Table 1.
Tensile and flexural properties of EP and EP-fique biocomposites.
| Sample | Tensile and flexural properties* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tensile properties | Flexural properties | ||||
| Modulus (MPa) | Strength (MPa) | Deformation at break (%) | Modulus (MPa) | Strength (MPa) | |
| Epoxy resin (EP) | 34 ± 10a | 9.7 ± 3.3a | 90 ± 15.3a | 83 ± 24a | 2.3 ± 0.6a |
| Epoxy resin-fique Powder (EP-FP) | 925 ± 200b | 8.8 ± 0.6a | 2.8 ± 1.1b | 594 ± 85b | 12.4 ± 1.2b |
| Epoxy resin-non woven fique fiber mat (EP-NWF) | 1074 ± 198b | 16.6 ± 1.7b | 3.8 ± 0.8b | 390 ± 65c | 12.9 ± 0.2b |
| Epoxy Epoxy resin-unidirectional fique fiber mat oriented at 90° (EP-UF 90°) | 1080 ± 308b | 10.6 ± 1.2a | 2.2 ± 0.3b | 368 ± 12c | 12.3 ± 0.8b |
| Epoxy resin-unidirectional fique fiber mat oriented at 0° (EP-UF 0°) | 2000 ± 414c | 36.6 ± 4.3c | 9.0 ± 0.8c | 1014 ± 159d | 21.2 ± 4.6c |
a–c Different letters in the same column indicate significant differences (p < 0.05).
*Average of five replications ± standard deviation.