摘要 |
A lock member for a Type E railway freight car coupler formed of an as-cast and austempered ductile iron casting, having a slightly over-sized head portion, the as-cast and austempered ductile iron casting having a minimum tensile strength of about 140 ksi, a minimum yield strength of about 110 ksi, a minimum elongation in 2 inches of about 4%, and a BHN of about 321-388. |