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. 2019 Aug 20;9(8):1182. doi: 10.3390/nano9081182

Table 1.

Mechanical analysis on the different material formulations: elastic modulus, tensile strength, elongation at break, toughness, and flexural rigidity.

Polymer Formulation Elastic Modulus (MPa) Tensile Strength (MPa) Elongation at Break (%) Toughness (MPa) Flexural Rigidity (MPa)
5EVA18 20.85 ± 5.51 5.89 ± 0.94 611 ± 121 34.44 ± 7.36 4.00 × 10−6
5EVA18 10% BaTiO3 24.11 ± 1.91 10.05 ± 1.18 922 ± 167 55.54 ± 6.14 5.18 × 10−6
5EVA18 20% BaTiO3 21.29 ± 4.70 8.75 ± 1.13 1026 ± 95 65.61 ± 16.07 6.59 × 10−6
5EVA18 10% ZnO 24.86 ± 2.19 12.80 ± 1.24 944 ± 274 79.28 ± 13.48 3.92 × 10−6
5EVA18 20% ZnO 22.12 ± 3.18 9.33 ± 0.90 1396 ± 256 100.33 ± 15.14 3.48 × 10−6
10EVA18 20.44 ± 4.84 7.12 ± 2.71 852 ± 254 54.92 ± 37.51 1.20 × 10−5
10EVA18 10% BaTiO3 25.24 ± 4.18 7.59 ± 0.77 801 ± 281 53.14 ± 27.17 1.09 × 10−5
10EVA18 20% BaTiO3 26.32 ± 5.69 10.07 ± 2.01 745 ± 125 56.46 ± 14.22 1.07 × 10−5
10EVA18 10% ZnO 22.94 ± 6.28 9.33 ± 4.27 1002 ± 227 67.72 ± 26.35 9.4 × 10−6
10EVA18 20% ZnO 24.87 ± 3.81 9.13 ± 1.77 728 ± 124 55.69 ± 17.28 9.04 × 10−6
5EVA25 8.85 ± 0.86 4.58 ± 2.13 806 ± 103 42.59 ± 21.74 1.46 × 10−6
5EVA25 10% BaTiO3 10.63 ± 2.74 7.66 ± 1.81 1184 ± 57 83.91 ± 9.80 2.09 × 10−6
5EVA25 20% BaTiO3 11.25 ± 0.67 6.70 ± 0.78 1215 ± 190 73.05 ± 10.26 2.56 × 10−6
5EVA25 10%ZnO 10.83 ± 0.82 7.23 ± 1.59 1432 ± 173 90.37 ± 26.86 2.80 × 10−6
5EVA25 20%ZnO 12.47 ± 3.76 7.16 ± 2.59 1078 ± 272 77.78 ± 37.94 2.14 × 10−6
10EVA25 7.81 ± 1.06 5.79 ± 2.74 797 ± 128 58.35 ± 25.36 4.98 × 10−6
10EVA25 10% BaTiO3 11.25 ± 1.58 6.31 ± 1.16 794 ± 122 50.64 ± 17.26 4.44 × 10−6
10EVA25 20% BaTiO3 12.54 ± 3.10 6.68 ± 2.70 1019 ± 362 66.47 ± 23.16 8.40 × 10−6
10EVA25 10%ZnO 16.45 ± 1.58 7.35 ± 1.10 847 ± 75 52.35 ± 11.74 3.14 × 10−6
10EVA25 20%ZnO 16.24 ± 1.81 6.62 ± 1.75 989 ± 172 66.87 ± 13.70 3.70 × 10−6
5EVA40 2.03 ± 0.41 2.94 ± 0.31 1426 ± 164 39.82 ± 13.84 4.18 × 10−7
5EVA40 10% BaTiO3 2.27 ± 0.24 2.54 ± 0.50 1212 ± 95 22.19 ± 2.13 4.63 × 10−7
5EVA40 20% BaTiO3 2.44 ± 0.27 2.45 ± 0.43 1577 ± 147 30.45 ± 4.02 5.60 × 10−7
5EVA40 10% ZnO 2.42 ± 0.29 2.19 ± 0.45 1498 ± 334 28.74 ± 5.77 4.86 × 10−7
5EVA40 20% ZnO 2.64 ± 0.05 2.49 ± 0.57 1749 ± 231 38.85 ± 14.84 4.55 × 10−7
10EVA40 2.20 ± 0.68 2.88 ± 1.13 1292 ± 218 34.73 ± 18.49 8.74 × 10−7
10EVA40 10% BaTiO3 2.56 ± 0.33 3.35 ± 0.40 1452 ± 155 31.45 ± 5.67 1.17 × 10−6
10EVA40 20% BaTiO3 2.30 ± 0.17 2.37 ± 0.27 1463 ± 108 24.65 ± 1.19 1.49 × 10−6
10EVA40 10% ZnO 2.78 ± 0.56 3.64 ± 0.38 1389 ± 204 33.44 ± 2.06 8.78 × 10−7
10EVA40 20% ZnO 2.22 ± 0.32 3.21 ± 0.64 1546 ± 363 38.91 ± 13.07 6.72 × 10−7