Table 3.
Crystal size of PP/wood fiber composite foams with various wood fiber loadings.
Samples | Crystal Grain Size/nm | Average Size | |||
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[110] | [040] | [130] | [111] | ||
PPWF0 | 12.38 | 10.28 | 9.43 | 5.82 | 9.48 |
PP/WF10 | 10.52 | 10.16 | 8.48 | 6.81 | 8.99 |
PP/WF20 | 10.42 | 10.25 | 9.45 | 6.06 | 9.05 |
PP/WF30 | 11.13 | 7.42 | 9.02 | 6.40 | 8.49 |
PP/WF40 | 10.50 | 7.43 | 8.46 | 5.09 | 7.87 |
The crystal grain size was calculated with the Scherrer equation and the average size indicates the mean value of the four crystal planes.