Adhesive mixture to combine gravel, sand, and other grit on Steel belt
Adhesive mixture to combine gravel, sand, and other grit on Steel belt
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I need to create a mixture of sand, gravel, and other grit in an adhesive that will be bonded on a steel hinged conveyor belt. If you have never seen one of these then you can visit this site as a reference: htt p://www.st eelhingebe lt.com/ind ex.php?opt ion=com_fr ontpage&am p;Itemid=1
The adhesive mixture will need to be about 1 inch tall and must be able to be molded or formed so that the hinges do not get locked shut in the process of applying it.
The mixture and belt will be under an extreme amount of pressure as the belt is cycling on its track. I will have a small AAV (Amphibious Assault Vehicle) track system running on top of it for an erosion experiment for the military. It will have close to a ton on it at any width of the belt.
I really have no experience with this type of adhesive so any responses are appreciated. Would it be necessary to use two different adhesives? One to make the mixture and another to bond it to the steel of the belt?
The adhesive mixture will need to be about 1 inch tall and must be able to be molded or formed so that the hinges do not get locked shut in the process of applying it.
The mixture and belt will be under an extreme amount of pressure as the belt is cycling on its track. I will have a small AAV (Amphibious Assault Vehicle) track system running on top of it for an erosion experiment for the military. It will have close to a ton on it at any width of the belt.
I really have no experience with this type of adhesive so any responses are appreciated. Would it be necessary to use two different adhesives? One to make the mixture and another to bond it to the steel of the belt?





RE: Adhesive mixture to combine gravel, sand, and other grit on Steel belt
Why not just pour a stream of gravel/sand mix on the belt (w/o adhesive) upstream of the tread test section, and recover it as it dumps off the end of the belt? Add another conveyor, and you could continuously replenish the supply.
RE: Adhesive mixture to combine gravel, sand, and other grit on Steel belt
I also thought that the recycling of the grit would be the best option and you would get the most erosion out of it. But the machine will be running in a government building and my boss and his associates think it would be too dangerous to run indoors. I am just a rising sophomore mechanical engineer intern so they overrule my opinions. Nevertheless the machine will only be running at 1.33 mph but they think it will act like a pitching machine except with gravel... Also if this does idea does work then it will be much more cost efficient and save space.
Would you recommend somewhere for this 2-part urethane adhesive?
RE: Adhesive mixture to combine gravel, sand, and other grit on Steel belt
RE: Adhesive mixture to combine gravel, sand, and other grit on Steel belt
RE: Adhesive mixture to combine gravel, sand, and other grit on Steel belt
RE: Adhesive mixture to combine gravel, sand, and other grit on Steel belt