Table 2 Mean (SD) of flexural properties (MPa) of polymer blend groups.

M100

Flexural strength

69.86^b

(3.97)

74.12^b

(1.82)

77.35^a,b

(1.45)

77.93^a

(3.90)

Flexural modulus

2,948.00^b

(235.51)

2,939.10^b

(119.88)

3,073.63^b

(105.92)

3,339.80^a

(195.46)

Mode of failure

F

F

F

F

M75

Flexural strength

77.98^a

(2.18)

60.22^b

(5.30)

63.42^b

(3.00)

62.75^b

(5.83)

Flexural modulus

3,459.37^a

(132.02)

3,310.44^a

(197.96)

3,334.43^a

(114.33)

3,274.63^a

(361.84)

Mode of failure

F

F

F

F

M50

Flexural strength

72.25^b

(1.06)

77.25^a

(3.85)

75.02^a,b

(3.36)

36.75^c

(5.04)

Flexural modulus

3,368.99^b

(72.77)

3,607.03^a

(152.54)

3,602.66^a

(69.49)

3,005.47^c

(172.01)

Mode of failure

F

F

F

F

M25

Flexural strength

76.22^a

(0.93)

62.43^b

(7.36)

47.92^c

(4.52)

33.25^d

(4.41)

Flexural modulus

3,651.68^a

(77.48)

3,584.55^a

(119.01)

3,375.83^b

(213.33)

3,086.25^c

(163.67)

Mode of failure

F

F

F

F

M0

Flexural strength

72.01^b

(0.84)

73.21^a,b

(1.25)

74.23^a

(0.76)

35.41^c

(2.69)

Flexural modulus

3,583.38^a

(88.50)

3,570.26^a

(134.33)

3,663.87^a

(67.85)

3,190.97^b

(234.68)

Mode of failure

T

T

T

F