Table 3.
Mechanical properties (means ± standard deviation) of PEEK and CFR-PEEK.
Groups | Tensile Strength (MPa) | Tensile Modulus (GPa) | Bending Strength (MPa) | Bending Modulus (GPa) | Compressive Strength (MPa) | Compressive Modulus (GPa) |
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PEEK | 95.21 ± 1.86 a | 3.79 ± 0.27 a | 140.83 ± 1.97 a | 3.56 ± 0.13 a | 138.63 ± 2.69 a | 2.79 ± 0.11 a |
CFR-PEEK | 101.41 ± 4.23 b | 7.37 ± 1.22 b | 159.25 ± 13.54 b | 5.41 ± 0.51 b | 137.11 ± 3.43 a | 3.51 ± 2.12 b |
Different lowercase letters in the same column indicate significantly different groups (p < 0.05).