Table 2.
Wood Species | Density (g/cm3) | Resistance Class * | Polymer Loading (%) | Wood Resistance Rating | Wood Weight Loss (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Untreated | Polystyrene | Untreated | Polystyrene | ||||
Sengon | 0.34 (0.01) | V | 26.0 (5.4) | 3.0 (3.0) a | 7.8 (1.1) b | 50.3 (18.8) c | 7.6 (2.5) d |
Mangium | 0.51 (0.01) | IV | 8.6 (4.8) | 4.6 (1.3) a | 7.2 (2.0) b | 23.3 (8.1) c | 14.4 (7.0) d |
Pine | 0.69 (0.01) | V | 7.7 (2.3) | 2.4 (2.2) a | 8.2 (1.1) b | 66.4 (18.6) c | 5.1 (4.3) d |
Remarks: Numbers in the parentheses are standard deviation values. * According to Arinana et al. [17]. Values followed by the same letters are not significantly different.