ASTM A67-00(2010)
(Specification)Standard Specification for Steel Tie Plates, Low-Carbon and High-Carbon Hot-Worked
Standard Specification for Steel Tie Plates, Low-Carbon and High-Carbon Hot-Worked
ABSTRACT
This specification deals with steel tie plates, low-carbon and high-carbon-hot-worked that are used in railroad tracks. The steel shall be manufactured by either basic-oxygen or electric-furnace processes and may be cast by a continuous process or in ingots. Both Grade 1 and Grade 2 tie plates may be sheared, punched, or slotted either hot or cold but only the latter may be placed into an enclosure to assure proper cooling. One bend test shall be made from each identified heat. The specimens for testing shall be taken from finished tie plates, longitudinally with the direction of rolling. They shall be rectangular in section and shall have two faces as rolled. If high carbon tie plates represented by bend tests fail to meet the requirements specified, they may be annealed not more than twice and be resubmitted for testing.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers steel tie plates for use in railroad track.
1.2 Two grades of tie plates are described: Grade 1, low-carbon, and Grade 2, high-carbon-hot-worked.
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
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Designation:A67 −00(Reapproved 2010)
Standard Specification for
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Steel Tie Plates, Low-Carbon and High-Carbon-Hot-Worked
This standard is issued under the fixed designationA67; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original
adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript
epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope 3.1.3 gage side—end of tie plate designed to be located
closest to the centerline of track.
1.1 This specification covers steel tie plates for use in
railroad track. 3.1.4 hold down holes—located on the plate away from the
rail seat, these holes do not allow spikes to contact the edge of
1.2 Two grades of tie plates are described: Grade 1, low-
the rail base. Also called anchor spike holes.
carbon, and Grade 2, high-carbon-hot-worked.
3.1.5 length—overall dimension of the plate at right angles
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
to the rail it supports.
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
3.1.5.1 Discussion—Tie plates of different length can be
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only
used with a given rail section with the length chosen based on
and are not considered standard.
the traffic density of the track on which it is to be used.
3.1.6 line holes—located at the edge of the rail seat, these
2. Referenced Documents
2 holes allow the spikes to contact the edge of the rail base.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
3.1.7 rail seat—the portion of the tie plate that supports the
A700 Practices for Packaging, Marking, and Loading Meth-
rail.
ods for Steel Products for Shipment
3.1.8 rail seat cant—tie plates are generally rolled with the
2.2 American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of
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rail seat not parallel to the base of the plate so that the rail head
Way Association (AREMA):
is tilted toward the centerline of track to help offset lateral
Specification for Steel Tie Plates
thrust and provide better wheel bearing on the rail head; the
AREA recommended cant is a ratio of 1:40.
3. Terminology
3.1.9 rolled width—the dimension of the finished section as
3.1 Definitions:
it leaves the rolls and is equal to the length of the tie plate.
3.1.1 eccentricity—the distance from the shoulder to the
edge of the tie plate at right angles to the shoulder is larger on
3.1.10 sheared length—the dimension to which the finished
the field side than the gage side to compensate for the greater
section is cut and is equal to the width of the tie plate.
tendency of the field end to cut into the tie; the horizontal
3.1.11 shoulder—a ridge parallel to the rail designed to
distance from middle of the rail seat to middle of the tie plate
assist in holding the rail in position.
is the eccentricity.
3.1.11.1 Discussion—The height of the shoulder is about
3.1.2 field side—end of tie plate designed to be located on
equal to the thickness of the edge of the rail base. If a plate has
the opposite side of the rail from the centerline of track.
a single shoulder,theshoulderislocatedonthefieldsideofthe
rail seat to resist the outward thrust of the rail. A double
shoulder plate has an additional shoulder on the gage side of
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel, the rail seat. Single shoulder plates may accommodate a
Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
desiredrailsectionbyadjustingthepunchingofthespikeholes
A01.01 on Steel Rails and Accessories.
on the gage side to match the width of the rail base. Double
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2010. Published November 2010. Originally
shoulder plates are limited to a single rail base width.
approved in 1916. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as A67 – 00(2005). DOI:
10.1520/A0067-00R10.
3.1.12 tie plate—a part of the track structure placed under
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
the rail to distribute the wheel load to the tie, cant the rail to the
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
desired angle, assist in maintaining the track to gage and
the ASTM website.
protect the tie.
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Manual of Railway Engineering, Chapter 5, Part 1, and is available from
3.1.12.1 Discussion—The tie plate has a rail seat, either flat
American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Assn., 8201 Corporate
Drive, Suite 1125, Landover, MD 20785. or canted, either a single or double shoulder parallel to the rail
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