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chemie29	chemie29 posted 12 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 18, Visits: 75	Hi eveybody! is there any limit in shape and size when C.N.C. a piece of PS foam? Mine has a triangular profile with no constant section and is no big (50 cm long by 3 cm wide). I need to use it as a core in part production and I think it is easier than make a PUR foam casting. Thanks
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carboncactus	carboncactus posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 243, Visits: 1K	Just so you know, polystyrene will react with any styrene based resins you use and the hardeners of some polyurethanes.
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chemie29	chemie29 posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 18, Visits: 75	Thanks for your advice. The PS foam is to be used with wpoxy resins, and I believe it does not react with PS.
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Matthieu Libeert	Matthieu Libeert posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 955, Visits: 3.4K	chemie29 (30/06/2013) Thanks for your advice. The PS foam is to be used with wpoxy resins, and I believe it does not react with PS. you're safe with Epoxy did some tests with a fastcast PU and worked out well too... Matthieu Libeert Founder MAT2 Composites X Sports website: www.mat2composites.com
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JohnDAMRC	JohnDAMRC posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 2, Visits: 5	What is the density of the PS foam as it can be very hard to CNC machine the grade that is used for packaging protection etc? John
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chemie29	chemie29 posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 18, Visits: 75	Which would be the recommended density?
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