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. 2023 Jan 12;56(1):13. doi: 10.1617/s11527-022-02097-2

Table 1.

Densities ρi, as well as bulk moduli ki and shear moduli μi of phases; properties refer to dry or nearly dry matter

Phase i ρi [g/cm3] References ki [GPa] μi [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