UIC 860:2008-01

This Leaflet defines the provisions relating to the quality and the manufacture of the steel used, as well as the acceptance conditions in respect of flat-bottomed rails weighing more than 35 kg per metre made of continuously cast non heat-treated steel. The chief modifications relating to technological aspects are as follows: Deletion of the ingot casting process, Checking of the body of the rail, Modification of the acceptance gauge approval procedure, Revision of point 1.4 on the execution quality, Deletion of the specific tests or requirements in respect of the ingot casting process. When the invitation to tender is made this Leaflet shall be accompanied by the documents necessary for the execution of the order, particularly those relating to the application of the following clauses of this specification: 1.1 Manufacturing procedure 1.2 Gauges 1.3 Marking 1.4 Quality of execution 1.5 Finishing 1.6 Tolerances, 1.6.6 Weight 2.3 Nature of tests 2.5.1 Chemical analysis - Nature of tests 2.7 Tensile test 3.1 Guarantee At the client's request certain provisions of this Leaflet may be supplemented or replaced by provisions from EN 13674-1 or other specific technical requirements. N.B.: Where the profile or profiles indicated in the invitation to tender are selected from EN 13674-1 , some characteristics and particularly the weight per metre may differ from those of the corresponding profiles of UIC Leaflets or national specifications. This is on account of the precise geometrical definition of the profiles contained in EN 13674-1. Where a heat-treated grade of steel is called for in the invitation to tender, reference may be made to EN 13674-1.