Research Article
Design and Development of False Ceiling Board Using Polyvinyl Acetate (PVAc) Composite Reinforced with False Banana Fibres and Filled with Sawdust
Table 6
Density and void fraction of the composite material with different proportions.
| | No. | Sawdust (%) | Resin (%) | Fibre (%) | Theoretical density (g/cm3) | Actual density (g/cm3) | Void fraction (%) |
| | 1 | 45.5 | 45.5 | 9 | 0.88 | 0.87 | 1.14 | | 2 | 44.5 | 33.5 | 22 | 0.86 | 0.84 | 2.33 | | 3 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 0.89 | 0.88 | 1.12 | | 4 | 34 | 44 | 22 | 0.91 | 0.90 | 1.10 | | 5 | 50 | 37.5 | 12.5 | 0.87 | 0.85 | 2.29 | | 6 | 37.5 | 50 | 12.5 | 0.94 | 0.93 | 1.06 |
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