Investigation of MWCNT Reinforcement on the Strain Hardening Behavior of Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene

Table 3

DSC test results.

Samples	Percent crystallinity (%)	Rate of crystallization (%/min)	𝑇𝑚 (°C)	𝑇0 (°C)	𝑇𝑝 (°C)	𝑑𝑇=𝑇0−𝑇𝑝 (°C)
NeatUHMWPE	33.5	3.4	131.73	120.58	112.82	7.76
UHMWPE (S.H)	37.7	3.5	129.14	120.45	113.81	6.64
UHMWPE- MWCNT	42.1	4.8	128.67	123.00	116.14	6.86
UHMWPE-MWCNT (S.H)	48.2	4.9	127.25	121.71	115.66	6.05