Research Article

Mechanical Properties of Calcium Fluoride-Based Composite Materials

Table 3

DTS test results for ECM and FA specimens.

GroupCaF2 content Storage conditions
Dry (subgroup 1) Distilled water (subgroup 2)
Mean [MPa]Standard deviation (SD)Mean [MPa]Standard deviation (SD)

ECM 00.0%18.626.5431.557.91
ECM 0.50.5%25.514.9921.454.61
ECM 1.01.0%26.963.5127.242.10
ECM 1.51.5%19.074.6716.654.24
ECM 2.02.0%21.685.5015.845.53
ECM 2.52.5%16.635.1819.947.26
ECM 5.05.0%17.108.3926.867.85

FA 00.0%28.076.0431.708.56
FA 0.50.5%26.472.1325.943.66
FA 1.01.0%27.584.1327.743.22
FA 1.51.5%30.655.8529.685.37
FA 2.02.0%23.854.2423.635.38
FA 2.52.5%22.553.6724.193.51
FA 5.05.0%21.406.6422.594.00