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Railroad Engineered Hardfacing and Build-Up Welding Alloys
POSTALLOY® Hardfacing Alloys for Railroad Frogs, Switches and other track and rail components.
POSTALLOY® Hardface Welding Alloys for rail and track repair are specially engineered to ensure maximum service life of hardfaced surfaces. Hardface Technologies offers a variety of hardfacing alloys that become harder and tougher during use to withstand the constant pounding of railroad cars. Benefits of POSTALLOY® Hardfacing Alloys include:
  • Excellent wear and impact resistance
  • Easy weldability
  • Provide support for wheels and passageways for their flanges

Hardface Technologies has great support too! For complete application procedures please contact Postle Industries at (216)265-9000.

Repair of Frogs and Switches
Maximum Life of Switches
Easy to Apply
Maximum Life of Frogs
Excellent Support for Wheels and Flanges

       Postalloy® 301
 Flux-coated electrode

Product Description

Postalloy® 301 is a high strength, ductile, crack resistant welding alloy specifically designed for welding problem steels such as, low alloy, high carbon or crack sensitive tool steels. Ideal for welding dissimilar steels- low alloy, spring steels, carbon steels, tool steels. The benefits of Postalloy® 301 include:
• Excellent joining characteristics - With the combination of balanced alloy chemistry and high strength, crack resistant weld deposits, the capability to weld dissimilar problem steels is outstanding.
• Carbon has no adverse effects - Carbon, the cause of most problems associated with weld cracking and hard spots, is rendered harmless.
• Acts as a shock absorber during operation - Since Postalloy® 301 does not respond to heat-treatment and remains ductile, it has the ability to withstand heavy impact or shock loading.

Postalloy® 301 Product Details
Weld Deposit Properties

Tensile Strength:
Up to 120,000 psi
Yield Strength:
79,000 psi
Elongation:
35%
Machinable with Carbide Tools:Cannot be flame-cut:
Applications

Gear tooth build-up
Shovel teeth and blades
Wear Plates
Repair cracked manganese castings

Grousers
Heat-treating parts
Cracked steel casings
Frog repair

301 Data Sheet
       Postalloy® FrogTuff
 Flux-coated electrode

Product Description

Ideal for use on manganese steel. Under severe impact, such as hammering or pounding, deposits quickly become tougher and harder. Produces high-strength, non-cracking deposits that are tough, ductile and work-harden rapidly. The high yield strength reduces mushrooming from impact. Postalloy® FrogTuff may be used alone, as a combination build-up and hardfacing alloy, or used as a build-up and cushion prior to overlaying.

Postalloy® FrogTuff is an all-position crack-free electrode for joining or overlaying for high impact. It operates on either AC or DC reverse; the arc is smooth and stable with low spatter loss. Slag removal is easy.

Postalloy® FrogTuff Product Details
Weld Deposit Properties

Tensile Strength:
125,000psi
Yield Strength:
80,000psi
Elongation:
34%
Hardness as deposited:
15-22Rc
Work hardens in service to:
45-55Rc
Deposit Thickness:
as required
Machinability:
poor
Can be flame-cut:
Applications

Railroad frogs
Manganese crossovers

       Postalloy® FrogTuff-FCO
 Wire: Flux-cored, Open-arc

Product Description

Postalloy® FrogTuff-FCO is a non-cracking high alloy austenitic manganese steel open-arc welding wire for joining, build-up or hardfacing. Produces high-strength, crack-free deposits that are tough, ductile and work-harden rapidly. The high yield strength reduces mushrooming from impact.

Postalloy® FrogTuff-FCO Product Details
Weld Deposit Properties

Tensile Strength:
135,000psi
Yield Strength:
90,000psi
Elongation:
30%
Hardness as deposited:
20Rc
Work hardens in service to:
45-55Rc
Deposits can be flame-cut:Cannot be machined:
Applications

Railroad frogs
Manganese crossovers

       Postalloy® RailTuff
 Flux-coated electrode

Product Description

Postalloy® RailTuff is a non-cracking build-up electrode in the machinable range of hardness providing wear resistance that is far superior to low and medium carbon steel and low alloy steels.

Deposits are extremely tough and have a high resistance to impact and deformation and are not subject to spalling or roll-over. In addition, deposits are dense, crack-free and porosity-free.
Postalloy® RailTuff Product Details
Weld Deposit Properties

Hardness:
32-38Rc
Deposit Thickness:
as required
Impact Resistance:
Excellent
Compressive Strength:
High
Abrasion Resistance:
Fair
Can be flame-cut:
Applications

Railroad Railends
Wheel burns
Wheel slip streaks
Carbon steel switch points
       Postalloy® RailTuff-FCO
 Wire: Flux-cored, Open-arc

Product Description

Postalloy® RailTuff-FCO is a non-cracking strong, tough, low alloy open-arc build-up wire. It can be applied to carbon and low alloy steels. Weld deposits are exceptionally sound and dense, and heavy crack-free build-ups are possible.

Postalloy® RailTuff-FCO Product Details
Weld Deposit Properties

Hardness:
30-35Rc
Maximum Deposit Thickness:
Unlimited
Machinable with carbide tools:
Applications

Railroad railends
Wheel burns
Wheel slip streaks
Carbon steel switch points