Experimental Investigation on Density and Volume Fraction of Void, and Mechanical Characteristics of Areca Nut Leaf Sheath Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites

Table 2

Density and volume fraction of void.

Wt% of Areca nut	Resin wt%	Hardener wt%	Theoretical density (g/cm^3)	Actual density (g/cm^3)	Volume fraction of voids
20	60	20	1.694	1.612	4.841
30	52.5	17.5	1.580	1.499	5.112
40	45	15	1.466	1.401	4.388
50	37.5	12.5	1.351	1.301	3.700