In the actual stage the main factor which has the primordial influence for the lastingness of the tamping tools is the wear of active part of these. It is necessary to concentrate the study and the research to find some ways, materials and technical processes for utilization of these, in the purpose of increasing the lastingness of active part of the tamping tools and the research of the behavior of these in exploitation. One example in this case is the usage of the hard materials like the plates of metallic carbides.
