Immobilization of Simulated Borate Radioactive Waste Solution in Cement-Poly(methylmethacrylate) Composite: Mechanical and Chemical Characterizations

Table 4

Compressive strength values of cement and cement-PMMA composite waste forms incorporating different concentrations of borate waste.

Borate waste concentrations, %	Compressive strength (kg/cm^2)
	Cement	Cement-PMMA composite
0	256	298
2	201	221
3	185	245
4	186	230
5	135	147
6	98	146
7	50	63
8	29	38
9	2	8
10	Brittle	Brittle