Table 2

Stress at several strains and elongation at break for silicone and its composites

Filler content (wt.%)

Stress at 100% strain (MPa)

Stress at 300% strain (MPa)

Stress at 500% strain (MPa)

Elongation at

break (%)

0.0

0.33 ± 0.05

0.71 ± 0.09

1.49 ± 0.18

842 ± 23

CNT

0.5

0.43 ± 0.05

0.83 ± 0.10

1.69 ± 0.22

754 ± 45

1.0

0.74 ± 0.18

1.38 ± 0.30

2.76 ± 0.59

732 ± 38

2.0

0.69 ± 0.06

1.35 ± 0.15

2.67 ± 0.39

583 ± 14

FGS

0.5

0.57 ± 0.03

1.33 ± 0.07

2.75 ± 0.19

651 ± 18

1.0

0.54 ± 0.08

1.29 ± 0.21

2.46 ± 0.43

644 ± 39

2.0

0.99 ± 0.03

2.15 ± 0.09

3.38 ± 0.17

528 ± 32

Romasanta et al. Nanoscale Research Letters 2011 6:508   doi:10.1186/1556-276X-6-508