Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 266, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 November 1914 — Titanium-Steel Rails. [ARTICLE]

Titanium-Steel Rails.

Titanium-steel rails for railways were first made experimentally seven years ago. The results then shown led to their manufacture by several steel companies, and about five years ago their manufacture was undertaken upon a commercial scale. Experiments on the New York Central have confirmed those made elsewhere in showing that these rails wear several-times as long as those made of ordinary Bessemer steel. Titanium has a great affinity for nitrogen and this property makes it desirable for railway purposes.—Popular Electricity.