Epoxy Grout
ESI Alphatec distributes a range of epoxy grouts from ITW, Epirez and Euclid Chemicals.
Grout is an integrated component of equipment systems in that it forms monolithic contact between the equipment and their foundations for effective load transfer, energy dissipation and damping.
The vital role of grout, specifically epoxy grout, in equipment performance, reliability and low life-cycle costs cannot be overemphasized. Grout works in tandem with a machinery anchoring system (mounting plates and anchor bolts) to maintain the aligned position of the equipment. It resists downward and lateral acting loads on the concrete foundation.
While cementitious grouts have been used in the industry for many years for machinery grouting, epoxy grouts are now widely used due to their superior performance characteristics, which are explained below.
- Exceptional resistance to shear, tensile and compression loads.
- Maintains precise equipment alignment by securing their set position and resisting downward and lateral loads.
- Higher adhesive bond strength to concrete and steel than that of cementitious grout.
- Greater resistance to shrinkage and fretting.
- Excellent vibration dampening capability that further helps in the dissipation of dynamic loads.
- Resistance to chemicals, moisture and chlorides.
- Greater endurance to heat and thermal cycling than cementitious grout.
- Fast curing for quicker service strength.
Concrete and similarly cementitious grout has about three-to-five times the vibration absorption capacity as steel. Low modulus epoxy grouts have nearly 30 times the vibration absorption capacity as steel and six-to-10 times the capacity of cement-based products.
Please contact our team so we can assist in the correct material selection for your next project.
