Plastic wood
Hybrid
composites
Strength
Unsaturated polyester UPE
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This study focuses on producing wood-plastic composites using unsaturated
polyester resin reinforced with Pistacia vera shell particles and wood industry waste
powder. Composites with reinforcement ratios of 0%, 20%, 30%, and 40% were
prepared and tested for thermal conductivity, impact strength, hardness, and
compressive strength. The results revealed that thermal conductivity increases with
reinforcement, while maintaining good thermal insulation, reaching a peak value of
0.633453 W/m·K. Hardness decreased with increased reinforcement, reaching a
minimum nominal hardness value of 0.9479. Meanwhile, impact strength and
compressive strength improved, with peak values of 14.103 k/m² and 57.3864568
MPa, respectively. The main aim is to manu
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