Hallo Zusammen,
Leider schreibe ich ziemlich schlecht auf Deutsch, also ich wede meine Frage auf Englisch schreiben. Ich glaube, dass es so verstandbarer ist. Ihr könnt gerne auf Deutsch antworten, ich vertsteh es
I am planning to build a CNC mill with a UHPC chassis. CAD drawings and views attached. The assembly consists of a base and two columns.
The steel plates will be cast in, and later on machined to ensure flatness and squareness. I am a bit concerned about total mass (I want to be able to move the machine without needing a crane), therefore the thicknesses are quite small.
There are a few topics I would like to discuss.
1. Cracking: From what I read on the forum here, there is a risk of cracking due to the concrete's retraction against the steel plates. On the other hand, Sebastian End (who posted here https://betonsprechstunde.moertelshop.com/forum/maschinenteile-aus-beton/513-cnc-fräse-aus-mineralguss-uhpc?p=6112#post6112) argues that lengths up to 800mm are doable. I suppose the thickness of the concrete also plays a role, and in my case it is no very much.
What are the expert's opinion on the cracking risk?
2. Thicknesses: In my current design, some walls are 15mm thick. Is this too thin? What would be a good minimal thickness (maybe in relation to "Körnung" size?)
3. Durcrete E45 vs E80: Increasing the rigidity by ~80% by just using E80 over E45 looks like a very interesting solution. Are there aspects that make E80 less desirable than E45, except price and lower damping? Maybe it is more difficult to work with and have good results? I am planning to use a simple freefall mixer.
4. Inserts: I am struggling to find a supplier for concrete inserts to hold the steel plates into the concrete. I saw on the Durcrete website (https://www.durcrete.de/uhpc-mit-nanodur) that some industrial suppliers use simple hex-head screws as inserts. This is what I currently designed. What do you think of this? Do you have a recommendation for a supplier of inserts?
Alternatively, I have found these that I would fully expand before casting: https://www.hornbach.ch/shop/Messing...4/artikel.html, but they are not really adapted.
Another option would be to use inserts for wood, but I fear that the sharp thread will create nasty stress risers: https://www.hornbach.ch/shop/Ecrous-...0/article.html
Side question: Due to the deformation of the concrete during curing, is there a possibility of a gap creating between the steel plates and the concrete, leading to poor mechanical bond between plates and concrete? I got all worked up in a design where I could re-tighten the screws after curing (not shown in the pictures), but that leads to a lot of complexity...
5. Mold making: I am planning to make the mold by assembling pieces of bakelite plywood, which I will cut on a CNC router. I understood that the mold need to be made quite water-resistant to avoid water seeping out of the concrete and making it brittle. What can be used to make the mold water-resistant?
Danke sehr für die hilf und biss bald !
Flawa
Leider schreibe ich ziemlich schlecht auf Deutsch, also ich wede meine Frage auf Englisch schreiben. Ich glaube, dass es so verstandbarer ist. Ihr könnt gerne auf Deutsch antworten, ich vertsteh es
I am planning to build a CNC mill with a UHPC chassis. CAD drawings and views attached. The assembly consists of a base and two columns.
The steel plates will be cast in, and later on machined to ensure flatness and squareness. I am a bit concerned about total mass (I want to be able to move the machine without needing a crane), therefore the thicknesses are quite small.
There are a few topics I would like to discuss.
1. Cracking: From what I read on the forum here, there is a risk of cracking due to the concrete's retraction against the steel plates. On the other hand, Sebastian End (who posted here https://betonsprechstunde.moertelshop.com/forum/maschinenteile-aus-beton/513-cnc-fräse-aus-mineralguss-uhpc?p=6112#post6112) argues that lengths up to 800mm are doable. I suppose the thickness of the concrete also plays a role, and in my case it is no very much.
What are the expert's opinion on the cracking risk?
2. Thicknesses: In my current design, some walls are 15mm thick. Is this too thin? What would be a good minimal thickness (maybe in relation to "Körnung" size?)
3. Durcrete E45 vs E80: Increasing the rigidity by ~80% by just using E80 over E45 looks like a very interesting solution. Are there aspects that make E80 less desirable than E45, except price and lower damping? Maybe it is more difficult to work with and have good results? I am planning to use a simple freefall mixer.
4. Inserts: I am struggling to find a supplier for concrete inserts to hold the steel plates into the concrete. I saw on the Durcrete website (https://www.durcrete.de/uhpc-mit-nanodur) that some industrial suppliers use simple hex-head screws as inserts. This is what I currently designed. What do you think of this? Do you have a recommendation for a supplier of inserts?
Alternatively, I have found these that I would fully expand before casting: https://www.hornbach.ch/shop/Messing...4/artikel.html, but they are not really adapted.
Another option would be to use inserts for wood, but I fear that the sharp thread will create nasty stress risers: https://www.hornbach.ch/shop/Ecrous-...0/article.html
Side question: Due to the deformation of the concrete during curing, is there a possibility of a gap creating between the steel plates and the concrete, leading to poor mechanical bond between plates and concrete? I got all worked up in a design where I could re-tighten the screws after curing (not shown in the pictures), but that leads to a lot of complexity...
5. Mold making: I am planning to make the mold by assembling pieces of bakelite plywood, which I will cut on a CNC router. I understood that the mold need to be made quite water-resistant to avoid water seeping out of the concrete and making it brittle. What can be used to make the mold water-resistant?
Danke sehr für die hilf und biss bald !
Flawa
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