Horizontal recycling of aluminum alloys for the Tokaido Shinkansen N700S

• Published in: Kikai Gakkai ronbunshū = Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Vol. 90; no. 929; p. 23-00211
• Main Authors: ITO, Jun, YOKOYAMA, Koji, FUJII, Tadashi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2024
• Subjects: Aluminum alloy; Hi-speed railway vehicles; Horizontal recycling; LIBS sorting

Aluminum alloy double skin extruded materials are used for carbody and interior materials of the Tokaido Shinkansen rolling stock. In previous rolling stock (e.g. series 700 and series N700), all of these extrusions used alloys based on virgin aluminum ingots. In addition, the aluminum alloys obtain...