Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society
Table 3 The mechanical properties of WPC for each condition
From: The effect of wood particle size distribution on the mechanical properties of wood–plastic composite
Drying condition | Mechanical properties | Wet milling time (min) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 60 | 120 | ||
Heat drying | Flexural modulus (MPa) | 3153.8 (131.0)a | 3191.1 (33.49) | 3605.9 (243.4) | 3652.5 (153.9) | 3486.8 (40.42) | 3081.5 (168.2) | 2337.8 (16.46) |
Tensile strength (MPa) | 44.3 (0.68)a | 47.0 (0.34) | 49.3 (0.43) | 49.6 (0.66) | 49.1 (0.74) | 47.0 (0.30) | 36.0 (0.54) | |
Izod impact strength (kJ/m2) | 8.7 (0.60)a | 8.9 (0.52) | 8.3 (0.79) | 9.1 (0.93) | 10.0 (1.84) | 9.9 (0.87) | 6.2 (1.20) | |
Freeze-drying | Flexural modulus (MPa) | 3290.4 (21.32)a | 3491.7 (170.7) | 3513.1 (147.9) | 3530.4 (30.15) | 3289.2 (88.82) | 2860.9 (71.79) | 2552.3 (68.92) |
Tensile strength (Mpa) | 45.3 (0.87)a | 49.3 (1.12) | 50.1 (0.56) | 50.6 (0.48) | 49.0 (0.27) | 47.0 (0.50) | 42.7 (0.22) | |
Izod impact strength (kJ/m2) | 5.8 (0.69)a | 6.1 (0.32) | 8.1 (0.88) | 8.1 (1.42) | 9.3 (2.16) | 8.1 (1.19) | 13.8 (1.44) | |