Table 5.
Elastic modulus (E), tensile strength at break (TS), elongation at break (EB) for all of the samples (neat polymer: V; four-times reprocessed polymer: R4; 15% and 30% filled composites: V15 and V30; 15% and 30% filled composites prepared after repeated recycling of the polymer matrix: R4-15 and R4-30; 15% and 30% filled composites subjected to an additional processing step: VP-15, VP-30; 15% and 30% filled composites prepared after repeated recycling of the polymer and subjected to additional processing step: RP-15, RP-30).
| Property | V | R4 | V-15 | V-30 | R4-15 | R4-30 | VP-15 | VP-30 | RP4-15 | RP4-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E [MPa] | 142 | 143 | 313 | 539 | 317 | 511 | 300 | 477 | 381 | 565 |
| TS [MPa] | 10.7 | 10.1 | 9.2 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 11.6 | 8.9 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 11.2 |
| EB [%] | 123 | 99 | 12.9 | 6.6 | 11.4 | 6.8 | 11.5 | 7.3 | 10.3 | 5.5 |