Table II.
Physical Properties of Powder Blends and Compressed Tablets (n = 3)
| F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | F6 | F7 | F8 | F9 | F10 | F11 | F12 | F13 | F14 | F15 | F16 | F17 | F18 | F19 | F20 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (%) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bulk density (g/cm3) | 32.00 | 32.20 | 32.00 | 33.00 | 32.50 | 32.00 | 32.00 | 31.50 | 30.00 | 32.00 | 32.00 | 32.00 | 32.00 | 32.00 | 34.00 | 44.00 | 30.60 | 32.00 | 32.00 | 32.00 |
| Tapped density (g/cm3) | 29.70 | 30.10 | 29.50 | 29.90 | 29.80 | 29.70 | 25.00 | 24.00 | 28.00 | 29.10 | 29.30 | 29.20 | 29.80 | 28.80 | 30.00 | 37.80 | 28.00 | 27.30 | 27.70 | 26.00 |
| aDensity (g/cm3) | 1.80 | 1.50 | 1.48 | 1.45 | 1.79 | 1.49 | 1.46 | 1.44 | 1.81 | 1.52 | 1.49 | 1.47 | 1.81 | 1.52 | 1.49 | 1.47 | 1.56 | 1.53 | 1.56 | 1.48 |
| Carr’s Index (%) | 7.18 | 6.52 | 7.81 | 9.39 | 8.30 | 7.19 | 21.88 | 23.80 | 6.66 | 9.06 | 8.44 | 8.75 | 6.88 | 10.00 | 11.76 | 14.09 | 8.50 | 14.69 | 13.44 | 18.75 |
| Tensile strength (kP/cm2) | 14.11 | 16.09 | 12.92 | 8.81 | 13.13 | 12.45 | – | – | 13.45 | 16.39 | 12.39 | 12.30 | 15.78 | 12.59 | 13.68 | 12.54 | 15.15 | 14.32 | 12.39 | 9.51 |
| Porosity | 0.32 | 0.11 | 0.21 | 0.17 | 0.34 | 0.35 | – | – | 0.36 | 0.07 | 0.26 | 0.20 | 0.36 | 0.4 | 0.28 | 0.03 | 0.24 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.12 |