Lignin enhanced wood-plastic material and preparation method thereof

Abstract

It discloses a lignin enhanced wood-plastic composite, belonging to the field of polymer based composites. The wood-plastic composite is composed of one or more of plant fiber, lignin, a recycled thermoplastic plastic, mineral powder and a processing aid, and is processed by a screw granulating extrusion process. Compared with the prior art, the mechanical properties, heat stability and aging resistance of a wood-plastic material are improved by adding lignin into the wood-plastic material according to the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for preparing lignin enhanced wood-plastic material, characterized by comprising the following steps: (1) putting 20-60 parts of lignocellulose, 20-40 parts of lignin, 20-40 parts of recycled thermoplastic plastic, 2-10 parts of a compatibilizer and 5-10 parts of inorganic mineral powder by weight into a mixer, performing high-speed mixing first until a temperature reaches 110-130 C., and then performing cold mixing for 5-15 minutes at a revolution speed of 200-300 rpm and a temperature of 70-90 C. to obtain a primary mixed material; (2) adding the primary mixed material into a first-stage screw of a double-screw extruder, and performing dynamic extrusion mixing at a temperature of 150-190 C. and a revolution speed of 300-400 rpm to obtain a blended material; and (3) when the material in the first-stage screw enters a second-stage screw of the double-screw extruder, adding 1-5 parts of a lubricant and 1-5 parts of a coloring agent by weight to perform secondary treatment and extrusion granulation at a temperature of 150-190 C. and a revolution speed of 300-400 rpm to obtain the lignin enhanced wood-plastic material.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the lignocellulose is any one of or a combination of more of wood flour, bamboo powder, straw powder, cotton stalks, wood processing leftovers, xylose residues and furfural residues.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the lignin is any one of or a combination of more of papermaking lignin, enzymatic hydrolysis lignin, alkali lignin, organic solvent lignin and lignosulfonate.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the recycled thermoplastic plastic is any one of or a combination of more of recycled PP, recycled PE, recycled PVC, recycled PS, recycled acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer and recycled polyamide.

5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the compatibilizer is one of or a mixture of more of maleic anhydride, acrylic acid, maleic anhydride grafted PP, maleic anhydride grafted PE, maleic anhydride grafted PVC, maleic anhydride grafted PS, acrylic acid grafted PP, acrylic acid grafted PE, acrylic acid grafted PVC, acrylic acid grafted PS, a silane coupling agent, a titanate coupling agent and isocyanate.

6. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the inorganic mineral powder is one of or a mixture of more of calcium carbonate, calcium silicate, talcum powder, glass fiber powder, barium sulfate, calcium sulfate, lithopone, carbon black, metal oxide, metal powder and fiber mineral powder.

7. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the lubricant is one of or a mixture of more of stearic acid, calcium stearate, zinc stearate, polyol ester, oleamide, microcrystalline wax, EBS, liquid paraffin and polyethylene wax.

8. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the coloring agent is one of or a mixture of more of iron oxide red, iron oxide yellow, iron oxide blue, iron oxide purple and iron oxide black.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(1) The present invention may be better understood according to the following embodiments. However, those skilled in the art easily understand that the contents described by the embodiments are merely used for illustrating the present invention and should not and will not limit the present invention described in detail in the claims.

Embodiment 1

(2) Raw materials: 50 parts of dried bamboo powder (80 meshes), 5 parts of enzymatic hydrolysis lignin, 50 parts of recycled polyethylene, 20 parts of nano calcium carbonate, 5 parts of calcium stearate, 10 parts of maleic anhydride polyethylene, 3 parts of dioctyl phthalate and 4 parts of an acrylic modifier ACR-401.

(3) A manufacturing method includes the following steps:

(4) (1) putting the lignocellulose, the lignin, the recycled thermoplastic plastic, the compatilizer and the inorganic mineral powder into a mixer according to proportions, performing high-speed mixing first until a temperature reaches 110-130 DEG C., and then performing cold mixing for 5-15 minutes at a temperature of 70-90 DEG. C to obtain a primary mixed material; adding the primary mixed material into a first-stage screw of a double-screw extruder, and performing dynamic extrusion mixing under first-stage screw extrusion conditions that the temperature is 150-190 DEG C. and the revolution speed is 300-400 rpm to obtain a blended material; and
(2) when the material in the first-stage screw enters a second-stage screw of the double-screw extruder, adding other related auxiliary agents to perform secondary treatment and extrusion granulation under second-stage screw extrusion conditions that the temperature is 150-190 DEG C. and the revolution speed is 300-400 rpm to obtain the lignin enhanced wood-plastic material.

Embodiment 2

(5) Raw materials: 40 parts of wood flour (80 meshes), 4 parts of papermaking lignin, 50 parts of recycled polypropylene, 10 parts of calcium sulfate, 4 parts of a compound lead stabilizer, 1 part of stearic acid, 1.2 parts of polyethylene wax, 2 parts of dioctyl terephthalate, 4 parts of ACR-401 and 2 parts of maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene. A preparation process is the same as that in the embodiment 1.

Embodiment 3

(6) Raw materials: 50 parts of straw powder (80 meshes), 5 parts of alkali lignin, 60 parts of recycled polyvinyl chloride, 10 parts of carbon black, 3 parts of tribasic lead sulfate, 2 parts of dibasic lead sulfite, 1 part of zinc stearate, 1 part of polyethylene wax, 2 parts of dioctyl phthalate, 4 parts of MBS and 2 parts of -aminopropyl triethoxy silane KH-550. A preparation process is the same as that in the embodiment 1.

Embodiment 4

(7) Raw materials: 40 parts of cotton stalk (80 meshes), 6 parts of alkali lignin, 30 parts of recycled polystyrene PS, 30 parts of recycled PVC, 10 parts of metal oxide, 30 parts of an environment-friendly calcium zinc stabilizer, 0.9 part of calcium stearate, 0.8 part of zinc stearate, 4 parts of triethyl phosphate and 3 parts of a styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymer SBS. A preparation process is the same as that in the embodiment 1.

Embodiment 5

(8) Raw materials: 40 parts of furfural residues, 4 parts of organic solvent lignin, 55 parts of a recycled ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer), 10 parts of metal powder, 1 part of calcium stearate, 0.9 part of polyol ester, 3 parts of epoxide, 4.5 parts of isocyanate and 3 parts of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer. A preparation process is the same as that in the embodiment 1.

Embodiment 6

(9) Raw materials: 50 parts of wood processing leftovers, 7 parts of calcium lignosulfonate, 20 parts of recycled polyamide (PA), 40 parts of chlorinated polyethylene and PVC, 5 parts of an environment-friendly calcium zinc stabilizer, 1 part of oleamide, 4 parts of chlorinated paraffin, 4 parts of N-((3-aminoethyl)--aminopropyl trimethoxy(triethoxy) silane KH-792 and 3 parts of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer EVA. A preparation process is the same as that in the embodiment 1.

Embodiment 7

(10) Raw materials: 50 parts of xylose residues, 5 parts of alkali lignin, 40 parts of recycled polyvinyl chloride, 4 parts of a compound lead salt stabilizer, 10 parts of fiber, 2 parts of microcrystalline wax, 4 parts of petroleum ester, 3 parts of an aluminate coupling agent and 4 parts of ACR. A preparation process is the same as that in the embodiment 1.

Comparative Embodiment

(11) Raw materials: 50 parts of bamboo powder, 60 parts of polyethylene, 20 parts of nano calcium carbonate, 2 parts of stearic acid, 3 parts of polyethylene wax, 5 parts of maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene, 8 parts of chlorinated polyethylene and 3 parts of an acrylic modifier, wherein lignin is not added. A preparation process is the same as that in the embodiment 1.

(12) It can be seen from Table 1 that the wood-plastic material with added lignin in the embodiments 1-7 has better strength, hardness and aging resistance, and the wood-plastic material without lignin has poorer various properties than those of the material with the lignin.

(13) The surface of a sectional material product prepared from the above composite is polished, and the flexural strength, dimensional stability, plate surface nail-holding power and other properties of the product are tested according to a national standard GB/T 24137-2009 Wood-Plastic Composite Decorative Boards, with test results shown in Table 1.

(14) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Property test of the lignin enhanced wood-plastic material National Test items standard Embodiment 1 Embodiment 2 Embodiment 3 Embodiment 4 High flexural 20.0 72 74 75 77 strength/MPa High tensile / 37 38 38 39 strength/MPa High non- / 19.6 16.7 20.3 21.2 notched impact strength/KJ/m.sup.2 Low dimensional 1.5 0.42 0.37 0.38 0.41 stability/% 0.3 Great plate 800 1289 1287 1379 1413 surface nail- holding power/N High Shore 55 76 72 75 77 hardness (HD) 80 Small thickness 0.5 0.24 0.31 0.28 0.25 swelling rate of water absorption/% 0.2 High artificial Flexural 92 93 94 98 weathering aging strength resistance retention rate/% 80 Color 6 5 7 7 fastness to light (gray scale)/level 3 High freeze-thaw Flexural 93 93 95 96 resistance strength retention rate/% 80 Surface No No No No quality/no crazing and bubbling Surface pollution No No No No No and corrosion pollution resistance and no corrosion National Comparative Test items standard Embodiment 5 Embodiment 6 Embodiment 7 embodiment Flexural 20.0 78 73 77 45 strength/MPa Tensile / 40 35 44 21 strength/MPa Non-notched / 22.1 17.3 24.5 11.4 impact strength/KJ/m.sup.2 Dimensional 1.5 0.32 0.54 0.34 0.94 stability/% Plate surface 800 1488 1303 1478 997 nail-holding power/N Shore hardness 55 80 67 80 56 (HD) Thickness 0.5 0.22 0.32 0.23 0.45 swelling rate of water absorption/% Artificial Flexural 97 92 98 82 weathering aging strength resistance retention rate/% 80 Color 6 5 6 4 fastness to light (gray scale)/level 3 Freeze-thaw Flexural 95 93 96 85 resistance strength retention rate/% 80 Surface No No No No quality/no crazing and bubbling Surface pollution No No No No No and corrosion pollution resistance and no corrosion

(15) The experimental result shows that the mechanical properties of a lignin enhanced wood-plastic foamed composite meet requirements of the national standard and are far higher than this, and the anti-aging effect of the composite is also good.

Embodiment 8: Influence of Lignin Types on the Properties of a Wood-Plastic Material

(16) The following lignins are used: alkali lignin, lignosulfonate, papermaking lignin, enzymatic hydrolysis lignin and organic solvent lignin. The proportion of the lignin is 5 parts by weight, and the proportions of the other components are as follows: 50 parts of dried xylose residues (80 meshes), 50 parts of recycled polyethylene, 20 parts of nano calcium carbonate, 2 parts of polyethylene wax, 1 part of stearic acid, 10 parts of maleic anhydride polyethylene, 3 parts of dioctyl phthalate and 8 parts of chlorinated polyethylene. A preparation process refers to the embodiment 1.

(17) The enzymatic hydrolysis lignin is industrial enzymatic hydrolysis lignin, which is obtained by virtue of organic solvent extraction on cellulosic ethanol residues; the alkali lignin is obtained by dissolving 2%-3% sodium hydroxide, and then performing acid precipitation; the organic solvent lignin refers to lignin extracted through dimethyl sulfoxide and dioxane; the lignosulfonate refers to calcium lignosulfonate; and the papermaking lignin is lignin obtained by performing evaporating concentration on papermaking black liquid and then performing acid precipitation. The contents of lignin in the above enzymatic hydrolysis lignin, alkali lignin, organic solvent lignin and papermaking lignin are 60-70, and the contents of cellulose are less than 5%.

(18) Monitoring results of the influence of the lignin types on the properties of the wood-plastic material are shown in Table 2. It can be seen from Table 2 that the wood-plastic material with the added organic solvent lignin has obvious advantages in strength and aging resistance.

(19) TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Influence of the lignin types on the properties of the wood-plastic material Enzymatic Organic Papermaking hydrolysis solvent Test items Alkali lignin Lignosulfonate lignin lignin lignin Flexural strength/MPa 77 68 70 72 78 Tensile strength/MPa 39 37 35 32 40 Non-notched impact 22.3 16.6 16.2 17.1 22.4 strength/KJ/m.sup.2 Dimensional 0.33 0.45 0.40 0.46 0.32 stability/% Plate surface nail- 1477 1247 1239 1265 1478 holding power/N Shore hardness (HD) 79 65 70 68 80 Thickness swelling rate 0.26 0.33 0.31 0.39 0.25 of water absorption/% Artificial weathering 95 93 95 95 98 aging resistance/ Flexural strength retention rate/% Artificial weathering 7 5 4 6 7 aging resistance/color fastness to light (gray scale)/level Freeze-thaw 96 95 94 95 98 resistance/flexural strength retention rate/% Surface pollution and No No No No No corrosion resistance/ No pollution and no corrosion

Embodiment 9: Influence of Use Level of Organic Solvent Lignin on the Properties of a Wood-Plastic Material

(20) The use level of the organic solvent lignin is adjusted to be 5 parts, 10 parts and 15 parts by weight, and the use levels of the other components are as follows: 50 parts of dried xylose residues (80 meshes), 50 parts of recycled polyethylene, 20 parts of nano calcium carbonate, 2 parts of polyethylene wax, 1 part of stearic acid, 10 parts of maleic anhydride polyethylene, 3 parts of dioctyl phthalate and 8 parts of chlorinated polyethylene. A preparation process refers to the embodiment 1. Test results are shown in Table 3.

(21) TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 3 Influence of the use level of the organic solvent lignin on the properties of the wood-plastic material Organic Organic solvent solvent lignin Organic solvent lignin Test items 5 parts lignin 10 parts 15 parts Flexural strength/MPa 78 77 75 Tensile strength/MPa 40 39 36 Non-notched impact 22 21 19 strength/KJ/m.sup.2 Dimensional stability/% 0.32 0.31 0.35 Plate surface nail-holding power/N 1478 1359 1361 Shore hardness (HD) 80 78 76 Thickness swelling rate of water 0.25 0.28 0.30 absorption/% Artificial weathering aging 98 96 94 resistance/ Flexural strength retention rate/% Artificial weathering aging 7 7 6 resistance/color fastness to light (gray scale)/level Freeze-thaw resistance/flexural 98 95 94 strength retention rate/% Surface pollution and corrosion No No No resistance/ No pollution and no corrosion

Embodiment 10: Influence of Lignocellulose Types on the Properties of a Wood-Plastic Material

(22) The type of the lignocellulose is adjusted to research the influence of the lignocellulose on the properties of the wood-plastic material, and the types of the lignocellulose are as follows: bamboo powder, wood flour, straw powder, cotton stalks, wood processing leftovers, xylose residues and furfural residues. The content of the lignocellulose is 50 parts by weight, and the other components and the contents thereof are as follows: 5 parts of organic solvent lignin, 50 parts of recycled polyethylene, 20 parts of nano calcium carbonate, 2 parts of polyethylene wax, 1 parts of stearic acid, 10 parts of maleic anhydride polyethylene, 3 parts of dioctyl phthalate and 8 parts of chlorinated polyethylene. A preparation method is the same as that in the embodiment 1. Test results are as follows:

(23) TABLE-US-00004 TABLE 4 Influence of the lignocellulose types on the properties of the wood-plastic material. Wood Bamboo Wood Straw Cotton processing Xylose Furfural Test items powder flour powder stalks leftovers residues residues Flexural 69 70 67 71 68 78 76 strength/MPa Tensile 30 32 34 34 32 40 37 strength/MPa Non-notched 20 18 17 18 19 22 23 impact strength/KJ/m.sup.2 Dimensional 0.38 0.40 0.32 0.37 0.41 0.32 0.33 stability/% Plate surface 1289 1267 1246 1237 1277 1478 1369 nail-holding power/N Shore hardness 78 70 68 73 72 80 79 (HD) Thickness 0.34 0.37 0.40 0.35 0.33 0.25 0.33 swelling rate of water absorption/% Artificial 96 95 93 94 96 98 96 weathering aging resistance/ Flexural strength retention rate/% Artificial 6 5 5 6 4 7 7 weathering aging resistance/color fastness to light (gray scale)/level Freeze-thaw 95 92 90 93 94 98 97 resistance/flexural strength retention rate/% Surface pollution No No No No No No No and corrosion resistance/ No pollution and no corrosion

Embodiment 11: Influence of Recycled Plastic on the Properties of a Wood-Plastic Material

(24) The type of the plastic is adjusted to research the influence of the recycled plastic and an original plastic on the properties of the wood-plastic material. The types of the used plastic are as follows: recycled polyethylene, original polyethylene, recycled polypropylene, original polypropylene, recycled polystyrene and original polystyrene, and the use level of the plastic is 50 parts by weight. The components and contents thereof of other materials are as follows: 50 parts of dried xylose residues (80 meshes), 5 parts of organic solvent lignin, 20 parts of nano calcium carbonate, 2 parts of polyethylene wax, 1 part of stearic acid, 10 parts of maleic anhydride polyethylene, 3 parts of dioctyl phthalate and 8 parts of chlorinated polyethylene.

(25) TABLE-US-00005 TABLE 5 Influence of the recycled plastic on the properties of the wood-plastic material Recycled Original Recycled Original Recycled Original Test items polyethylene polyethylene polypropylene polypropylene polystyrene polystyrene Flexural 78 76 74 73 72 73 strength/MPa Tensile 40 30 35 36 32 33 strength/MPa Non-notched impact 22.4 21.5 18.1 18.8 18.5 18.7 strength/KJ/m.sup.2 Dimensional 0.32 0.31 0.36 0.35 0.32 0.31 stability/% Plate surface nail- 1478 1466 1430 1439 1477 1480 holding power/N Shore hardness 80 78 75 76 70 72 (HD) Thickness swelling 0.25 0.28 0.32 0.31 0.35 0.36 rate of water absorption/% Artificial 98 96 95 94 95 94 weathering aging resistance/ Flexural strength retention rate/% Artificial 7 7 5 5 6 6 weathering aging resistance/color fastness to light (gray scale)/level Freeze-thaw 98 96 94 95 95 94 resistance/flexural strength retention rate/% Surface pollution No No No No No No and corrosion resistance/ No pollution and no corrosion

Embodiment 12: Influence of First-Stage Screw Granulation and Second-Stage Screw Granulation on the Properties of a Wood-Plastic Material

(26) A formula of raw materials is as follows: 50 parts of dried xylose residues (80 meshes), 5 parts of organic solvent lignin, 50 parts of recycled polyethylene, 20 parts of nano calcium carbonate, 2 parts of polyethylene wax, 1 part of stearic acid, 10 parts of maleic anhydride polyethylene, 3 parts of dioctyl phthalate and 8 parts of chlorinated polyethylene. A first-stage screw and a second-stage screw are used for granulation respectively, a preparation method with the second-state screw granulation is the same as that in the embodiment 1, and a preparation method with the first-stage screw granulation includes the following steps:

(27) (1) putting bamboo powder, enzymatic hydrolysis lignin, the recycled polyethylene, the nano calcium carbonate, the polyethylene wax, the stearic acid, the maleic anhydride polyethylene, the dioctyl phthalate, the chlorinated polyethylene and inorganic mineral powder into a mixer according to weight ratios, performing high-speed mixing first until a temperature reaches 110-130 DEG C., and then performing low-speed mixing at 60 DEG C. to obtain a primary mixed material; and
(2) adding the primary mixed material into the first-stage screw for dynamic extrusion mixing under a first-stage screw extrusion condition that the temperature is 150-200 DEG C. to obtain lignin enhanced wood-plastic material.

(28) The property test of the wood-plastic material is as shown in Table 6.

(29) TABLE-US-00006 TABLE 6 Influence of the first-stage screw granulation and the second-stage screw granulation on the properties of the wood-plastic material. First-stage Second-stage screw screw Test items granulation granulation Flexural strength/MPa 78 48 Tensile strength/MPa 40 20 Non-notched impact 22.4 12.1 strength/KJ/m.sup.2 Dimensional stability/% 0.32 0.56 Plate surface nail-holding power/N 1478 1278 Shore hardness (HD) 80 65 Thickness swelling rate of water 0.25 0.38 absorption/% Artificial weathering aging 98 85 resistance/ Flexural strength retention rate/% Artificial weathering aging 7 4 resistance/color fastness to light (gray scale)/level Freeze-thaw resistance/flexural 98 89 strength retention rate/% Surface pollution and corrosion No No resistance/ No pollution and no corrosion

(30) Comparative embodiment 2: An enzymatic hydrolysis lignin-wood fiber-polyolefin mixed composite is prepared by referring to a method in a patent CN102051002A, and a specific preparation method includes the following steps:

(31) (1) putting 40 parts of high-density polyethylene, 10 parts of enzymatic hydrolysis lignin, 50 parts of wood flour, 4 parts of maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene (MAPE) and 1 part of paraffin into a high-speed mixer in parts by mass, performing high-speed mixing for 10 min under the conditions that the mixing temperature is 100 DEG C. and the mixing revolution speed is 1800 r/min, and pouring the obtained mixture into a storage bin of an extruder after discharging, wherein the used enzymatic hydrolysis lignin also comes from leftovers generated during production of ethanol by taking wheat stalks as a raw material, the content of lignin is more than 65%, total sulfur-0.1%, ash content-0.20%, and cellulose
(2) performing extrusion molding through a parallel double-screw two-stage extruder group and a profile auxiliary machine, wherein the revolution speed of two screws is 100 r/min, the temperature is set to rise first and then fall from a feed zone to a discharge port, and the temperature range is 175-150 DEG C.; the revolution speed of a single screw is 15 r/min, the temperature is set to fall first and then rise from a feed port to the front end of a mold, and the temperature range is 170-180 DEG C.; and the temperature at the outlet of the mold is 170 DEG C., and cooling water is introduced to the tail end of the mold to obtain an enzymatic hydrolysis lignin-wood fiber-polyolefin mixed composite (a sheet having sectional dimensions of 40 mm in width and 4 mm in thickness).

(32) Comparative embodiment 3: An enzymatic hydrolysis lignin-wood fiber-polyolefin mixed composite is prepared by referring to the method in the patent CN102051002A, and a specific preparation method is as follows:

(33) The preparation method of the enzymatic hydrolysis lignin-wood fiber-polyolefin mixed composite includes the following steps:

(34) (1) putting 40 parts of high-density polyethylene, 10 parts of enzymatic hydrolysis lignin, 60 parts of wood flour, 4 parts of maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene (MAPE) and 1 part of paraffin into a high-speed mixer in parts by mass, performing high-speed mixing for 10 min under the conditions that the mixing temperature is 100 DEG C. and the mixing revolution speed is 1800 r/min, and pouring the obtained mixture into a storage bin of an extruder after discharging, wherein the used enzymatic hydrolysis lignin also comes from leftovers generated during production of ethanol by taking wheat stalks as a raw material, the content of lignin is more than 65%, total sulfur-0.1%, ash content-0.20%, and cellulose
(2) performing extrusion molding through a parallel double-screw two-stage extruder group and a profile auxiliary machine, wherein the revolution speed of two screws is 100 r/min, the temperature is set to rise first and then fall from a feed zone to a discharge port, and the temperature range is 175-150 DEG C.; the revolution speed of a single screw is 15 r/min, the temperature is set to fall first and then rise from a feed port to the front end of a mold, and the temperature range is 170-180 DEG C.; and the temperature at the outlet of the mold is 170 DEG C., and cooling water is introduced to the tail end of the mold to obtain the enzymatic hydrolysis lignin-wood fiber-polyolefin mixed composite (a sheet having sectional dimensions of 40 mm in width and 4 mm in thickness).

Embodiment 13

(35) 50 parts of dried xylose residues (80 meshes), 5 parts of organic solvent lignin, 50 parts of recycled polyethylene, 20 parts of nano calcium carbonate, 2 parts of polyethylene wax, 1 part of stearic acid, 10 parts of maleic anhydride polyethylene, 3 parts of dioctyl phthalate, and 8 parts of chlorinated polyethylene. A preparation process refers to the embodiment 1.

(36) TABLE-US-00007 TABLE 7 Influence on the properties of a wood-plastic material Comparative Comparative Embodiment Test items embodiment 2 embodiment 3 13 Flexural strength/MPa 63 62 78 Tensile strength/MPa 30 33 40 Non-notched impact 10.2 13.5 22.4 strength/KJ/m.sup.2 Dimensional stability/% 0.53 0.62 0.32 Plate surface nail-holding 1210 1202 1478 power/N Shore hardness (HD) 58 59 80 Thickness swelling rate 0.44 0.40 0.25 of water absorption/% Artificial weathering 82 81 98 aging resistance/ Flexural strength retention rate/% Artificial weathering 4 4 7 aging resistance/color fastness to light (gray scale)/level Freeze-thaw resistance/ 80 78 98 flexural strength retention rate/% Surface pollution and No No No corrosion resistance/ No pollution and no corrosion