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17-09-2020 #1
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18-09-2020 #2
I don't think so.! Some of the best and most accurate lathes and Milling machine in the world use Epoxy granite because of it's thermal advantages and the fact they can build in extra mechanisms ie: running coolant thru the frame to increase this even more. Kern for instance and the Bigger DMG Mori's etc all use EG for there frames.
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17-09-2020 #4
Indeed many hobby people put reinforcements in their EG structure. Probably because they don't really know the material and treat it like a regular concrete.
Look at how the big guys do it. Studer/Granitan, Durcrete/Nanodur, Rampf/Epument, ... You will never see reinforcements in their castings.
Only place inserts where needed to bolt things on.
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Kern uses aluminium for the linear rail mounting I believe. They cool / thermally control all the mounting surfaces.
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18-09-2020 #6
Being intrigued by this I went digging and found the thermal expansion coefficient. It will vary with the mix (more epoxy = more expansion it seems), but typical figures are 12...16 x 10-6/deg C. Tool steel came out as 11 x 10-6, so they're pretty close.
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18-09-2020 #8
The papers I read seemed to say that the major deciding factor was the % of mineral filler, and then the particle size distribution - you seem to need a fair % of small stuff to keep the minimum distance of epoxy small and fill in around any larger lumps. Some people were going as high as 90% mineral, albeit with a material which was little more than sand, hence would pack together tightly - the low % of epoxy would eliminate areas of overly-expanding undiluted epoxy I guess. Removing air bubbles is another issue - good luck with your build!
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