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THESIS - ROC CH ... - FINAL - resubmission.pdf - University of Guelph

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Table 7.1: Mechanical Strength <strong>of</strong> TiO2 /SPI blend films with two different types <strong>of</strong> TiO2 obtained in<br />

the machine direction<br />

Tensile Strength Young's Modulus Elongation at break<br />

Direction Specimen (MPa) (MPa) (%)<br />

Machine Control 7.28 ± 0.41 a,b<br />

103.40 ± 19.66 b,c<br />

187.23 ± 14.00 b,c,d<br />

0.25% P25 6.89 ± 0.55 a<br />

77.92 ± 8.53 c<br />

207.52 ± 11.32 d<br />

0.5% P25 8.12 ± 0.33 b<br />

109.56 ± 8.23 a,b<br />

173.49 ± 19.97 a,b,c<br />

1% P25 7.28 ± 0.38 a,b 80.15 ± 4.57 a,b,c<br />

194.19 ± 4.15 c,d<br />

0.25% P90 9.40 ± 0.69 c<br />

105.85 ± 4.64 a<br />

192.64 ± 9.26 b,c,d<br />

0.5% P90 7.00 ± 0.40 a<br />

84.06 ± 9.27 c<br />

166.48 ± 13.82 a,b<br />

1% P90 7.56 ± 0.44 a,b 91.80 ± 10.58 c<br />

157.33 ± 13.21 a<br />

Transverse Control 5.33 ± 0.56 a<br />

66.72 ± 2.90 a,b<br />

204.09 ± 27.95 a,b<br />

0.25% P25 5.21 ± 0.21 a<br />

60.19 ± 7.12 a<br />

199.71 ± 21.95 a,b<br />

0.5% P25 6.91 ± 0.30 b,c<br />

88.77 ± 5.66 b<br />

195.79 ± 13.66 a,b<br />

1% P25 5.53 ± 0.47 a<br />

56.49 ± 12.41 a<br />

204.96 ± 20.80 a,b<br />

0.25% P90 7.82 ± 1.09 c<br />

84.69 ± 24.23 b<br />

231.44 ± 22.35 b<br />

0.5% P90 5.86 ± 0.80 a,b<br />

75.34 ± 7.85 a,b<br />

164.11 ± 22.28 a<br />

1% P90 5.87 ± 0.63 a,b<br />

73.75 ± 15.38 a,b<br />

181.92 ± 4.56 a<br />

Separated by direction, means with different letters in the same column are significantly different<br />

(N=5, Tukey’s HSD, p-value < 0.05)<br />

95

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