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. 2020 Mar 5;25(5):1158. doi: 10.3390/molecules25051158

Table 3.

Influence of the lignin content on the mechanical properties of the cured epoxy resins.

KLMeOH Content (% weight) 1 EYoung (MPa) 2 ΣBreak(MPa) 2 ΕBreak (%) 2
0 0.26 ± 0.01 0.4 ± 0.1 197 ± 11
6 0.7 ± 0.1 0.6 ± 0.1 105 ± 15
12.5 2.2 ± 0.4 1.8 ± 0.4 129 ± 16
22.2 13.8 ± 1.3 4.0 ± 0.7 114 ± 14

1 Lignin content as the % weight of lignin in the resin. 2 Calculated by tensile test. Data are the average of three test pieces ± SD.