Research Article

Effect of Reinforced Self-Cured Acrylic Resin on Flexural Strength

Table 1

Specimen grouping according to acrylic powder, short E-glass fiber, and ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene filler percentage.

GroupReinforcement + PMMA acrylic powder (%wt)

1Control(0% SEGF + 0% UHMW-PE) + 100% PMMA acrylic powder
22% E-glass(2% SEGF + 0% UHMW-PE) + 98% PMMA acrylic powder
31% E-glass(1% SEGF + 0% UHMW-PE) + 99% PMMA acrylic powder
40.5% e/pe(0.5% SEGF + 0.5% UHMW-PE) + 99% PMMA acrylic powder
51% e/pe(1% SEGF + 1% UHMW-PE) + 98% PMMA acrylic powder
61% PE(0% SEGF + 1% UHMW-PE) + 99% PMMA acrylic powder
72% PE(0% SEGF + 2% UHMW-PE) + 98% PMMA acrylic powder