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. 2016 Apr 1;9(4):262. doi: 10.3390/ma9040262

Table 2.

Mechanical properties of graphene.

Polymer Matrix Graphene Type wt(%) Processing Method σ/σ0 E/E0 Reference
Epoxy Expanded 1 Sonication 0.8 1.08 [254]
Expanded 1 Shear 0.93 1.11
Expanded 1 Sonication and Shear 0.94 1.15
PMMA Expanded 21 Solution casting 1.21 [284]
GNP 5 Solution casting 2.33 [285]
GO In situ Polymerization 1.54 [286]
TRG 1.2 Solution mixing 1.80 [285]
HDPE Expanded 3 Melt processing 1.04 2.0 [287]
PVA GO 0.7 Solution casting 1.76 [288]
Graphene 4.5 Solution casting 2.5 [289]
GO 6.3 Solution casting 1.7 2.23 [290]
TPU Graphene 13.3 Solution casting 3.0 [291]
TRG 4.0 Melt 3.5 [123]
4.0 Solution casting 7.8
3.78 In situ polymerization 3.1
PC TGO 2.5 Melt Processing 1.21 [121]
PC Graphite 15 Melt Processing 2.48

Notes: TRG—Thermally Reduced Graphene; GNP—Graphite Nanoplatelets; TGO—Thermally Exfoliated Graphene Oxide. σ/σ0 is the normalized tensile strength (tensile strength of composite/tensile strength of polymer matrix); E/E0 is the normalized modulus (modulus of composite/modulus of polymer).