>From the foambymail website: ILD: Indentation Load Deflection - A measure of the load-bearing capacity of foam. ILD is generally measured as the force (in pounds) required to compress a 50 square-inch circular indentor foot into a 4-inch thick foam sample no smaller than 24-inches square to a stated percentage of the foam's initial height. Common ILD values are generated at 75% of initial height.
-Dave On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 11:06 PM, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]> wrote: > That's just it, man. I'm reading through McMaster's spec sheets for > their closed cell polyethylene foam. The densities seem to cap out at > 5 (with 2.3 and lower being more common) and a "PSI (% deflection)" > spec instead of an ILD. I get a tensile strength, and occasionally a > stretch limit range, but no compression modulus... I'm rather > disappointed, this time around. > > I've used McMaster numerous times before, usually I get a lot more of > the info I need than I am this time. > > -Kurt > > > > On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 10:45 PM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: >> Mcmaster carr sells practically everythin including any foam you could >> want and the have spec charts to help you figure out what you want if >> you don't know. >> >> On 9/1/10, Joey Kelley <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I'm with Kyle on that one.... >>> I had mine redone by a local guy, trying to start a name for >>> himself in the upholstery business - it looks less like a 80s Honda >>> seat now, more like an ATV, but I actually prefer it, looks cleaner. >>> -Joey >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 8:58 PM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Um, that's way over my "cut up the couch and steal the foam" level. :) >>>> >>>> -Kyle >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 7:00 PM, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> So, let me bounce some stuff off you guys, since the specs listed on >>>>> the DIYmotorcycleseat.com site don't seem to be standard with the >>>>> suppliers I'm looking at. >>>>> >>>>> Since neither of my foam inserts are really in any decent shape to put >>>>> back on the bike (lots of dry rotting and cracking), I'm looking to >>>>> use one of them as a basic shape guide and just making something new. >>>>> DIYms suggests a high density polyethylene closed cell foam as a base >>>>> layer, but I'm not finding much info on the ILD and compression >>>>> modulus specs on supplier websites. >>>>> >>>>> I do have specs for "PSI (% deflection)" which seems to be how much >>>>> PSI (usually 4-9) it takes to hit (usually 25%) a certain compression. >>>>> I don't know if this is comparable to ILD; anyone here know? Anyone >>>>> here a materials engineer? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks! >>>>> -Kurt >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> -Joey Kelley >>> Need Computer Technical support? >>> http://www.crossloop.com/JoeyKelleyComputerServices >>> At your service - via remote control! >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Sent from my mobile device >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
