Research Article

Mechanical Properties Comparing Composite Fiber Length to Amalgam

Table 2

Mechanical properties for Tytin alloy at 24 hours and 48 hours (st. dev.).

Mechanical property24-hour 3 pt. 20 mm span24-hour 4 pt. 40 mm span48-hour 4 pt. 40 mm span

Flexural strength (MPa)0.44 (0.04)0.19 (0.02)86.00 (10.64)
Modulus (GPa)272.57 (107.82)197.64 (55.94)43.63 (6.13)
Yield strength (MPa)0.44 (0.04)0.19 (0.02)62.56 (13.50)
Resilience (kJ/m2)0.001 (0.000)0.001 (0.000)0.67 (0.23)
WOF (kJ/m2)0.001 (0.000)0.001 (0.000)1.40 (0.28)
(kJ/m2)0.00015 (0.00010)0.00008 (0.00001)0.013 (0.012)
(MPa⋅m1/2)0.19 (0.03)0.12 (0.02)0.91 (0.52)
Strain
0.0022 (0.0009)0.0021 (0.0001)0.0078 (0.0050)