Vakulenko, Ihor O.Proidak, Svitlana V.Perkov, Oleg N.2016-06-242016-06-242016Vakulenko, I. Investigation of slide mechanism of tread during operation of railway wheel / I. Vakulenko, S. Proidak, O. Perkov // Scientific journal of Silesian University of Technology. Series Transport. – 2016. – V. 90. – Р. 185–193.0209-3324 (print)2450-1549 (online),http://eadnurt.diit.edu.ua/jspui/handle/123456789/4775I. Vakulenko: ORCID 0000-0002-7353-1916, S. Proidak: ORCID 0000-0003-2439-3657,ENG: Causes of reasons and explanation of mechanism forming damages of railway wheels tread were investigated. At slipping on contact surfaces wheel-rail a between by simultaneous development of processes of work-hardening and softening metal determines the terms of origin damages of railway wheels tread were fixed.endamagerailway wheel treadhardnessslippingwork-hardeningsofteningenergy of activationКТМArticle