The manufacturer plans to certify and put into operation a new car model 19-1299 this year. Declared improved performance over the previous generation – Hopper 19-1244.

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This was reported by the railway magazine Railway Supply with reference to “RM Rail”.

The car will be designed to carry a variety of goods, including mineral fertilizers, but “RM Rail” notes the possibility of using it for grain and other bulk goods. The design provides for the use of a bogie with a load of 25 tons, and the main advantages are provided by the use in the body of the hopper aluminum-magnesium-scandium alloy brand 1581, which was launched last year by Rusal.

In November, developers from the Rusala Institute of Light Materials and Technologies noted that alloy 1581 belongs to thermally unstrengthened aluminum alloys and has a high level of strength while maintaining ductility and corrosion resistance at the level of alloys such as AMg5 and 5083, weld. At the same time, in comparison with the traditionally used alloy 5083, the new material has a higher yield strength and fatigue life and is only 10% more expensive.

It should be noted that Rosstandard recently approved a state standard that sets requirements for the design, manufacture, repair and quality control of welded joints of aluminum alloys used in freight cars and railcars.

According to RM Rail, in the 19-1299 model the weight of containers compared to the previous generation was reduced by 0.5 tons (in 19-1244 it was 22 tons), and the load capacity is provided at the level of 79 tons (in 19-1244 – 78 tons ). The body of the new hopper should be 111 cubic meters (in 19-1244 it was equal to 109 cubic meters).

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