Compatibility Studies on Elastomers and Polymers with Ethanol Blended Gasoline

Table 1

Showing specimen dimensions used for studies.

S. number	Specimen type	Specimen dimension	Reference
Elastomers
1	Visual appearance	1^′′×2^′′×.08 (t) (rectangular shaped)	[9]
2	Tensile strength	115×25×2 mm ± 0.25 Type C (dumbbell shaped)	[10]
3	Hardness	Done on tensile specimens	[11]
Plastics
4	Visual appearance	2′′ dia × 0.125 (t) (disk shaped)	[9]
5	Tensile strength	165×19×1.6 mm Type 1 (dumbbell shaped)	[12]
6	Izod impact	63.5 (l) × 12.7 (w) × 2.54 (notch) × 3.175 (t) mm	[13]
7	Flexural strength	25×50×2 (t) mm	[14]