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. 2006 Jan 9;103(3):523–528. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0505640103

Table 1. The tensile strength results of WS2 nanotube.

Length, μm Diameter, nm Force, N Strength, GPa Strain, % E, GPa
2.17 20 5.87E-7 15.10
2.95 30 5.71E-7 9.77 8.30 119.9
2.03 20 3.37E-7 8.66 8.70 150.4
2 34 1.31E-7 3.75
1.55 25 7.83E-7 16.09
4.6 25 5.87E-7 15.07 5.03 218.0
0.85 30 7.78E-7 13.32 10.08 81.6
2.4 36 1.14E-6 16.27 11.60 244.0
2.09 19 2.49E-7 6.74 6.90 102.2
1.81 18 5.55E-7 15.8 14.00 109.3
1 11 2.91E-7 13.58 12.70 87.6
1.09 21 3.45E-7 8.42
1.97 20 5.83E-7 14.97 11.10 255.3
1.7 20 3.0E-7 7.70
0.77 20 4.3E-7 11.05
2.8 20 4.87E-7 12.50 7.75 151.4