Figure 3.

Effect of preparation conditions on the mechanical strength of Ag/Cu-CTS composite. (a) Effect of AgNO₃ additions on the mechanical strength of Ag/Cu-CTS composite. (b) Effect of dibutyl phthalate additions on the mechanical strength of Ag/Cu-CTS composite. (c) Effect of glutaraldehyde additions on the mechanical strength of Ag/Cu-CTS composite. (d) Effect of temperature on the mechanical strength of Ag/Cu-CTS composite. Data are shown as the mean ± SD of triplicates with good reproducibility. The SD is represented as error bars. Statistically significant differences are indicated: * for p ≤ 0.05, ** for p ≤ 0.01, and *** for p ≤ 0.001.