ANNEX 1 - MAIN PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF NON-WOOD FIBRE BASED PARTICLEBOARDS

Thickness
(mm)

Density
(g/cm³)

MOR
(Mpa)

MOE
(Mpa)

IB.
(Mpa)

TS
(%)

Moisture content

Bamboo

6

0.72

32.3

3298

1.06

5.8

5.5

8

0.73

34.3

3840

1.38

4.0

5.2

12

0.68

29.9

3273

0.93

3.2

3.3

19

0.70

36.9

3532

0.99

1.9

-

Waste flax

7.5

0.61

19.9

-

0.58

5.0

4.2-7.8

Wheat straw

12

0.52-0.66

18.5-31.8

-

0.39-0.56

4.2-6.0

-

Sunflower straw

19

0.65

20.6-22.3

-

0.46-0.52

8.4-11.9

-

Maize straw

4-12

0.6-0.8

16-22

-

0.5-0.8

4-6

-

	Thickness (mm)	Density (g/cm³)	MOR (Mpa)	MOE (Mpa)	IB. (Mpa)	TS (%)	Moisture content
Bamboo	6	0.72	32.3	3298	1.06	5.8	5.5
	8	0.73	34.3	3840	1.38	4.0	5.2
	12	0.68	29.9	3273	0.93	3.2	3.3
	19	0.70	36.9	3532	0.99	1.9	-
Waste flax	7.5	0.61	19.9	-	0.58	5.0	4.2-7.8
Wheat straw	12	0.52-0.66	18.5-31.8	-	0.39-0.56	4.2-6.0	-
Sunflower straw	19	0.65	20.6-22.3	-	0.46-0.52	8.4-11.9	-
Maize straw	4-12	0.6-0.8	16-22	-	0.5-0.8	4-6	-