Research Article
Ethylene-Octene Copolymers/Organoclay Nanocomposites: Preparation and Properties
Table 2
Tensile tests of pure EOC-17, EOC-45, and filled EOC-17 and EOC-45 with 3, 5, and 7 wt.% of nanoclay Cloisite 93.
| Composition | Tensile strength (MPa) | Std. dev. | Ductility (a.u.) | modulus (MPa) |
| EOC-17 pure | 30.950 | 2.4 | 10.8237 | 25.34 | EOC-17 + 3% Cloisite 93 | 26.767 | 2.4 | 9.0378 | 24.56 | EOC-17 + 5% Cloisite 93 | 28.458 | 2.5 | 9.1541 | 24.65 | EOC-17 + 7% Cloisite 93 | 25.117 | 2.6 | 8.3711 | 24.38 | EOC-45 pure | 6.950 | 0.4 | 18.5486 | 2.16 | EOC-45 + 3% Cloisite 93 | 6.208 | 0.4 | 17.4329 | 2.53 | EOC-45 + 5% Cloisite 93 | 7.400 | 0.3 | 19.4329 | 4.62 | EOC-45 + 7% Cloisite 93 | 5.258 | 0.5 | 11.5429 | 3.43 |
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