Research Article
Effect of Polypropylene and Basalt Fiber on the Behavior of Mortars for Repair Applications
Table 3
The physical and mechanical properties of PP fiber and BF.
| | Fiber variety | Length (mm) | Density (g/cm3) | Modulus of elastic (GPa) | Diameter (μm) | Tensile strength (MPa) | Elongation at break (%) | Water absorption |
| | PP | 4–19 | 0.91 | 3.5 | 20–50 | 500 | 12.9 | <0.1 | | BF | 20 | 2.7 | 93–110 | 13 | 624 | 3.1 | <0.5 |
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