Processing times and mechanical properties of PPUFs and NPUFs.
| Sample | Apparent density (kg m−3) | Compression strength (MPa) | Dimensional stability (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | Width | Thickness | |||
| PPUF-0 | 75.36 | 0.89 | 1.32 | 1.31 | 0.94 |
| PPUF-10 | 72.01 | 0.81 | 1.06 | 1.15 | 0.79 |
| PPUF-20 | 71.45 | 0.78 | 1.18 | 1.21 | 0.91 |
| PPUF-30 | 69.49 | 0.75 | 1.34 | 1.39 | 0.98 |
| PPUF-40 | 68.83 | 0.7 | 1.54 | 1.48 | 1.15 |
| PPUF-50 | 61.74 | 0.67 | 1.76 | 1.61 | 1.22 |
| NPUF-0 | 125.08 | 1.31 | 0.97 | 0.94 | 0.85 |
| NPUF-10 | 111.63 | 1.07 | 0.87 | 0.89 | 0.79 |
| NPUF-20 | 100.03 | 1.03 | 0.73 | 0.76 | 0.72 |
| NPUF-30 | 99.45 | 0.96 | 0.58 | 0.74 | 0.68 |
| NPUF-40 | 89.37 | 0.92 | 0.52 | 0.69 | 0.46 |
| NPUF-50 | 87.26 | 0.88 | 0.43 | 0.59 | 0.41 |