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. 2020 Jun 26;13(12):2879. doi: 10.3390/ma13122879

Table 1.

Modulus, tensile strength and elongation at break of the extruded TPU, TPU/NC-MWCNT and TPU/L-MWCNT as well as 3D printed TPU, TPU/NC-MWCNT and TPU/L-MWCNT nanocomposites.

Sample. E-Modulus
(MPa)
Tensile Strength (MPa) Elongation at Break (%)
TPU 10.28 ± 1.22 33.78 ± 1.34 612
3D printed TPU 7.96 ± 1.67 32.12 ± 1.16 601
TPU/NC-MWCNT (1.0 wt.%) 17.56 ± 1.25 28.54 ± 1.84 632
3D TPU/NC-MWCNT (1.0 wt.%) 14.85 ± 1.13 27.86 ± 1.92 625
TPU/NC-MWCNT (2.5 wt.%) 22.32 ± 2.33 22.65 ± 1.32 575
3D TPU/NC-MWCNT (2.5 wt.%) 20.08 ± 2.84 21.08 ± 1.97 530
TPU/NC-MWCNT (5.0 wt.%) 25.01 ± 2.55 9.55 ± 1.12 154
3D TPU/NC-MWCNT (5.0 wt.%) 24.13 ± 2.98 5.85 ± 2.02 118
TPU/L-MWCNT (1.0 wt.%) 19.84 ± 1.12 29.35 ± 1.74 644
3D TPU/L-MWCNT (1.0 wt.%) 16.54 ± 1.26 28.13 ± 1.45 637
TPU/L-MWCNT (2.5 wt.%) 24.52 ± 2.86 24.86 ± 1.56 602
3D TPU/L-MWCNT (2.5 wt.%) 22.34 ± 2.49 23.54 ± 1.23 558
TPU/L-MWCNT (5.0 wt.%) 28.56 ± 3.95 10.45 ± 0.98 161
3D TPU/L-MWCNT (5.0 wt.%) 26.67 ± 3.44 6.48 ± 1.14 129