Looking for a Material That Will Displace Like Sand When Under Load
Looking for a Material That Will Displace Like Sand When Under Load
(OP)
Hello,
I'm looking for a durable material that can displace like sand when someone walks on it. I am considering closed-cell polyurethane foam. I would prefer to have a material that has small individual grains similar to sand but much lighter. If this isn't possible then a solid gel/foam material that has a large displacement when a force is applied might work well. Please let me know if you have any ideas.
Thanks.
I'm looking for a durable material that can displace like sand when someone walks on it. I am considering closed-cell polyurethane foam. I would prefer to have a material that has small individual grains similar to sand but much lighter. If this isn't possible then a solid gel/foam material that has a large displacement when a force is applied might work well. Please let me know if you have any ideas.
Thanks.





RE: Looking for a Material That Will Displace Like Sand When Under Load
Chris DeArmitt
Expert consulting & training
www.phantomplastics.com
RE: Looking for a Material That Will Displace Like Sand When Under Load
I also found a product at a dollar store that behaves kind of like what I'm looking for. It is essentially a stress ball filled with microbeads. I'm sure there are many different types for microbeads that can be used. Do you know the type of microbeads that are typically used in a stress ball application? Where might I be able to buy microbeads?
http://www.marblesthebrainstore.com/isoflex-stress...
RE: Looking for a Material That Will Displace Like Sand When Under Load
It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong, than to be always right by having no ideas at all.
RE: Looking for a Material That Will Displace Like Sand When Under Load
RE: Looking for a Material That Will Displace Like Sand When Under Load
You can still use sand. It's cheap and works great.
RE: Looking for a Material That Will Displace Like Sand When Under Load
Chris DeArmitt - PhD FRSC
Materials Consulting & Training
www.phantomplastics.com