Lignin is demonstrated as an unprecedented reinforcing material that tailors the rheological and cushioning properties of castor oil-based polyurethane elastomers, expanding their viscoelastic moduli by four orders magnitude. The tensile strain at break was triplicated in presence lignin while Young modulus stress were enhanced 17- 7-fold, respectively. Remarkably, compression tests, addition i...

Polyethylene (PE) and its variations are among the most traditional materials used for cushioning in packaging systems. The role of these is to prevent damages during handling distribution processes from physical events such as vibration stress. This study presents new results on characterization properties PE XPE (cross-linked polyethylene) materials, which have significant relevance a protect...

The creep strain resistance of expanded polystyrene (EPS) is important; thus, time-dependent properties EPS have been significant interest. This study a part the computer-aided engineering (CAE) prediction-technology development for inclination unitized loads packaged appliances applied to EPS-based cushioning systems. Creep are validated ensure finite element analysis (FEA) reliability regardi...