Table 1.
Densities , as well as bulk moduli and shear moduli of phases; properties refer to dry or nearly dry matter
| Phase | i | [g/cm] | References | [GPa] | [GPa] | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cellulose nanofibril | NF | 1.59 | [44] | anisotropic, see Eq.(2) | [18] | |
| amorphous cellulose | amcel | 1.50 | [45] | 6.22 | 2.07 | [42] |
| hemicellulose | hemcel | 1.46 | [46] | 8.08 | 3.73 | [46, 47] |
| lignin | lig | 1.27 | [46] | 5.00 | 2.31 | [46, 48] |
| pectin | pec | 1.53 | [49] | 1 | 0.4 | |
| nanopores (extractives) | npor | 0.9 | [25] | 0 | 0 | |
| ash | ash | 2.20 | [50] | 36.3 | 30.9 | [50] |
| lumen pores (air-filled) | lum | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Poisson’s ratio assumed to be 0.35 [25]
elastic properties assumed
properties of amorphous silica (silica glass) are considered representative