Table 1.

Tensile properties of pure PEEK and its microcomposites.

Sample	Elastic Modulus, GPa	Tensile Strength, MPa	Elongation at Break,%	Reference
Pure PEEK	3.90 ± 0.2	93 ± 1	66 ± 7	[150]
Pure PEEK	3.87 ± 0.10	80.06±0.49	67.10 ± 13.40	[62,63]
Pure PEEK	3.79 ± 0.27	95.21 ± 1.86	N.A.	[45]
Pure PEEK	2.20 ± 0.17	84.0±1.9	N.A.	[87]
PEEK/10 vol% (20.79 wt%) mHA	4.33 ± 0.94	64.71±1.46	19.23 ± 2.74	[131]
PEEK/20 vol% (37.64 wt%) mHA	4.78 ± 1.38	58.59 ±1.91	4.26 ± 0.72	[131]
PEEK/30 vol% (50.86 wt%) mHA	8.17 ± 1.09	49.15 ±2.08	1.96 ± 0.08	[131]
PEEK/40vol% (61.68wt%) mHA	15.37 ± 3.30	43.76 ±5.26	0.98 ± 0.52	[131]
PEEK/30 wt% mHA	7.2	57	N.A.	[135]
PEEK/40 wt% mHA	10.4	45 ± 2.5	N.A.	[135]
Endolign® (unidirectional)	150	2000	N.A.	[146]
Endolign® (multidirectional)	70	900	N.A.	[146]
PEEK/5 wt% SCF	7.37 ± 1.22	101.41 ± 4.23	N.A.	[45]
PEEK/30 wt% SCF (PAN)	24	214	2.0	[42]
PEEK/30 wt% SCF (PAN)	18.5 ± 2.3	192 ± 17	1.9 ± 0.2	[150]
PEEK/30 wt% SCF (Pitch)	12.5 ± 1.3	145 ± 9	2.2 ± 0.2	[150]
Human cortical bone	7–30	50–100	1–3	[9]

N.A.: Not available.