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).