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Table 2 Effect of sawdust content on the properties of SD-PET composites

From: Flat-pressed wood plastic composites from sawdust and recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET): physical and mechanical properties

WPC panel type

Physical properties

Mechanical properties

Density (Kg/m3)

MC (%)

WA (%)

TS (%)

MOE (N/mm2)

MOR (N/mm2)

25°C

50°C

75°C

25°C

50°C

75°C

SD-40

1048.55A

0.92D

13.8D

21.5C

23.3C

5.7C

6.42A

7.29D

2008.34A

27.08A

(30.53)

(0.21)

(1.46)

(3.65)

(2.04)

(0.15)

(0.32)

(0.28)

(107.1)

(5.41)

SD-50

968.99B

1.37C

16.7C

24.4C

30.2B

8B

8.68B

9.18C

1892.91B

22.99B

(11.21)

(0.1)

(0.73)

(0.68)

(0.84)

(0.7)

(0.29)

(0.4)

(55.19)

(2.02)

SD-60

912.30C

1.73B

21.3B

29.4B

33.8B

8.1B

9.55C

10.1B

1729.96C

14.60C

(59.72)

(0.23)

(1.09)

(2.74)

(8.13)

(0.71)

(1.13)

(0.68)

(35.49)

(4.56)

SD-70

856.73D

2.15A

29.5A

36.1A

40.3A

10A

10.9D

12.4A

1433.93D

11.68D

(20.5)

(0.19)

(0.59)

(2.19)

(2.34)

(0.4)

(0.31)

(0.73)

(94.11)

(1.07)

  1. Values in parenthesis are standard deviation.
  2. Values within the same line column by different letters are significantly different at α = 0.05.