Table 3 Tensile properties of cured few layer graphene NR thin film nanocomposites.

From: Facile, environmentally benign and scalable approach to produce pristine few layers graphene suitable for preparing biocompatible polymer nanocomposites

Category

Sample

Tensile strength (MPa)

Tensile Modulus (MPa)

Elongation at break (%)

Controls

NR Latex

25.0 ± 1.5

1.6 ± 0.03

869

Curcumin Control

25.3 ± 1.2

1.4 ± 0.03

875

Control (0.7 phr Graphite)

25.9 ± 2.0

1.5 ± 0.02

856

1.5 phr carbon black (HAF 330)

26.1 ± 1.6

1.4 ± 0.02

861

1.5 phr carbon black (SAF 220)

27.4 ± 1.7

1.5 ± 0.02

860

1.5 phr carbon black (SRF)

25.2 ± 1.5

1.4 ± 0.02

854

Few layer graphene (Graphite:Curcumin:Darvan)-NR thin film composites

0.3 phr Graphene

29.0 ± 1.7

1.6 ± 0.03

860

0.7 phr Graphene

30.8 ± 1.8

1.6 ± 0.03

854

1.5 phr Graphene

33.9 ± 2.0

1.9 ± 0.03

841

3 phr Graphene

26.4 ± 1.5

1.7 ± 0.03

864

5 phr Graphene

25.9 ± 1.5

1.7 ± 0.03

863

Reported values of GO or rGO/NR nanocomposites

NR/GO composites using ULMR process60.

Control

17.1

2.4

579

2 wt% Graphene

25.2

6.6

564

NR/exfoliated GO nanocomposite62.

Control

20.6

1.4

745

5 wt% GO

27.9

5.0

657

NR/exfoliated GO nanoplatelets composites66.

Control

2.34

1.6

—

1 wt% GO

3.13

2.3

—

Graphene oxide/NR latex based elastomer composites71.

Control

9.35

1.5

1088

0.08 wt% GO

12.68

1.6

1169

Reported values of few or multi layers graphene/NR nanocomposites

Defect free few layer (2–5) graphene-NR latex68.

Control

25.0

1.6

869

1.43 wt% of defect free few layer graphene

34.9

2.0

820

Multi layers graphene/NR nanocomposites55.

Control

5.73

0.96

635

3 wt% of multi-layers graphene

12.5

5.01

498

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