PMID- 37687492
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20230911
IS  - 1996-1944 (Print)
IS  - 1996-1944 (Electronic)
IS  - 1996-1944 (Linking)
VI  - 16
IP  - 17
DP  - 2023 Aug 24
TI  - Mechanical Properties Variation in Wood-Plastic Composites with a Mixed Wood 
      Fiber Size.
LID - 10.3390/ma16175801 [doi]
LID - 5801
AB  - In this study, the influence of fiber particle size on the mechanical properties 
      of a wood--plastic composite (WPC) was investigated using a combination of 
      experimental measurements and numerical modeling. Four different sizes of wood 
      fibers (10-20 mesh, 20-40 mesh, 40-80 mesh, and 80-120 mesh) were used to 
      reinforce high-density polyethylene (HDPE), either separately or in combination. 
      The different sizes of fibers produced varying properties in the resulting 
      composites. The smallest fiber size (80-120 mesh) resulted in the lowest flexural 
      and tensile properties, but the highest impact strength (15.79 kJ/m(2)) compared 
      to the other three sizes (12.18-14.29 kJ/m(2)). Using a blend of fiber sizes 
      resulted in improved mechanical properties. Composites containing a mix of 20-40 
      mesh and 40-80 mesh fibers exhibited the best flexural (strength 74.16 MPa, 
      modulus 5.35 GPa) and tensile performance (strength 48.27 MPa, modulus 4.30 GPa), 
      while composites containing a mix of all four fiber sizes had the highest 
      impact-resistant strength (16.08 kJ/m(2)). Several models, including the Rule of 
      Mixtures (ROM), the Inverse Rule of Mixtures (IROM), and the Hirsch models, were 
      used to predict the performance of WPCs. The ROM model was found to be the most 
      accurate in describing the mechanical properties of WPCs reinforced with 
      multi-size wood fibers, based on the sum squared error (SSE) analysis.
FAU - Xu, Hailong
AU  - Xu H
AD  - School of Data Science and Information Engineering, Guizhou Minzu University, 
      Guiyang 550025, China.
FAU - Yang, Yang
AU  - Yang Y
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1945-9439
AD  - School of Mechanical Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China.
FAU - Li, Lifen
AU  - Li L
AD  - College of Forestry, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China.
FAU - Liu, Baoyu
AU  - Liu B
AD  - School of Marxism, Guizhou Minzu University, Guiyang 550025, China.
FAU - Fu, Xiubo
AU  - Fu X
AD  - School of Chemical Engineering, Guizhou Minzu University, Guiyang 550025, China.
FAU - Yang, Xiaohui
AU  - Yang X
AD  - School of Materials Science and Engineering, Guizhou Minzu University, Guiyang 
      550025, China.
FAU - Cao, Yan
AU  - Cao Y
AD  - School of Materials Science and Engineering, Guizhou Minzu University, Guiyang 
      550025, China.
LA  - eng
GR  - 32060324/National Natural Science Foundation of China/
GR  - Qiankehe ZK[2022] General 067/Natural Science Foundation of Guizhou Province/
GR  - [2022]06/Guizhou Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security 
      high-level talents innovation and entrepreneurship project/
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20230824
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Materials (Basel)
JT  - Materials (Basel, Switzerland)
JID - 101555929
PMC - PMC10489052
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - IROM
OT  - ROM
OT  - mechanical properties
OT  - size
OT  - wood fiber
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2023/09/09 11:42
MHDA- 2023/09/09 11:43
PMCR- 2023/08/24
CRDT- 2023/09/09 01:20
PHST- 2023/07/27 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2023/08/11 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2023/08/17 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/09/09 11:43 [medline]
PHST- 2023/09/09 11:42 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/09/09 01:20 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/08/24 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - ma16175801 [pii]
AID - materials-16-05801 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/ma16175801 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Materials (Basel). 2023 Aug 24;16(17):5801. doi: 10.3390/ma16175801.