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ECOTRAX® Ties on the TTCI High Tonnage Loop have accumulated more than 1,800 MGT.
AREMA: 900 psi (min)ECOTRAX: 1,200 psi (avg)AREMA Chapter 30, Part 2, Section 2.3, Test 2
AREMA: 0.125 inch (max)ECOTRAX: 0.043 inchAREMA Chapter 30, Part 2, Section 2.3, Test 2
AREMA: 2,500 lbf (11.1 kN) (min)ECOTRAX: 2,750 lbfAREMA Chapter 30, Part 2, Section 2.9, Test 8
AREMA: 5,000 lbf (22.2 kN) (min)ECOTRAX: 7,103 lbfAREMA Chapter 30, Part 2, Section 2.4.1, Test 3A
AREMA: 7.5 x 10-5 in/in/°F (max)ECOTRAX: 4.1 x 10-5 in/in/°FASTM D6431
AREMA
ECOTRAXEXCEEDSAREMA BY 47%
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+47%
AREMA
ECOTRAXEXCEEDSAREMA BY 50%
+50%
AREMA
ECOTRAXEXCEEDSAREMA BY 34%
+34%
AREMA
ECOTRAXEXCEEDSAREMA BY 33%
+33%
AREMAECOTRAXEXCEEDSAREMA BY 10%
+10%
AREMA
ECOTRAXEXCEEDSAREMA BY 42%
+42%
AREMA
ECOTRAXEXCEEDSAREMA BY 45%
+45%
ECOTRAX® EXCEEDS AREMA STANDARDS FOR ENGINEERED COMPOSITE RAILROAD TIES
Modulus of RuptureModulus of Elasticity Spike Pullout
RAIL/PLATE AREA COMPRESSION: Permanent Deformation
AREMA: 2,000 psi (min)ECOTRAX: 3,000 psi (avg)AREMA Chapter 30, Part 2, Section 2.2.3, Test 1C
AREMA: 170,000 psi (min)ECOTRAX: 250,000 psi (avg)AREMA Chapter 30, Part 2, Section 2.2.3, Test 1C
AREMA: 1,900 lbf (8.5 kN) (min)ECOTRAX: 2,541 lbfAREMA Chapter 30, Part 2, Section 2.4.1, Test 3A
+66%
AREMA
ECOTRAXEXCEEDSAREMA BY 66%
Screw Pullout
COEFFICIENT OF Thermal Expansion
Single Tie Lateral Push
RAIL/PLATE AREA COMPRESSION: Compressive Strength
ABOVE: 10-year-old ECOTRAX® Composite Railroad Tie undergoing testing at the CTL Group test lab. April, 2012BELOW: ECOTRAX® Ties show minimal to zero tie plate cutting after 10 years in track
AREMA: 0.125 inch (max)ECOTRAX: 0.040 inchAREMA Chapter 30, Part 2, Section 2.3, Test 2
RAIL/PLATE AREA COMPRESSION: Permanent Deformation
AREMA: 5,000 lbf (22.2 kN) (min)ECOTRAX: 9,200 lbfAREMA Chapter 30, Part 2, Section 2.4.1, Test 3A
Screw Pullout
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Modulus of Rupture
Modulus of Elasticity
AREMA: 2,000 psi (min)ECOTRAX: 3,333 psiAREMA Chapter 30, Part 2, Section 2.2.3, Test 1C
AREMA: 170,000 psi (min)ECOTRAX: 213,966 psiAREMA Chapter 30, Part 2, Section 2.2.3, Test 1C
AREMA
ECOTRAXEXCEEDSAREMA AFTER10+
YEARS!
+26%
ECOTRAXEXCEEDSAREMA AFTER10+
YEARS!
+66% +68%
AREMA
ECOTRAXEXCEEDSAREMA AFTER10+
YEARS! AREMA
ECOTRAXEXCEEDSAREMA AFTER10+
YEARS!
+84%
AREMA
EVEN AFTER 10 YEARS IN TRACKECOTRAX® EXCEEDS AREMA STANDARDSRE-TESTED IN THE LAB WITH OUTSTANDING RESULTS
