Research Article
Accelerated Weatherability of the Low-Density Polyethylene Nanocomposites with Silica, Clay, and Zinc Oxide
Table 4
Concentrated sunlight exposure (3 months outdoor exposure): average value (standard deviation).
| | Samples | Maximum load, N | Tensile strength, MPa | Mean extensibility (%) |
| | LDPE control | 363.23 (1.84) | 9.46 (0.10) | 160.75 (3.89) | | LDPE 5 wt% ZnO | 374.16 (2.35) | 9.72 (0.07) | 147.98 (2.99) | | LDPE 5 wt% silica | 387.49 (2.91) | 10.09 (0.09) | 140.63 (3.90) | | LDPE 5 wt% clay | 368.64 (1.41) | 9.61 (0.07) | 150.44 (3.33) |
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