Chockfast products enjoy an unparalleled reputation for reliability among major pipelines, chemical, petrochemical, and refining complexes, power plants, mining operations, and industrial construction operations worldwide.
It is easier to understand the difference between epoxy grouting and chocking installations when one knows the subtle differences between grouting systems and chocking systems.
Both grouting and chocking systems are designed to withstand thermal shock, vibrations, and physical pressure, which are common in industrial installations.
A grout is commonly defined as a dense fluid used to fill spaces or to reinforce existing or new structures. A chocking system is a high load-bearing material used to ensure precise equipment alignment, mitigate machine noise and vibrations, and prevent the loosening of threaded bolts.
A proven brand, widely used in a number of global applications and serving as a success story for each, is the Chockfast brand of epoxy-based grouts and chocks.
Chockfast three-component epoxy grouts consist of resin, hardener, and additional aggregates. The additional aggregate allows these materials to be poured in larger volumes than epoxy chocks. Formwork and overfill dimension recommendations are much more general than those for epoxy chocks.
Chockfast two-component epoxy chocks are composed of resin and hardener and are generally used as ‘pourable chocks’. Individual chock volumes are limited due to the exothermic nature of the material, which results in very high physical strength properties. Formwork and overfill dimension recommendations are much more specific than those for epoxy grouts.
