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ISO 5003:2016 specifies the terms and definitions, information to be supplied by the purchaser, tolerances for dimensions, length, technical requirements, inspection rules, identification, certification, and a quality assurance system for as-rolled and heat-treated steel rails for railways.

ISO 5003:2016 specifies flat bottom (vignole) railway rails with linear mass of 43 kg/m and above, for conventional and high-speed railway track usage.

There are 19 pearlitic steel grades specified, covering a 200 HBW to 400 HBW hardness range and including "non-heat-treated" carbon manganese steels, "non-heat-treated" alloy steels, "heat-treated" carbon manganese, and "heat-treated" low alloy steels.


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  • Status
     :  Published
    Publication date
     : 2016-03
  • Edition
     : 2
    Number of pages
     : 93
  • Technical Committee
     : ISO/TC 17/SC 15 Railway rails, rails fasteners, wheels and wheelsets
  • ICS
     :
    45.080 Rails and railway components

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