The Institute of heavy rail and rail steel received United States Patent and Trademark Office of the State of the Bainite turnout rail heat treatment certificate of patent for invention, following Germany and the Australia zhihou, Bainite Rails again received international patents in the field.

Panzhihua iron and steel as the leading rail development and production enterprise, in pearlitic rail has made remarkable achievements in the field, but in the area of Bainite rails are blank. Since 2010, the project group according to the railway development in China, both at home and abroad for the first time using line heat treatment technology of Bainite Rails for heavy haul railway technology and industrial testing. Railway company group of Bainite Rails at PZH steel product quality and comprehensive performance fully affirmed, road review on the work currently being undertaken.

United States as an important destination of export rail at panzhihua steel, in the intellectual property field is used primarily by Japan, the European control, the patents show that United States at pangang rail technical originality and novelty of recognition, will power at pangang rail competition in the international market, improve international competitiveness and influence of pangang rail.