Table 3 Properties of rivets and connecting components materials.

From: Study on the service behavior of rivets connected with brake pads of high speed trains

Part name

Friction block

Rivet

Steel back

Density

(kg/m3 )

5000

7850

7120

Poisson’s ratio

0.28

0.266

0.286

Pecific heat capacity

(J/(kg-K))

550

502

510

Coefficient of linear expansion

(1/K)

1.15 × 10− 5

1.2 × 10− 5

1.18 × 10− 5

Thermal conductivity

(W/(m-K))

30

50

47

Young’s modulus

(MPa)

5.2 × 103

2.1 × 105

1.69 × 105

Temperature

(°C)

20

20

20