Design and Development of False Ceiling Board Using Polyvinyl Acetate (PVAc) Composite Reinforced with False Banana Fibres and Filled with Sawdust

Table 2

Mechanical properties of the composite with different constituents’ ratios.

Run number	Sawdust (%)	Resin (%)	Fibre (%)	Tensile strength in N/mm^2	Compressive strength in N/mm^2	Flexural strength in N/mm^2
1	41.20	41.2	17.6	7.98	4.82	4.45
2	45.5	45.5	9	5.63	3.56	3.87
3	41.5	41.5	17	8.12	4.42	4.21
4	41.5	41.5	17	9.23	4.63	4.19
5	37.5	37.5	25	10.19	5.98	4.47
6	44.5	33.5	22	5.93	4.15	4.33
7	44.5	44.5	11	11.40	6.26	4.12
8	41.5	41.5	17	9.0	4.86	4.46
9	42.80	42.8	14.4	4.13	2.36	3.63
10	40	40	20	12.54	7.03	5.13
11	45.5	34.5	20	3.96	1.52	2.89
12	39.5	45.5	15	12.35	6.95	4.16
13	41.5	41.5	17	9.13	4.45	4.43
14	37.5	37.5	25	6.20	3.34	3.72
15	34.5	46.5	19	7.45	3.52	4.58
16	37.5	50	12.5	9.89	5.43	4.32
17	41.5	41.5	17	9.14	4.68	4.37
18	46.5	37.5	16	11.02	5.66	4.91
19	50	37.5	12.5	7.01	2.96	3.57
20	34	44	22	11.25	5.95	4.68