All that matters when you switch out rings is that the BCD is the same (144 for track cranks, 130 for road, 110 for mtn, I think!) and what size the chainring is.

If you're running track cranks and a track ring, you'll need 144 BCD ring and most likely 1/8 chain. Some track parts are 3/32. All road parts are 3/32.

So if you want to use that 52t ring, your cranks have to be 130bcd, andyour chain has to be 3/32. But now that I think of it, most freewheels are 1/8.