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Fatigue tests of heat-treated rails in the R350HT grade Cover

Fatigue tests of heat-treated rails in the R350HT grade

By: Sylwester Żak  
Open Access
|Jun 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msp-2025-0024 | Journal eISSN: 2083-134X | Journal ISSN: 2083-1331
Language: English
Page range: 127 - 142
Submitted on: Apr 8, 2025
Accepted on: Jun 12, 2025
Published on: Jun 30, 2025
Published by: Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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