaceable. Pick a part of the railway on the map to see which components fail, how, and the SUPERON range that returns them to service.

Isometric view of a railway depot — diesel locomotives stabled over inspection pit roads below the fuelling silos, a turntable in the middle of the yard, a repair shed spanned by an overhead travelling crane, bogies and coach underframes up on stands, and a permanent-way yard stacked with rail panels, sleepers and ballast.
Railway depot and yard 12 components mapped Click a numbered pin on the depot
12
Components mapped
4
Railway areas
500+
Authorised distributors

Railway map

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12 components mapped  ·  4 railway areas Click an area to narrow
Component Base metal Railway area Recommended solution
Crank Case Carbon Steel Locomotive Repair & joining electrodes
Cylinder Head Cast Iron Locomotive Cast iron electrodes
Diesel Valve High Temperature Steel Locomotive Nickel & Inconel grades
Exhaust Mufflers & Manifolds Alloy Steel Locomotive Repair & joining electrodes
Loco Wheels Steel Locomotive Cladding & die build-up
Journal Box Manganese Steel Bogie & Underframe Hard surface electrodes
Bearing Ends Copper Alloy Bogie & Underframe Copper alloy electrodes
Roof Truss/Under Frames Alloy Steel/Carbon Steel Bogie & Underframe Repair & joining electrodes
Brake Equipment/Lever/Rods Carbon Steel Bogie & Underframe Cladding & die build-up
Rail Ends & Crossings Austenitic Manganese Steels Track Hard surface electrodes
Machine Housings Cast Iron Workshop Cast iron electrodes
Crane Case Cast Iron Workshop Cast iron electrodes
Showing 12 of 12 components Grade-level recommendation issued after component inspection
How railway components fail

Rolling contact

Rail ends, crossings and wheel treads battered by wheel loads until the manganese work-hardens and spalls away.

Friction

Journal boxes, bearing ends and bushes running out of size where metal turns against metal all day.

Thermal fatigue

Exhaust mufflers, manifolds and diesel valves cycling hot to cold until they scale and craze.

Cracking

Cast housings, crank cases and under frames split by vibration, shock loads and shunting damage.

The range

What a railway workshop buys from us

Stainless steel electrodes India's best-selling SS welding consumable range. Hard surface electrodes Overlays for abrasion, impact and friction wear faces. Hard surface tubular electrodes High deposition on large, heavily worn surfaces. Cast iron welding electrodes Cold repair of cracked housings, beds and pump bodies. Cladding & die build-up Rebuilding shafts, dies and tooling back to size. Repair & joining electrodes Dissimilar and unknown-steel joints made on site. Nickel & Inconel grades Heat-resistant service on grills, elements and doors. Abrasives Cut, grind and finish on the same line.
Other industries
Steel Marine Mining Cement Sugar Transport Oil & Petrochemical Power

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