Table 2. Densities and components of pure epoxy and the composites.
| Specimen | Density (g cm−3) | Component (%)c |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resina | Fiberb | hBN | ||
| Epoxy | 1.12 | 100.0 | — | — |
| Kenaf/Epoxy | 1.29 | 34.0 | 66.0 | — |
| Kenaf/Epoxy/hBN-34.2% | 1.52 | 30.9 | 34.9 | 34.2 |
| Kenaf/Epoxy/hBN-43.6% | 1.65 | 30.1 | 26.3 | 43.6 |
| Kenaf/Epoxy/hBN-48.4% | 1.66 | 30.2 | 21.4 | 48.4 |
| Epoxy/hBN-69.0% | 1.76 | 31.0 | — | 69.0 |
aEpoxy/hardener (2/1, vol/vol).
bAlkali-retted kenaf fiber.
cIn volume fraction.