for engineered composite railroad ties...astm d6431 arema ecotrax exceeds arema by 47% call...

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%

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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