Table 4.

Mechanical properties of control samples and polyacrylate-AuNPs’ composites.

Nr.	Sample	Fmax (N)	Compressive Strength (σM) (MPa)	Toughness (Nmm)
1	PAA_KO	8105.15	202.43	7292
2	PAA_AO	6622.51	191.30	12,108
3	PAm_KO	10,012.40	185.50	10,464
4	PAm_AO	9833.40	180.44	9689
5	PAA_KAuND1	7078.82	164.15	14,157
6	PAA_AAuND1	6781.60	161.76	15,877
7	PAm_KAuND1	4980.09	104.22	15,647
8	PAm_AAuND1	6120.77	115.74	19,517
9	PAm_KAuND2	8750.12	165.21	23,386
10	PAm_AAuND2	8572.20	179.28	23,883