Research Article
Thermomechanical Assessment of Plastic Deformation in Model Amorphous Polyamide/Clay Nanocomposites
Table 4
Mechanical properties data for conditioned samples (2C, 50% RH, 48 hours).
| Material | Tensile modulus (GPa) | Yield strain (%) | Yield stress (MPa) | Failure strain (%) | Failure stress (MPa) |
| TR90 () | 1.14 0.02 | 10.5 0.3 | 58.7 0.7 | 99 24 | 43.8 2.2 | TR90-Cl30B-0.125 () | 1.18 0.02 | 10.3 0.2 | 58.8 0.7 | 70 15 | 41.6 2.1 | TR90-Cl30B-0.25 () | 1.22 0.02 | 10.1 0.2 | 60.0 1.0 | 85 25 | 43.8 2.2 | TR90-Cl30B-0.5 () | 1.29 0.03 | 9.7 0.2 | 62.3 0.9 | 45 17 | 45.3 2.1 | TR90-Cl30B-1 () | 1.44 0.05 | 9.0 0.3 | 64.7 0.6 | 38 10 | 47.8 2.3 |
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