Industry Standards for Passenger Transit, Rail Vehicle Specifications

Materials & Workmanship
Steel
Stainless Steel
Aluminum

Metals

The metal standards listed in this section are for metals typically used in structural or special applications in passenger rail vehicle carbodies. Common metal alloys, Steels, and Aluminum, used in non-structural or non-critical applications vary widely and are too numerous to be listed in this section.

These standards should be cited when material acceptance certification is required.