Table 3 Dynamic mechanical properties of bio-composites.

From: Analysis of thermal and dynamic mechanical properties of epoxy bio-composites reinforced with sisal fibers and carbon nanotubes

Bio-composites

Storage modulus \({E}{\prime}\)(MPa)

Loss modulus \(E"\)(MPa)

Damping factor ‘tan δ’

Tg (°C) at loss modulus

\({E}{\prime}\) at 120 °C (MPa)

Crosslink Density ‘νₑ’ (103 mol m-3)

Bound polymer fraction (\({f}_{b}\))

SEC

2159.37

181.63

0.58

80.16

230.77

23.5

 

0.5% CNT + SEC

3165.60

294.34

0.26

85.68

286.44

29.2

0.55

1.0% CNT + SEC

3859.28

539.44

0.25

89.26

156.49

16.0

0.57

1.5% CNT + SEC

2773.18

251.35

0.28

86.34

175.07

17.9

0.52

2.0% CNT + SEC

2306.484

221.01

0.35

73.18

119.36

12.2

0.39

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