Table 2 Mechanical properties of polycarbonate (PC), polypropylene (PP), and polystyrene (PS) reinforced with 1 wt.% CNTs derived from oil fly ash.
From: Effective reinforcements for thermoplastics based on carbon nanotubes of oil fly ash
Neat, PC | PC/CNTs 1% | Neat, PP | PP/CNTs 1% | Neat, PS | PS/CNTs 1% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tensile Strength (MPa) (±8%) | 35.907 | 43.556 | 25.275 | 26.368 | 38.42 | 44.762 |
Stiffness (N/m) (±7%) | 69170 | 70403 | 49583 | 43463 | 72756 | 61231 |
Young’s Modulus (MPa) (±12%) | 1088.7 | 1208.8 | 635.84 | 646.56 | 1178.6 | 1267.3 |
Load at Break (N) (±10%) | 48.552 | 72.546 | 59.584 | 53.192 | 55.773 | 74.040 |
Stress at Break (MPa) (±8%) | 20.859 | 32.372 | 19.972 | 21.208 | 27.930 | 36.816 |
Hardness (Shore D) (±10%) | 83.7 | 99.206 | 75.459 | 66.391 | 86.859 | 90.54 |
Elongation at Fracture (mm) (±25%) | 9.4419 | 6.7 | 46.882 | 58.497 | 8.1297 | 11.76 |
