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To accomplish this objective, mode I fatigue crack growth tests were performed according to the ASTM E647 standard on C(T) specimens taken from a Spanish high-speed AVE train used wheel and a UIC60 rail, tested with 0.1, 0.4 and 0.7 load ratios. <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Design\/methodology\/approach<\/jats:title>\n \u2013 In the present study, the two different methodologies presented in the ASTM E647 standard were used to characterize the fatigue crack propagation behavior of the two studied materials. The K<\/jats:italic>-decreasing test procedure was used to characterize fatigue crack propagation near the threshold, whereas the K<\/jats:italic>-increasing with constant load range method was used in the Paris law regime. <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Findings<\/jats:title>\n \u2013 It was observed that for the wheel a small influence of R<\/jats:italic>-ratio was found, with greater R<\/jats:italic> implying higher fatigue crack growth rates. For the rail, the influence is small, and for large values of \u0394K<\/jats:italic>, it is slightly reversed. The near-threshold results obtained indicate lower threshold values for higher R<\/jats:italic>-ratio, a fact that is possibly associated with crack closure phenomena. A scanning electron microscope (SEM) study of fatigue crack propagation surfaces identified a random behavior in the striation orientation for both materials and no correlation was found between striation spacing and actual fatigue crack growth rate. <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Originality\/value<\/jats:title>\n \u2013 R<\/jats:italic>-ratio and threshold behavior of fatigue crack propagation of a steel used in high-speed train wheels, as well as of UIC60 rail steel, were studied, with the objective of generating data to be used in maintenance and damage tolerance models.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1108\/ijsi-10-2012-0029","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2013,11,1]],"date-time":"2013-11-01T11:59:11Z","timestamp":1383307151000},"page":"487-500","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Fatigue crack propagation behavior in railway steels"],"prefix":"10.1108","volume":"4","author":[{"given":"Daniel","family":"Peixoto","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Luis","family":"Andrade Ferreira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"140","reference":[{"key":"key2022031020344349800_b4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Aglan, H.\n and \n Gan, Y.\n (2001), \u201cFatigue crack growth analysis of a premium rail steel\u201d, Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 36, pp. 389-397.","DOI":"10.1023\/A:1004872427903"},{"key":"key2022031020344349800_b16","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Albuquerque, C.\n , \n Miranda, R.\n , \n Richter-Trummer, V.\n , \n de Figueiredo, M.\n , \n Cal\u00e7ada, R.\n and \n de Castro, P.M.S.T.\n (2012), \u201cFatigue crack propagation behavior in thick weldments\u201d, International Journal of Structural Integrity, Vol. 3, pp. 184-203.","DOI":"10.1108\/17579861211235192"},{"key":"key2022031020344349800_b1","unstructured":"ASTM\n (2008), Standard Test Method for Measurement of Fatigue Crack Growth Rates, American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, PA."},{"key":"key2022031020344349800_b5","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Bulloch, J.\n (1986), \u201cFatigue crack growth studies in rail steels and associated weld metal\u201d, Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 6, pp. 75-84.","DOI":"10.1016\/0167-8442(86)90027-3"},{"key":"key2022031020344349800_b2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"El-Shabasy, A.\n and \n Lewandowski, J.\n (2004), \u201cEffects of load ratio, R, and test temperature on fatigue crack growth of fully pearlitic eutectoid steel (fatigue crack growth of pearlitic steel)\u201d, International Journal of Fatigue, Vol. 26, pp. 305-309.","DOI":"10.1016\/S0142-1123(03)00140-3"},{"key":"key2022031020344349800_b7","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Feddersen, C.\n and \n Broek, D.\n (1978), \u201cFatigue crack propagation in rail steels, rail steels \u2013 developments\u201d, ASTM STP 644, pp. 414-429.","DOI":"10.1520\/STP27119S"},{"key":"key2022031020344349800_b15","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Forth, S.\n , \n Newman, J. 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