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Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 1 Density, compressive strength, bulk density and gypsum/water ratio of different “gypsum–paper” cylindrical samples

From: Microstructure and compressive strength of gypsum-bonded composites with papers, paperboards and Tetra Pak recycled materials

Material

Density (g/cm3)

Compressive strength (N/mm2)

Bulk density (g/cm3)

Gypsum/water ratio (w/w)

Office paper

1.30 ± 0.02a

5.84 ± 0.25a

0.100

2.12

Newspaper

1.26 ± 0.02b

4.78 ± 0.24b

0.094

2.12

Magazine paper

1.28 ± 0.02b

4.48 ± 0.25b

0.116

1.96

Corrugated board paper

1.30 ± 0.01a

5.93 ± 0.37a

0.095

2.12

Corrugated paperboard

1.30 ± 0.01a

6.35 ± 0.32a

0.098

2.12

Tetra Pak I

1.29 ± 0.03a

6.46 ± 0.43a

0.108

2.12

Tetra Pak II

1.34 ± 0.01c

6.18 ± 0.64a

0.115

2.12

F-value

8.148*

20.889*

  
  1. Mean values and standard deviations (±) of five replicates
  2. * Mean values in the same column followed by different superscript letters (“a,” “b,” “c”) are significantly different (ANOVA and two-sample t test, p < 0.05)