Research Article
Water Absorption, Thermal, and Mechanical Properties of Bamboo Fiber with Chopped Glass Fiber Filler-Reinforced Polyester Composites
Table 17
Coded design points and experimental results for BFRPEC with CGF filler.
| Run | Short name | Factors | Response | , (A) (wt.%) | , (B) (wt.%) | Tensile strength (MPa) | Flexural strength (MPa) | Impact strength () | Water absorption (%) |
| 1 | BF1 | −1 | −1 | 94.5 | 73.21 | 58.35 | 0.618 | 2 | BF2 | −1 | 0 | 126.93 | 98.4 | 79.6 | 0.54 | 3 | BF3 | −1 | 1 | 120.56 | 96.8 | 74.6 | 0.42 | 4 | BF4 | 0 | −1 | 105.3 | 80.35 | 70.5 | 1.59 | 5 | BF5 | 0 | 0 | 129.58 | 111.46 | 107.8 | 1.25 | 6 | BF6 | 0 | 1 | 125.71 | 104.44 | 98.8 | 1.05 | 7 | BF7 | 1 | −1 | 112.23 | 89.49 | 82.3 | 2.6 | 8 | BF8 | 1 | 0 | 131.22 | 128.76 | 113.3 | 2.1 | 9 | BF9 | 1 | 1 | 126.9 | 126.82 | 107.8 | 1.94 |
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