Table 8.
Physical and mechanical properties value of particleboard produced in this work. Particleboard made with 100% wood sawdust were denoted as A0 while those reinforced with 75 mm and 250 mm bamboo strands were denoted as A1 and A2, respectively. Meanwhile, particleboard made with 100% wood shavings were denoted as B0 while those reinforced with 75 mm and 250 mm bamboo strand were denoted as B1 and B2.
| Parameter | 20 Mesh Sawdust | Wood Shaving | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control (A0) | Strand 7.5 (A1) | Strand 25 (A2) | Control (B0) | Strand 7.5 (B1) | Strand 25 (B2) | |
| Density (kg/m3) | 690 (30) | 640 (30) | 680 (40) | 670 (10) | 670 (30) | 620 (10) |
| MC (%) | 7.96 (0.25) | 7.10 (0.18) | 6.89 (0.37) | 7.10 (0.46) | 6.66 (0.17) | 6.56 (0.30) |
| WA (%) | 47.70 (5.99) | 45.94 (8.83) | 68.41 (6.73) | 21.72 (5.39) | 31.46 (6.72) | 46.12 (3.60) |
| TS (%) | 4.38 (0.77) | 6.50 (1.56) | 7.37 (1.38) | 5.29 (0.86) | 7.01 (1.05) | 9.57 (2.42) |
| MOE (GPa) | 0.32 (0.12) | 5.28 (1.08) | 3.34 (0.45) | 2.41 (0.19) | 13.63 (0.47) | 6.91 (0.27) |
| MOR (MPa) | 6.39 (1.99) | 22.38 (2.40) | 11.38 (3.88) | 28.52 (0.38) | 43.17 (0.89) | 48.37 (8.19) |
| IB (MPa) | 0.39 (0.09) | 0.19 (0.04) | 0.29 (0.08) | 0.29 (0.04) | 0.15 (0.04) | 0.18 (0.01) |
Values in parentheses are standard deviation.