Compressive Properties of Green Velvet Material Used in Mattress Bedding
With the increasing awareness of environmental protection, Green Velvet Material (PLON), a renewable and environmentally friendly material, has been widely applied to mattresses. In order to improve the compressive properties of PLON, a series of experiments were carried out with special attention g...
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| description | With the increasing awareness of environmental protection, Green Velvet Material (PLON), a renewable and environmentally friendly material, has been widely applied to mattresses. In order to improve the compressive properties of PLON, a series of experiments were carried out with special attention given to the compression deformation characteristics, support performance of the PLON blocks and its effective application in mattress products. The results are: (1) Average slopes of the load-deformation curves’ two phases are represented by K1 and K2, respectively. K1 is more sensitive to density changes that range from 30 kg/m<sup>3</sup> to 50 kg/m<sup>3</sup>, while K2 is sensitive to density changes that range from 20 kg/m<sup>3</sup> to 50 kg/m<sup>3</sup>. Their values increase with the rise of density; (2) 25% IFD, 40% IFD, 65% IFD, SF and IHF values are sensitive to density changes and they significantly increase with the rise of density. PLON blocks have excellent supporting properties and are considered to be comfortable according to American FPF Test Standard (ASTM-D3574-B1) when used in mattress bedding; (3) a PLON block density of 30 kg/m<sup>3</sup> is preferentially selected for the softer type of mattress, while a PLON block density of 40 kg/m<sup>3</sup> is preferentially selected for the harder type of mattress. The compression deformation characteristics and support performance of the PLON blocks were analyzed and the effective application of PLON in mattress products was explored through the above research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-271ec707a8994ca1b448c3ea9409a6712023-11-23T02:03:29ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172021-11-0111231115910.3390/app112311159Compressive Properties of Green Velvet Material Used in Mattress BeddingQingqing Liu0Yanting Gu1Wei Xu2Tao Lu3Wenjun Li4Haibin Fan5Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, ChinaJiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, ChinaJiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, ChinaNanjing Kingrate Kylin Home Collection Co., Ltd., Nanjing 210000, ChinaSuzhou Kingcharm New Materials Corp., Suzhou 215000, ChinaSuzhou Kingcharm New Materials Corp., Suzhou 215000, ChinaWith the increasing awareness of environmental protection, Green Velvet Material (PLON), a renewable and environmentally friendly material, has been widely applied to mattresses. In order to improve the compressive properties of PLON, a series of experiments were carried out with special attention given to the compression deformation characteristics, support performance of the PLON blocks and its effective application in mattress products. The results are: (1) Average slopes of the load-deformation curves’ two phases are represented by K1 and K2, respectively. K1 is more sensitive to density changes that range from 30 kg/m<sup>3</sup> to 50 kg/m<sup>3</sup>, while K2 is sensitive to density changes that range from 20 kg/m<sup>3</sup> to 50 kg/m<sup>3</sup>. Their values increase with the rise of density; (2) 25% IFD, 40% IFD, 65% IFD, SF and IHF values are sensitive to density changes and they significantly increase with the rise of density. PLON blocks have excellent supporting properties and are considered to be comfortable according to American FPF Test Standard (ASTM-D3574-B1) when used in mattress bedding; (3) a PLON block density of 30 kg/m<sup>3</sup> is preferentially selected for the softer type of mattress, while a PLON block density of 40 kg/m<sup>3</sup> is preferentially selected for the harder type of mattress. The compression deformation characteristics and support performance of the PLON blocks were analyzed and the effective application of PLON in mattress products was explored through the above research.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/23/11159mattressindentation hardnesssupport performancecompressive properties |
| spellingShingle | Qingqing Liu Yanting Gu Wei Xu Tao Lu Wenjun Li Haibin Fan Compressive Properties of Green Velvet Material Used in Mattress Bedding Applied Sciences mattress indentation hardness support performance compressive properties |
| title | Compressive Properties of Green Velvet Material Used in Mattress Bedding |
| title_full | Compressive Properties of Green Velvet Material Used in Mattress Bedding |
| title_fullStr | Compressive Properties of Green Velvet Material Used in Mattress Bedding |
| title_full_unstemmed | Compressive Properties of Green Velvet Material Used in Mattress Bedding |
| title_short | Compressive Properties of Green Velvet Material Used in Mattress Bedding |
| title_sort | compressive properties of green velvet material used in mattress bedding |
| topic | mattress indentation hardness support performance compressive properties |
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