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Rail shoulder is cast in the concrete rail ties to fix the elastic rail clips. There are two types of rail shoulders available, the cast-in shoulder and the weld-on shoulder, both of which are used for the fixing of elastic rail clips.
The casting shoulders as the embedded part of the rail way fastening system are pressed in concrete sleeper and work together with the E clip to fasten the rail. The cast in shoulder is made by casting from iron, such as, GB/T 1348-1988, NF EN 1563(1997), ISO1038, DIN 1693, JIS G5502 (2001), KS D 4302, GOST 7293(1985) or BS EN 1563(1997).
| Application | UIC54 | UIC60 | 115RE, 50kg rail, 60kg rail, BS80lbs, BS100lbs, ect. |
| Name | QT500-7 | QT450-10 | QT400-15 |
| Standard | GB 1348-88 | GB 1348-88 | GB 1348-89 |
| Tensile Strength | ≥500 Mpa | ≥450 Mpa | ≥400 Mpa |
| Yield Strength | ≥320 Mpa | ≥310 Mpa | ≥250 Mpa |
| Elongation(%) | ≥7 | ≥10 | ≥15 |
| Hardness | 170~230HB | 160~210HB | 130~180HB |
The Rail shoulder is a semi-embedded part cast in the concrete rail ties to fix the elastic rail clip to the base plate. There are two common types of rail shoulders available: Cast-in Shoulder and Weld-on Shoulder. One is the Single Stem Iron Shoulder used in pre-stressed concrete ties, and the other is the Twin Stem Iron Shoulder used in Bi-Block or Twin Block concrete ties.
These are pressed in concrete sleepers and work together with E clips to fasten the rail. They are manufactured via iron casting according to international standards like ISO1038, DIN 1693, and JIS G5502.
| Material | Tensile Strength(Mpa) | Yield Strength(Mpa) | Elongation(%) |
| QT400-15(GGG40) | 400 | 250 | 15 |
| QT450-10(GGG45) | 450 | 310 | 10 |
| QT500-7 (GGG50) | 500 | 320 | 7 |
Weld-on shoulders are used where the shoulder is welded on flat steel plates rather than standard tie plates. These are produced using hot forging according to AREA standards. They are particularly cost-effective for switch and crossing layouts where specific rail geometry is required.
