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Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 1 Density, tensile strength, and specific tensile strength of outer and inner bamboo slivers

From: Bamboo slivers with high strength and toughness prepared by alkali treatment at a proper temperature

  

Untreated

23 °C

40 °C

60 °C

80 °C

Outer bamboo sliver

Density (g/cm3)

0.82

0.92

1.10

1.05

1.01

Tensile strength (MPa)

204.76

318.80

343.48

382.01

342.82

Specific tensile strength ((N·mm)/g)

249.707

346.522

312.255

363.819

339.426

Inner bamboo sliver

Density (g/cm3)

0.55

0.94

1.08

0.99

0.97

Tensile strength (MPa)

62.96

125.54

146.07

122.93

119.11

Specific tensile strength ((N·mm)/g)

114.473

133.553

135.250

124.172

122.794