Physicochemical and Mechanical Characterization of Raffia vinifera Pith

Table 2

Synthesis of physicochemical and mechanical properties of some materials [38, 40–42, 45].

Matrix type	Density(g/cm^3)	Tensile strength in tensile test (MPa)	Young’s modulus in tensile test (GPa)	Specific Young’s modulus in tensile test (GPa/g/cm^3)	Young’s modulus in bending test (GPa)
Polyester	1.2–1.5	40–90	2.0–4.50	1.33–3.75	—
Vinyl ester	1.2–1.4	69–83	3.1–3.8	2.21–3.16	—
Epoxy	1.1–1.4	60–80	2.00–6.00	1.42–5.46	—
Nylon 6	1.12–1.14	43–79	2.9	2.54–2.59	—
Polypropylene	0.899–0.92	26–41.4	0.95–1.77	1.03–1.31	—
Polystyrene	1.04–1.06	25–69	4–5	3.77–4.81	—
Polyimide	1.43–1.89	—	3.10–4.90	1.64–3.43	—
Polyamide	1.14	60–85	1.2–2.5	1.05–2.20	—
Sindora sp. wood	0.521	—	—	—	0.8–2.4
Pinus chiapensis	0.36–0.551	—	2.56–10.19	7.11–28.31	—
Pinus caribaea bahamensis	0.34–0.749	—	2.79–13.80	8.20–40.59	—
Gymnacranthera eugenifolia wood	0.580	—	—	—	0.9–1.6
Raffia vinifera pith (RVP)	0.11–0.35	11.7–44.5	0.79–3.23	2.25–29.37	1.02–4.20
RVP matrix	0.1–0.46	12.82–75.16	1.20–5.50	2.60–55.00	—