Development of Flexible Composite Sheet with Chrome Shavings Using Polyvinyl Alcohol as a Cross-Linker

Table 1

Mechanical properties, softness, and moisture content of the CS-PVA composite sheets (here, CS-PVA compositions were presented with respect to wt% of PVA in CS).

CS-PVA composition (wt%)	Softness (mm)	Load (N)	Tensile strength (N/mm^2)	Elongation (%)	Moisture content (%)
10	6.47	1.48	0.21	32.20	14.98
20	6.15	6.14	0.80	51.20	17.72
30	5.96	24.57	2.19	47.23	16.87
40	5.22	53.74	3.20	30.52	17.42
50	3.70	71.70	4.17	24.95	17.35