Table 1.
The flexure moduli of epoxy and EMC/epoxy composites before (dry) and after (wet) immersion in distilled water for 24 h.
| Loading | Wax:MCC | Dry | Wet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOE (MPa) 1 | Significance 2 | MOE (MPa) 1 | Significance 2 | ||
| Control (0) | 0:0 | 159.3 (39.1) | 161.7 (29.8) | ||
| 1% | 1:2 | 210.1 (35.9) | * | 221.3 (39.9) | * |
| 1:3 | 165.3 (33.2) | 153.9 (36.6) | |||
| 1:4 | 142.7 (31.2) | 144.4 (15.8) | |||
| 3% | 1:2 | 191.7 (46.9) | 191.4 (37.4) | ||
| 1:3 | 187.5 (39.5) | 185.0 (45.0) | |||
| 1:4 | 184.0 (44.6) | 165.8 (38.0) | |||
| 5% | 1:2 | 169.4 (16.2) | 216.5 (28.5) | * | |
| 1:3 | 169.6 (32.7) | 201.6 (20.5) | * | ||
| 1:4 | 146.8 (34.4) | 180.3 (25.3) | |||
1 The numbers in the parentheses are standard deviations; 2 the significant differences are between the composites and the control (pure epoxy) using α = 0.05; * means significant.