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 inch AREMA Chapter 30, Part 2, Section 2.3, Test 2 AREMA: 2,500 lbf (11.1 kN) (min) ECOTRAX: 2,750 lbf AREMA Chapter 30, Part 2, Section 2.9, Test 8 AREMA: 5,000 lbf (22.2 kN) (min) ECOTRAX: 7,103 lbf AREMA 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/°F ASTM D6431 AREMA ECOTRAX EXCEEDS AREMA BY 47% CALL 740.452.2500 EMAIL [email protected] ONLINE www.AXIH.com +47% AREMA ECOTRAX EXCEEDS AREMA BY 50% +50% AREMA ECOTRAX EXCEEDS AREMA BY 34% +34% AREMA ECOTRAX EXCEEDS AREMA BY 33% +33% AREMA ECOTRAX EXCEEDS AREMA BY 10% +10% AREMA ECOTRAX EXCEEDS AREMA BY 42% +42% AREMA ECOTRAX EXCEEDS AREMA BY 45% +45% ECOTRAX ® EXCEEDS AREMA STANDARDS FOR ENGINEERED COMPOSITE RAILROAD TIES Modulus of Rupture Modulus 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 lbf AREMA Chapter 30, Part 2, Section 2.4.1, Test 3A +66% AREMA ECOTRAX EXCEEDS AREMA BY 66% Screw Pullout COEFFICIENT OF Thermal Expansion Single Tie Lateral Push RAIL/PLATE AREA COMPRESSION: Compressive Strength