SPECIFICATION NO. MP- 0.

3600-01

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
(MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS)

SPECIFICATION FOR TECHNICAL SUPPLY CONDITIONS FOR

LOCOMOTIVE AXLE ROLLER BEARINGS AND AXLE BOXES

NOVEMBER, 1981.
(REVISED)

ISSUED BY
MOTIVE POWER DIRECTORATE
RESEARCH DESIGNS & STANDARDS ORGANISATION
MANAK NAGAR, LUCKNOW-226011.

CONTENTS

S.No.

Description

Page No.

1.

Scope

2.

Definitions

3.

Applicable Documents

4.

Contractors Responsibilities

5.

Contract Drawing

6.

Technical Requirements

7.

Quality Assurance

8.

Approval for Deviations

9.

Appendix-A (Procedure for acceptance inspection of roller

bearing)
Appendix-B (General aspects for inspection of axle-boxes).

10.

A1 to A7
B1 to B2.

Specification No. MP.0.3600-01

Specification for Technical Supply conditions for
locomotive axle roller bearings and axle-boxes.
1.

SCOPE :

1.1

This specification covers the manufacture, supply, installation and inspection of the
locomotive axle roller bearings and axle-boxes. It specifies technical requirements,
properties and tolerances and provides relevant inspection method applicable to
acceptance inspection.

2.

DEFINITIONS :
Throughout this specification the terms :-

2.1

Purchaser means the President of the Republic of India or his nominee.

2.2

Engineer means the Research, Designs & Standards Organisation, Ministry of

Railways, Manak Nagar, Lucknow-226011.

2.3

Inspecting Officer means the person (s), firm (s) or Department (s) or his deputies
nominated by the purchaser to inspect the stores on his behalf.

2.4

Contractor means the person, firm or company with whom the order for the supply of
the stores has been placed.

2.5

Sub-Contractor means any person, firm or company from whom the Contractor may
obtain any material or fittings to be used in the supply of or manufacture of stores.

2.6

Contract Drawings or Exhibited Drawings means the drawings which are exhibited
or specified for the guidance of the contractor.

2.7

Approval given to the drawings by the Engineers means the approval to the general
adaptability of the design features. The Engineers shall not be responsible for the
efficient performance of the design offered, the correctness of the dimensions indicated
on the drawings, the materials used or the strength and performance of the parts for all of
which the Contractor shall be wholly and completely responsible. The Contractor shall,
when submitting proposals for the approval of the Engineers, draw specific attention to
any deviation or departure from the specifications involved in his proposals.

2.8

Standard Specifications means Indian Railway Standard Specifications (IRS), Indian

Standard Specification (IS) and/or any other standard specifications.

3.

APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS:

3.1

Relevant drawing(s) of the Engineers for the governing dimensions, axle-load, speeds
wheel diameter, un sprung weight, dynamic-augment, etc.

3.2

Specifications and Standards :The following specifications and standards, of the issues in effect on date of invitation of
bids or request for proposal, shall form part of this specification to the extent specified
herein :
3.2.1

IS : 3823

Part 2

Methods of Evaluating Static Load Ratings of Rolling

Bearings.

3.2.2

IS:3824

Part 2

Methods of Evaluating Dynamic Load Ratings of

Rolling Bearings.

3.2.3

IS:4397

Cold Rolled Carbon Steel Strips for Ball and Roller

Bearing Cages.

3.2.4

IS:4398

Specification for Carbon Chromium Steel for the

manufacture of balls, rollers and bearing races.

3.2.5

IS:5935

Radial Internal Clearances in Unloaded Radial Rolling

Bearings.

3.2.6

IS:5669

General Plan of Boundary Dimensions for Radial

Rolling Bearings.

3.2.7

IS:5692

Tolerances for Radial Rolling Bearings.

3.2.8

IS:6453

Technical Supply Conditions for Rolling Bearings.

3.2.9

IS:7460

Tolerances for Tapered Roller Bearings.

3.2.10

IS:7461

General Plan of Boundary Dimensions for Tapered

Roller Bearing.

3.2.11

IS:3073

Assessment of Surface Roughness.

3.2.12

IS:1586

Method for Rockwell Hardness Test (B & C Scales) for

Steel.

3.2.13

IS:4163

Method for determination of inclusion content in steel

by microscopic method.

3.2.14

ISO:R1160

International Standards Organisation Recommendations

ISO Recommendation No. R 1160 on Roller Bearings
for Railway Axle-boxes Acceptance Inspection.

3.2.15

IRS M2

Indian Railway Standard Specification for Steel Casting.

4.

CONTRACTORS RESPONSIBILITIES :

4.1

The Contractor shall be completely responsible for the execution of the Contract in
accordance with this specification and for the satisfactory and efficient performance of
the Roller Bearings in service, notwithstanding any approval which the Engineers or the
Inspecting Officer may have given to :
4.1.1

the drawings prepared by the Contractors and the design features incorporated;

4.1.2

Assemblies, sub-assemblies and components during the course of manufacture at

the contractors/Sub-Contractors Works;

4.1.3

The sub-contractors for any material or fittings;

4.1.4

Other parts of the work involved in the contract;

4.1.5

The tests carried out either by the Contractor, the Engineers or the Inspecting
Officer.

4.2

The Contractor shall further, notwithstanding any exercise by the Inspecting Officer of
the power of superintendence, be responsible for the sufficiency of packing, marking etc.,
of all the parts of work to ensure their delivery without damage. The Contractor shall
comply with the instructions of the Inspecting Officer, if in his opinion further
precautions than those taken by the Contractor are necessary for the proper execution and
safe delivery of all the parts of the work.

4.3

The Contractor shall at his expense replace any part of the roller bearings and axle boxes
failing or proving unsatisfactory in service and attributed to defective/faulty design,
defective material or bad workmanship, within a period of 36 months or 3,60,000 kms
from the date of its commissioning into service. The period of warranty shall stand
extended by the duration for which the roller bearings remain inoperative under exercise
of this clause. Further, should any design modification be made in any part of the device
as a result of any defect/fault/lacunae/shortcoming in the original design features, the
period of 36 months would commence from the date the modified part is commissioned
into service. The sole judge in this regard will be the Engineers.

4.4

In the event of the Contractor failing to carry out any work for which he is liable under
the above clause within a reasonable time, or if in the opinion of the Engineers the
urgency of the case demands it, the Purchaser, without prejudice to his other rights under
the Contract, may carry out the work himself at the expense of the Contractor.

4.5

The Contractor shall submit a list of components and equipments that is included in his
scope of supply.

4.6

The Contractor shall supply a list of materials with quantities and facilities that would be
needed from the Purchaser for installation and satisfactory operation of his equipment.

5.

CONTRACT DRAWINGS :

5.1

The Contract Drawings and any other Drawings provided by the Engineers for guidance
are not guaranteed to be free from discrepancies and may be modified to suit the
requirements as subsequently directed by the Engineers. It shall be the responsibility of
the Contractor to ensure that the working drawings prepared by him are free from such
discrepancies as are likely to effect the satisfactory performance/maintenance of the roller
bearings.

5.2

No modifications to the Contract Drawings or any other approved Drawings shall be

made except with the prior approval of the Engineers.

6.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS :

6.1

Approval /Supply of drawings and Maintenance Manual :

6.1.1

The Contractor shall prepare, from the Contract Drawings and from the instructions of
the Engineers, complete working drawing in metric units giving assembly and
components details of roller bearings and axle-box, at his own cost, which shall be
submitted for approval to the Engineers before the work to which they relate is
commenced.

6.1.2

When submitting the drawing of a particular detail, other details depending on it shall be
shown in juxtaposition and sufficient drawings of surrounding details shall be submitted
to enable the design to be judged.

6.1.3

All drawings shall be fully dimensioned. The requisite tolerances shall be shown on each
dimension of the detailed drawings and the condemning sizes of wearing parts shall also
be shown against the relevant dimensions.

6.1.4

Material specification for each component shall be indicated on the relevant drawings. If
these are other than the IS or IRS, then copies of such specifications, in English, should
the original be in a foreign language, shall be supplied to the Engineers in duplicate.

6.1.5

Full calculations in support of the design capacity (load rating) and life expectancy of the
Roller Bearings shall be offered.

6.1.6

Tests according to the standard specification or as proposed by the Contractors to which

the components and the assembly will be subjected to by the Contractor at his cost to
establish the quality of the product and its satisfactory working, shall be indicated in the
drawings.

6.1.7

A copy of the proposed Maintenance Manual shall be supplied incorporating the

following information :a)

Description of the bearings.

b)

Procedure for initial mounting and lubrication of the bearings indicating quantity
of lubricant per box.

c)

Maintenance checks in service such as grease topping, bearing examination, seal

change and grease change, etc. between major examination.

d)

Procedure of bearing extraction, examination and assembly, special tools, if any,

for this purpose.

e)

Initial and condemning limits for components.

f)

The types/brands of suitable grease/lubricants (also refer to clause 6.8).

6.1.8

Particulars of laboratory and field tests carried out on the bearings offered, either by the
Contractor or by Railway Organisations were similar bearings have been applied, shall be
supplied to the Engineer.

6.1.9

Based on the information supplied above, and any other information that may be required
by the Engineers, the design shall be approved by the Engineers.

6.2

Design Requirements :
The roller bearings shall generally conform to the technical supply conditions for roller
bearings as per IS: 6453*.

6.2.1

Materials :

6.2.1.1 Roller and bearing races shall be manufactured from suitable material conforming to
IS:4398**. However, should the Contractor want to use any other material, sufficient
information about the alternative material shall be furnished and the same approved by
the Engineers.
6.2.1.2 Bearings shall be fitted with cages to Contractors standard execution. Cold rolled
@
carbon steel strip cages shall conform to IS:4397 . The Contractor may use non-alloy
steel or copper alloys or any other material for the cages, with the approval of the
Engineers.
6.2.1.3 The materials for the axle-box and other fittings, such as throwers, end covers etc. shall
conform to relevant Engineers drawings (Refer Clause 3.1).
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* Technical Supply Conditions for Rolling Bearings.
** Specification for Carbon Chromium Steel for the manufacture of balls, rollers and
bearing races.
@

Cold Rolled Carbon Steel Strips for Ball and Roller Bearing Cages.

6.2.1.4 The metal employed for roller bearings shall be free from defects, such as pipes, seams,
laminations, excessive inclusion of non-metallic impurities and such other internal
defects as would render the material unsuitable for the purpose for which it is intended.
On microscopic examination, it shall show fine grain size and shall be free from signs of
overheating.
6.2.2

Dimensions and Tolerances :

6.2.2.1 For Roller Bearings :

The dimensions, tolerances and internal clearances shall conform to IS:5669,
IS:5692, IS:5935, IS:7460 & IS:7461 or any other published internal standards. The
specific series or groups adopted in the design shall be shown in the Contractors
drawings.
6.2.2.2 For axle boxes :
These shall conform to the approved Contractors drawings.
6.2.3

Surface Finish :
The outer rings, the inner rings and the sides of the roller bearings shall have the
maximum values of surface finish as specified in IS:6453*, when measured in
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accordance with IS:3073 .

6.2.4

Hardness :
The rings and the rollers should have the hardness Rock Well C Hardness (HRC) of 57
HRC 66.

6.2.4.1 Rings :
The hardness values measured on one ring should not differ by more than 3 HRC units.
6.2.4.2 Rollers:
The hardness values measured on three rollers of one bearing should not differ by more
than 3 HRC units.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* Technical Supply Conditions for Rolling Bearings.
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Assessment of Surface Roughness.

6.2.5

Load Ratings :
$

6.2.5.1 The load ratings of bearings shall be computed in accordance with IS:3823 and
$$
IS:3824 .
6.2.5.2 The minimum B10 life rating of the roller bearing, shall be as follows :
6

BG Mixed Traffic loco

4.50 x 10 kms

BG Goods loco

2.56 x 10 kms

MG Mixed Traffic loco

2.56 x 10 kms

MG Goods loco

1.61 x 10 kms

6
6
6

Note : The Kilometers pertain to those travelled by locomotive wheels.

6.2.6

Running Noise:
The level of the running noise of the roller bearings shall be as agreed to between the
Contractor and the Purchaser.

6.2.7

Interchangeability:
The components of the bearings i.e., races and the rollers should normally be fully
interchangeable.

6.3

Workmanship:

6.3.1

The rolling elements shall be free from defects of workmanship, which may affect their
serviceability.

6.3.2

The surfaces for the bore, outside diameter, sides and load carrying areas shall be smooth
and shall not show any damaged areas due to corrosion.

6.4

Retouching:
No retouching shall be made without the Purchasers agreement. Any retouching with
the purpose of concealing a defect is not permitted.
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$$

Method of Evaluating Static Load Ratings of Rolling Bearings.

Method of Evaluating Dynamic Load Ratings of Rolling Bearings.

6.5

Marking:
Each bearing should carry on the side face of one of its rings (of both rings, if the
components are separable), visibly and indelibly, the following markings :

6.5.1

Contractors trade-mark ;

6.5.2

Complete designation of the bearing, defining type; dimensions, radial internal clearances
etc.;

6.5.3

Year of manufacture with batch number.

6.6

Protection against corrosion:

The type of protection against corrosion shall be decided by the Contractor
depending on the packing material used. Under proper storage conditions, the anticorrosive treatment shall be effective for at least 12 months in order to ensure a
satisfactory functioning of the rolling bearings.

6.7

Packing and labeling :

6.7.1

The bearings shall be suitably packed to prevent damage during transit and handling.

6.7.2

The packages should carry the following markings:

a)

Contractors trade-mark;

b)

Complete designation of the bearing, defining the type, dimensions, radial internal
clearance etc;

c)

Manufacturing or packaging date with batch number.

6.7.3

In case non-interchangeable components of a bearing are packaged in different boxes, the

latter should be tied together so that they cannot be separated before the bearing is used.
Additionally, the boxes should carry any reference marks necessary to enable reassembly of the bearing.

6.8

Lubrication:

6.8.1

The lubricant recommended for use shall be normally available in India.

6.8.2

The bearing shall be capable of working for a minimum period of three years without any
examination or grease change.

6.8.3

No attention (including grease topping) shall be required between two examinations. If

this requirement can not be met by the Contractor, he shall submit specific
recommendations regarding minimum period for (i) grease topping, (ii) bearing
examination, (iii) seal change and (iv) grease change to the Engineers for acceptance.

6.8.4

The Contractor shall be responsible for correct mounting, locking and initial lubrication
of the roller bearings.

7.

QUALITY ASSURANCE:

7.1

Acceptance Inspection:
The procedure for acceptance inspection of roller bearings is given at Appendix A.
General aspects for axle box inspection are given at Appendix B for guidance.

7.2

The whole of the material or fittings used in the construction of the work shall be subject
to inspection by the Inspecting Officer and shall be to his entire satisfaction.

7.3

The Inspecting Officer shall have the power to :

7.3.1

Adopt any means he may consider necessary to satisfy himself that all the materials or
fittings specified are actually used throughout the construction;

7.3.2

Visit at any reasonable time and without previous notice, either Contractors Works or his
Sub-Contractors Works to inspect the manufacture and quality of the work at any stage;

7.3.3

To reject any material or fittings that do not conform to the relevant standard
specifications or have not been manufactured in accordance with approved practices.
The rejected materials or fittings shall be marked in a distinguishable manner and shall be
disposed off in such a manner as the Inspecting Officer may direct.

7.4

Tests of materials and fittings shall, as far as possible, be carried out at the Works of the
Makers of the material or fittings. The Contractor shall provide, free of charge, such
materials or fittings as may be required for testing, or arrange for test pieces to be
incorporated in forgings and castings as required by the Inspecting Officer.

7.5

The Contractor shall provide, free of charge, labour and appliances required by the
Inspecting Officer for inspecting and testing of the whole of the work under the Contract,
whether inspected at his own or his Sub-Contractors premises, and shall make provisions
in his orders to his sub-contractors for the inspection and testing of materials or fittings
at their works, unless permission is given by the Inspecting Officer for the same to be
inspected after delivery at the Contractors Works.

7.6

All materials and fittings required for tests and analysis shall be selected by the
Inspecting Officer, and these tests shall be carried out in his presence. No test piece shall
be cut from any material or fittings until it has been stamped with such identifying marks
as the Inspecting Officer may require.

8.

APPROVAL FOR DEVIATIONS :

Specific approval of the Engineers shall be obtained for any deviations from this
specification.

APPENDIX A
Specification No. MP.0.3600.01
PROCEDURE FOR ACCEPTANCE INSPECTION OF ROLLER BEARINGS
A.1

SAMPLING:

A1.1

Presentation of the delivery

On completion of manufacture, the bearings are presented for inspection ready for
use. According to previous agreement between Purchaser and contractor, bearings may
be presented lubricated or unlubricated, packaged or unpackaged.
Bearings with the same designation, belonging to the same manufacturing batch
and presented at the same time, constitute a lot.

A1.2

Sampling procedure
Each bearing is checked for :

A1.2.1

Dimensions and appearance,

A1.2.2

Functioning
The Purchaser then selects at random from each lot presented, the bearings
intended for the sampling inspection described in clause A2 and marks them indelibly.
The number of sample bearings is indicated in the table below.
The bearings selected for sampling inspection should be degreased, if necessary.
Table Number of samples
No. of bearings in the lot

No. of bearings to be selected for tests

Upto 100

2*

From 101 to 250

Over 250

* The number of bearings to be selected from a lot equal to or less than 50 bearings is
subject to agreement between Purchaser and Contractor.
The dimensions and tolerances of the bearings should be as stated on the drawings
furnished by the contractor (refer clause 6.2.2).
Appearance : All essential portions of the roller bearings should be clean and free from
defects such as porosity, burrs, hardening cracks, grinding marks, indentations, rust
marks etc.
A-1

Surfaces other than

Those portions of the roller faces which are not in contact with the ring ribs,
The roller chamfers, and
The reliefs at the ends of the outer and inner ring raceways should be smooth.
A2.

SAMPLING INSPECTION:

A2.1

Place of inspection :- Inspection of the bearings is carried out at the contractors

premises, except for the examination of inclusions and chemical analysis, which, unless
otherwise specified, are carried out in the Purchasers Laboratory.

A2.2

Inspection of raw material :- The material should be antifriction bearing steel

conforming to SAE 52100 or IS.4398-1972, type two grade 103 Cr. 2. Test report to be
furnished by the manufacturers.
Microstructure and inclusion content of the material should conform to the
stipulation laid down in IS:4398.

A2.3

Inspection of appearance :- The examination is carried out visually (without

magnification).

A2.4

Inspection of dimensions, radial runout and radial internal clearance

A2.4.1

General
Temperature : Measurements are carried out at the ambient temperature. The gauges
and measuring instruments and the parts to be inspected should be stabilised at this
temperature before any test is carried out.
Gauges : The gauges operating by contact (dial gauge) should be provided with a
plunger contact of spherical form, having a minimum curvatures radius of 2.5 mm.
The force exerted by the dial gauge on the bearing should not exceed 3.3 N
(approximately 340 gf).
Reference side :- The following are considered as reference sides :-

on symmetrical rings, the side opposite the bearing designation marking,

on asymmetrical rings, the side intended as the thrust side.

If these criteria are not sufficient to identify the reference side, the Contractor should
designate the reference side on the bearing drawing.
A2.4.2

Bore diameter d (cylindrical bore) and outside diameter D

A-2

For these measurements the bearing should preferably be placed on a substantially

horizontal plane surface (see fig. 1 and 2).

The measurements are made in two planes parallel to the sides and at a distance of
2r from the adjacent side (r = nominal ring chamfer dimension).
For both dimensions d and D, the smallest single diameter (dmin and Dmin.) and
the largest single diameter (dmax and Dmax) found in either of the two planes are
determined, using a measuring instrument with two points of contact. The mean
diameter (dm and Dm) of a ring is the arithmetical mean value of the smallest and the
largest single diameter.
d min + d max
2
D min + D max
Dm =
2

dm =

A2.4.3

Inner ring width and outer ring width : (Except for tapered roller bearings where the
bearing width is measured).
For both the rings, the distance between the side faces is checked using a
measuring instrument with two points of contact. At every point the distance should
be within the stipulated limits.

A2.4.4

Inner ring width variation:- The variation is placed on three equal-distance supports
which are in contact only with the inner rings (see fig. 3)

A dial gauge is applied to the middle of the inner ring side face directly above one
of the supports. A guide centres the bearing.
The width variation is equal to the total variation of the dial gauge reading during
one revolution of the inner ring.

A-3

A2.4.5

Radial run-out of inner and outer rings in the assembled bearing.

Cylindrical roller and self aligning Tapered roller bearings.
roller bearings
The bearing is mounted without The bearing is mounted without clearnace
clearance or deformation on a tapered * or deformation on a tapered* mandrel set
mandrel set horizontally between vertically between centres (see fig. 5).
centres (see fig. 4)

* Taper of about 0.03 mm on diameter per 100 mm length. If the bore is slightly
tapered, its taper should be positioned in the same direction as that of the mandrel.
Beforehand, the radial runout of the mandrel should be measured and located, and the
readings of the dial gauge corrected, if necessary.
A dial gauge is placed in contact with the outer ring outside surface in the plane
containing the middle of the raceway.
On cylindrical roller bearings without ribs, tapered roller bearings and selfaligning roller bearings, the outer ring should be guided laterally.
(a)

Radial runout of inner ring (all bearing types). The radial runout is equal to the
differences between the maximum and the minimum reading of the dial gauge in contact
with the outer ring, when rotating the mandrel and the inner ring through one revolution,
the outer ring being stationary.

A-4

(b)

Radial runout of the outer ring (all bearing types). The radial run out is equal to the
difference between the maximum and the minimum reading of the dial gauge in contact
with the outer ring, when rotating this ring through one revolution the inner ring being
stationary.
For tapered roller bearings other equivalent methods may be used for this inspection.

A2.4.6

Radial runout of inner and outer ring raceways :

The ring is placed on an inclined plane surface and is guided in its bore at two
points situated in a plane parallel to the supporting surface and containing the middle of
the roller raceway. A dial gauge is applied to the outside surface of the ring in line with
one of the internal guides (see fig. 6).

A-5

The radial runout is equal to the difference between the maximum and the
minimum reading of the dial gauge when rotating the ring through one revolution.
A2.4.7

Radial internal clearance :- (except for tapered roller bearings).

With the bearing standing on a reasonably horizontal plane surface, the clearance
in the upper part of the bearing, between the two rollers adjacent to the vertical plane
and either the outer ring or the inner ring as applicable, should be measured with feeler
gauges of known thickness (see fig. 7).

Three measurements should be carried out, the outer ring being rotated through
120 between measurements while the inner ring is kept stationary.
0

The bearing clearance is the arithmetical mean value of the clearances measrued.
For double row roller bearings, these measurements are made on both rows.
A2.4.8

Interchangeability of inner ring of cylindrical roller bearings :In a given complete bearing the inner ring is changed and the radial internal
clearance measured according to clause A2.3.7.

A2.5

Magnetic particle testing :- The test is made on both rings and three rollers of each
bearing. It should be made according to a method agreed upon by the Purchaser and
the Contractor.
The rings and rollers should not show any signs of cracks or harmful defects.

A2.6

Hardness testing :- The test is carried out according to the Rockwell hardness test
(B&C scales) for steel (IS:1586*).

A2.6.1

Rings : The test is made on both rings of each bearing. The Rockwell hardness is
measured on one of the side faces of the ring at both ends of two diameters pendicular
to each other. In each of the four checked areas two measurements, giving compatible
results, should be made.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* Method of Rockwell hardness tests (B & C scale) for steel.

A-6

A2.6.2

Rollers : The test is made on three rollers of each bearing. The Rockwell Hardness is
measured at one point on the surface of one end of the roller.
In each checked area two measurements, giving compatible results, should be made.
The rings and rollers should have Rockwell C hardness of 57 HRC 66.

A2.7

Expansion testing of inner rings:- The test involves the expansion of the bore of the ring
by means of a tapered mandrel. The expansion should be such that the bore diameter
increase is 0.0015 times the bore diameter. The expansion should be rapid. The use of
an eccentric press is considered suitable and it is recommended that necessary
precautions be taken during the test, since ejected frangments, if fracture occurs may be
dangerous. An equivalent method may be used.
After the completion of the test, the ring should show no signs of failure.

A2.8

Examination of structure and carburisation :- The examination is made on both rings

and three rollers of each bearing. The ring or the roller is fractured by a method chosen
by the contractor and accepted by the Engineers during the qualifying procedure to
show the structure of a brittle fracture. A reagent may be used to permit accurate
measurement of the thickness of the carburised layer.
The fractured sections should not show any discontinuity, laminations, flaws,
shrinkage cavities or other material defects. When case-hardening is one of the
manufacturing operations, the thickness of the carburised layer should be in accordance
with the specifications.
The structure is examined visually (without magnification).

A2.9

Chemical analysis :- The chemical analysis is made on both rings and one roller from
each bearing. A piece of one of the fragments, having a minimum mass of 50g. is
analysed in accordance with the national standards of the Purchaser.
Analysis results should correspond to the chemical compositions stipulated in the
approved drawings.

A2.10

Surface finish :- This shall conform to clause 6.2.3 of the specification.

A3.

CRITERIA FOR ACCEPTANCE :

Any deviation from the stipulations found by inspection of a sample bearing may
result in the rejection of the corresponding lot.
Where the Purchaser is agreeable to repeat his tests, the number of bearings to be
submitted for these further tests should be determined by special agreement between
Purchaser and Contractor.
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A-7

APPENDIX B
Specn. No. MP-0.3600.01.
GENERAL ASPECTS FOR INSPECTION OF AXLE BOXES
(FOR GUIDANCE OF INSPECTORS)
B1.

Material :
The material shall conform to clause 6.2.1.3 of this specification. The casting
shall be free from defects like spon iness, blow and pin holes and sand inclusions, etc.

B2.

B3.

Dimensional and Squareness Checks, etc. of axle-boxes :

2.1

The dimensions of the axle box shall conform to relevant approved drawings.

2.2

The following main aspects of the axle box needs maticulous cheking:-

a)

Wall thickness At a number of locations.

b)

Bore Size, taper, ovality and surface finish of bore.

c)

Bearing Seating Face Distance from end face for ensuring central location of the
bearing to journal i.e. main bore depth is checked.

d)

Spring Seat Size, depth, centrality of springs seat to the journal centre and also
to the horn faces and height of spring seat from the journal centre line.

e)

Horn Face Horn distance, parallelism of the faces and squareness of the faces to
the spring seat.

f)

Horn Check Faces Lateral location (distance from the box front face to the
check face), squareness of check faces to horn faces.

g)

Thrower End Bore Sizes for adequate clearance from thrower after assembly.

Dimensional checks for loose components :

Thrower, end cover, locking plates, etc. shall conform to dimensions of relevant
approved drawings.

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Assembled Boxes :

a)

Diametrical clearance at the journal portion - The clearance should be within permissible
limits and also be uniform all round.

b)

Clearance between the thrower and thrower end cover of the box should be adequate.

c)

Centrality and parallelism of the horn faces to the axle of the journal.

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d)

Free rotation of the individual rollers and also of the box on the journal.

e)

Proper greasing of roller bearings and the boxes.

f)

Painting of the assembled boxes after end cover fitting.

g)

Proper protection and storage to prevent any rusting of the boxes or bearings.

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