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Modification on the mechanical performance of nanocomposites as compared to neat PP.
| Characteristics | Neat PP | PP/SHS-CNF (3 wt.%) |
PP/KOH-CNF (3 wt.%) |
Improvement (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tensile strength (MPa) | 25.99 ± 0.5 | 33.93 ± 0.8 | 34.42 ± 1.1 | ~31 |
| Young’s Modulus (MPa) | 703 ± 21 | 1027 ± 17 | 1040 ± 54 | ~46 |
| Elongation at break (%) | 163.43 ± 7.1 | 133.77 ± 1.6 | 131.33 ± 4.71 | ~−19 |
| Flexural strength (MPa) | 46.43 ± 0.8 | 59.46 ± 1.0 | 59.88 ± 1.6 | ~28 |
| Flexural modulus (MPa) | 1237 ± 27 | 2223 ± 150 | 2287 ± 122 | ~80 |
