Compression and morphological evaluation of a new bio-based polyurethane foam (PUF) with aluminum hydroxide (ATH) added as flame retardant were carried out. The PUF was obtained from a blend of vegetable oils. Compression behavior of the polyurethane with different mass fractions of flame retardant (ATH) was investigated according to ASTM D1621–16. The ATH addition highly increased the compression yield strength of the specimens, going from 0.85 MPa (no ATH) to 2.34 MPa ( + 50%wt ATH). The compression yield strain did not show a noteworthy difference up to 40% ATH, presenting a significant decrement in the PUF + 50%ATH. The compression elasticity modulus increased from 15.40 MPa (no ATH) up to 139.77 MPa ( + 50%wt ATH). SEM images were used in order to evaluate the morphological structure of the foam. Regarding the cell sizes, there was no pattern observed, therefore, the cell sizes were adopted as random. The shapes of the cells were detected as elliptical in two different directions in the same cross-sectional area. The digital image correlation (DIC) technique showed higher strain values where the transverse ellipsoid-shaped cells were located, therefore, the load-oriented ellipsoids presented higher stiffness. Thus, the results for PUF with addition of ATH show that the bio-based material presented an important improvement in the compression properties, which allows this material to become more useful for different applications, such as furniture, building and automobile industries, as well as sandwich structures.
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