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.

RunShort nameFactorsResponse
, (A) (wt.%), (B) (wt.%)Tensile strength (MPa)Flexural strength (MPa)Impact strength ()Water absorption (%)

1BF1−1−194.573.2158.350.618
2BF2−10126.9398.479.60.54
3BF3−11120.5696.874.60.42
4BF40−1105.380.3570.51.59
5BF500129.58111.46107.81.25
6BF601125.71104.4498.81.05
7BF71−1112.2389.4982.32.6
8BF810131.22128.76113.32.1
9BF911126.9126.82107.81.94