Research Article

Mechanical Behaviour of Glass Fibre-Reinforced Polymer/Polyvinyl Chloride Foam Cored Sandwich Structures

Table 1

PVC foam mechanical properties.

DensityCompressive strengthCompressive modulusShear strengthShear modulusTensile strengthTensile modulus

ASTM D1622ASTM D1621-10ASTM D1621-10ASTM C 273ASTM C273ASTM D1623ASTM D1623
80 kg/m31.60 MPa74 MPa1.20 MPa30 MPa2.74 MPa176 MPa