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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Carbon N Y. 2013 Jul 4;63:10.1016/j.carbon.2013.06.093. doi: 10.1016/j.carbon.2013.06.093

Table 2.

Mechanical properties of nanofibers based on Nylon 6, and Nylon 6 reinforced with GN, GO, GOFT1 and GOFT2 at 0.1, 0.5 and 1 wt.%

Tensile Stress (MPa) Young’s Modulus (MPa) Tensile Strain (mm/mm)
Nylon 6 9.7 46.2 0.61
GN_0.1% 8.4 28.7 0.77
GN_0.5% 7.4 30.2 0.73
GN_1% 8.2 43.2 0.78
GO_0.1% 17.9 82.0 0.90
GO_0.5% 14.8 71.5 0.67
GO_1% 9.8 45.2 0.65
GOFT1_0.1% 18.91 80.1 1.11
GOFT1_0.5% 16.26 77.1 1.05
GOFT1_1% 14.43 49.4 0.84
GOFT2_0.1% 14.67 60.1 0.99
GOFT2_0.5% 13.63 76.4 0.60
GOFT2_1% 11.38 49.5 0.52