Mechanical properties of epoxy, SCG and ESCG composites.
| Sample | Density (kg m−3) | Tensile properties | Flexural properties | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young's modulus (GPa) | Stress at maximum (MPa) | Strain at break (%) | Young's modulus (GPa) | Stress at maximum (MPa) | Strain at break (%) | ||
| Epoxy | 1090 | 2.79 ± 0.53 | 36.4 ± 6.0 | 1.5 ± 0.5 | 2.48 ± 0.15 | 83.9 ± 9.4 | 4.1 ± 0.6 |
| SCG–epoxy | 1135 ± 7 | 2.94 ± 0.23 | 20.9 ± 3.4 | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 2.09 ± 0.24 | 33.0 ± 3.9 | 1.9 ± 0.3 |
| H-ESCG–epoxy | 1074 ± 4 | 3.13 ± 0.16 | 21.5 ± 5.6 | 0.7 ± 0.3 | 2.34 ± 0.14 | 38.6 ± 2.2 | 1.8 ± 0.2 |
| T-ESCG–epoxy | 1124 ± 10 | 3.04 ± 0.29 | 21.3 ± 3.9 | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 2.91 ± 0.17 | 42.8 ± 5.8 | 1.6 ± 0.2 |
| A-ESCG–epoxy | 1126 ± 11 | 2.94 ± 0.12 | 23.4 ± 2.8 | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 3.02 ± 0.06 | 42.9 ± 4.2 | 1.6 ± 0.1 |
| E-ESCG–epoxy | 1140 ± 9 | 2.80 ± 0.20 | 21.6 ± 4.5 | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 2.47 ± 0.20 | 37.0 ± 3.0 | 1.6 ± 0.2 |