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1.3 IS: 226 - Structural No comments Requested to Suggested IS: 2062 No comments IS: 2062:1999 Grade
Steel (Standard change as: structural steel E250 has
Quality). (standard Quality) superseded IS: 226
IS:2062:1999 in place of IS:226 and IS: 1079:2009
IS: 1079 - Hot rolled Grade FE410WA has changed as IS:
carbon s teel sheet and and 1079: Grade HR1 of
strip. same properties. As
IS: 1079:2009 such, the same are
Grade HR1 replaced with
existing.

1.4 “Wherever reference to “Wherever Clause no. edited for

the standard mentioned reference to the better clarification.
i n Clause appears in standard
this ……………… mentioned in
standard.” Clause 1.3
appears in this
…….... standard.”
4.1 “The end mounting “The end mounting The end “The end No comments Chemically cleaned
plates shall be plates……..These plates mounting please mounting plates before shot blasting
manufactured from steel and inserts shall be shot- shall be shall be during moulding is
to IS: 226 St ·42 S, the blasted and chemically manufactured also needed to
intermediate inserts manufactured from steel to IS:
cleaned before bonding from steel to IS: 2062 ensure adequate
from IS: 1079 St. 34. with rubber pads during
structural
rubber to metal
2062:1999 Grade steel (standard
These plates and moulding.” FE410WA the Quality) the bonding.
inserts shall be shot- intermediate intermediate
blasted before bonding inserts from IS: inserts from IS:
with rubber pads in 1079:2009 Grade 1079 St. 34.
assembly. HR1.
These plates and
inserts shall be
These plates shot-blasted and
and inserts chemically
shall be shot- cleaned before
blasted before bonding with
bonding with rubber pads in
rubber pads in assembly.
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assembly.

4.4.1 All sharp edges and All sharp edges and No comments No comments No comments Edited as “from the
burrs shall be burrs shall be metal portion”
completely removed completely removed because Removing of
and mounting shall be from the metal portion sharp edges, if
free from cracks, and mounting shall be
blisters and foreign free from cracks, observed, from
matter. blisters and foreign moulded rubber
matter. surface, might be
causes of crack
initiation from that
part during service.

4.4.2 The bonding No comments The bonding No comments No comments Injection moulding
technique to be technique to be process will better
adopted for securing adopted for than compression,
rubber pads to securing rubber transfer or any other
mounting plates and pads to
intermediate plates mounting process to achieve
shall be by a proven plates and evenness in curing.
process, so as to ensure intermediate
quality product. No tie- plates shall be
gum shall be permissible by injection
between the 'body of moulding
rubber and metal parts. process, so as
to ensure quality
product to
achieve
evenness in
curing. No tie-
gum shall be
permissible
between the
'body of rubber
and metal parts.

4.4.3 Corrodible ferrous Corrodible exposed Corrodible Corrodible ferrous No comments Etch primers are
surfaces shall be treated ferrous surfaces shall be ferrous surfaces surfaces shall be single pack metal
with an etch primer treated with anti shall be treated treated with an primers and it is not
finish or equivalent. corrosive paints an with an etch anti – corrosive sufficient to avoid
etch primer finish or primer finish or paint or
equivalent. equivalent rust equivalent. corrosion. As such
preventive suitable rust
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agent to preventive agent/anti
prevent corrosive paints can
oxidation of be used to prevent
exposed metal oxidation of exposed
surfaces.
metal surfaces.
5.1 Incorporation requested: No comments Suggested to Hardness-
Hardn Shore 60±5 change/incorporate Requested Increasing in
ess ‘A’ - Modulus at 300% as below: as: hardness may reduce
elongation. Minimum service life of rubber
2 Hardness -
value 65 Kg/cm . - Hardness - 65±5 55±5 unit so there is no
- Compression set need to increase in
- Bond strength as per after 22Hrs. at hardness.
Method ‘B’ of IS: 3400 70±1°C – 30
(Part 14) 1984. Value Max. Compression set-
500 PSI or 35.14 - Modulus at 300% Lower compression
2
Kg/cm Min. elongation. set value will be good
Minimum value for avoid early set up
- Resistance to Ozone 2
62 Kg/cm . of rubber unit so
test (Quality retention - Bond strength as there is no need to
rating) as per ASTM D per method ‘B’ if increase.
1171. Permissible limit IS: 3400 (Part 14)
85 Min. 1984 – Min. 35 Other physical
2
Kg/ cm . properties
- Resistance to suggested by firms
Ozone test as per can be accepted to
ASTM D 1171- improve quality of the
Permissible limit sandwich mounting
minimum 85. unit in line with MP
dte./RDSO
specification no.
MP.0.49.00.17 for
rubber side bearer for
locomotive bogies.

5.1 (5) No comments No comments No comments Ash content will

Ash % 8 Ash % 12 remain same in line
cont Max. cont Max. with MP dte./RDSO
ent ent specification no.
MP.0.49.00.17 for
rubber side bearer for
locomotive bogies.
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5.1 The test procedure for The test procedure for No comments “The test No comments Edited as below:
Note items 1) to 6) above items 1) to 6) above procedure for Tests should be done
shall be as per IS: shall be as per IS: items 1) to 6)
3400. The tests shall 3400. The tests f o r ………… from finish product or
be carried out f ro m i t e m 1 t o 4 shall whichever is from test sample
the finished products or be carried out f ro m practicable.(to be whichever is
from prepared test slabs the finished products or added) – for the practicable. However
of approximately the from prepared test slabs purpose of if tests are done on
same degree of & buttons of conferming / co –
vulcanisation and approximately the relating the test sample, the
using the same same degree of composition of the following tests will be
compound, whichever is vulcanisation and test slab with that done for purpose of
practicable. using the same of the components confirming / co –
compound, whichever is the following test
practicable. And the shall be performed relating the
tests for item 5 & 6 shall from both on test composition of the
be carried out from the slab and this test slab with that of
finished product. component and
shall comply with the components.
requirements
giving as under: i- Specific
gravity:
(i) Specific gravity
results shall The test results
remain within shall remain
±0.02. within ±0.02.
(ii) Percent ash ii- Percent ash
content – the content: the
results shall be test results shall
within ± 1% (as be within ± 1%
mentioned in
IRS R 48/88)

5.2 Accelerated Ageing No comments Accelerated No comments No comments Duration of ageing

Test- Ageing Test- hours is specified as
per IS: 3400 part IV.
After ageing for 72 After ageing As such there is no
hours at 70±10C in an for 72+0/-2
air oven, the hours0 at need to change in
hardness, tensile 70±1 C in an ageing hours.
strength and air oven, the
elongation at break hardness,
shall not vary from the tensile strength
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values obtained before and elongation
ageing by more than at break shall
the following : not vary from
the values
obtained before
ageing by more
than the
following :

5.5.1a The fatigue t e s t No comments “Fatigue test: No comments No comments Fatigue test is a
shall be conducted, This test should time taking test as
the following be a type test as such it should be a
p a ra m e te r on one
sample for every it is a time taking type test. However
order of the mounting test……………… it can be done
placed on the …..for each and whenever required
contractor: every lot offered to check quality of
for inspection.” rubber product. As
such the clause is
Load Max. 5 ½
tonnes edited as below :

Min. 1 ½ “Fatigue test will

tonnes be carried out
No. 106 cycles during prototype of
of (Equivalent sandwich
cycle to time of
s applicatio mounting unit or
n for 280 whenever required
hrs. to check quality of
approx). rubber product:”

Cycl 60
es
per
minut
es
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5.5.1b As a permissible No comments “Fatigue test: No comments No comments
This test should Fatigue test is a
alternative, fatigue test
be a type test as time taking test as
with the following
it is a time taking such it should be a
parameters, shall also be test……………… type test. However
acceptable: …..for each and it can be done
every lot offered whenever required
for inspection.” to check quality of
Pre - 5mm
rubber product. As
Compress such the clause is
ion edited as below :
Stroke 12±2mm
“Fatigue test will
Numbers 106
be carried out
of cycles during prototype of
Cycle per 60 sandwich
minute mounting unit or
whenever required
to check quality of
rubber product:”

5.5.2 The load deflection No comments No comments No comments After fatigue Suggestion given by
c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s as of 1 million M/s Awadh Rubber is
per A p p e n d i x ‘B’ cycles certain accepted in line with
shall be verified flaws can be MP dte./RDSO
before-and after t h e observed that specification no.
fatigue tests. The
sample shall not show can be MP.0.49.00.17 for
a permanent set consider for rubber side bearer for
exceeding 6mm (1/4") crack 10mm locomotive bogies
after the fatigue test. length and and the same is
No visual defects such 4mm depth edited.
as cracks, flaking of and for de-
rubber etc. shall be bonding
observed during or after 15mm length
the tests. 5mm depth.
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5.4.1 The test s h a l l be No comments No comments The test s h a l l No comments This is a most
carried o u t at an be carried o u t at important test to
ambient tempe ra tu re an ambient ensure quality of
of 27°C±2°C on sandwich mounting
each finished tem pe ra tu re of
27°C±2°C on as so load deflection test
sandwich mounting.
The actual per clause 7.1 is necessary to done
load/deflection c u r v e instead of test to be on each finished
-shall lie within the done on each sandwich mounting.
range by the standard finished product.
curves given in the
graph as per Appendix
B.
5.6 No comments “Shear Test (To No comments No comments In a quality product,
“Shear Test (To check adhesion bond between the
check adhesion rubber should be not
between rubber between rubber
pads and affected by the shear
pads and metallic
plates)- This test metallic test that is repeated
shall be carried out plates)- This three times on each
on each mounting test should be side and such the
ordered, at an conducted on shear test is needed
ambient temperature samples to carry out on each
of mounting ordered for
27°C±2°C…………… only……………..t
ensuring the quality
… shifting or flaking hree times on
of product.
during and after test.” each side.
8.1 “The Purchaser or the “The Purchaser or the No comments No comments No comments Some of the rubber
Inspecting Officer shall Inspecting Officer shall products
have access, at all have access, at all manufacturers are
reasonable times to reasonable times to manufacture metal
the works where the the works where the fittings also by
material or fittings are material or fittings are themselves, as such
being manufactured or being manufactured or or fitting word can be
where the fittings are where the fittings are not deleted.
stored…………………… stored……………………
……testing authorities.” ……testing authorities.”
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9.1 Each bonded iv) Serial Number/ iv) Serial No comments iv) Serial Since the Sr. no.
sandwich mounting Batch No. Number: This Nu cannot be embossed
shall bear the following
m a r k s in raised letters no should be mbe on the mould and one
at least 6mm height at stamped using r/ by one stamping of
locations indicated on indelible white Bat Sr. no. on finished
the Sketch in Appendix product is not
'C'. paint or ink as ch
it is not No. practical and also a
iv) Serial Number. possible to long process as such
only batch no. will be
emboss Sr. No.
also sufficient for
on the mould.
identification &
traceability.
9.2 “For clear identification, No comments Colour can not No comments No comments Different specification
intermediate inserts of be painted on the in marking will be
rubber unit should be bonded surfaces sufficient for looking
painted with blue color as the chemical different from other
so that it looks different in paint will rubber unit
from other rubber unit trigger weaking manufactured as per
manufactured as per of bond strength old specification. As
other specification.” and will lead to such it is not required
failure. and so deleted.