Research Article

Evaluation of Some Mechanical Properties of a Maxillofacial Silicon Elastomer Reinforced with Polyester Powder

Table 2

One-way ANOVA showing significant difference between all tested groups.

Mechanical propertiesSum of squaresdfMean squareFSig.

RoughnessBetween groups0.01430.0052.5010.075
Within groups0.069360.002
Total0.08339

TensileBetween groups2.23630.7457.2190.001
Within groups3.717360.103
Total5.95439

TearBetween groups68.958322.9865.8260.002
Within groups142.042363.946
Total211.00039

HardnessBetween groups131.287343.76217.6740.000
Within groups89.140362.476
Total220.42739