Samples | Tensile Strength of Epoxy-Nanocomposites Samples | |||||
Before Artificial Aging | After Artificial Thermal Aging | After Artificial Salt Weathering | ||||
Average Value (Mpa/TS) | Change % | Average Value (Mpa/TS) | Change % | Average Value (Mpa/TS) | Change % | |
Pure epoxy | 19.59* | 0.00 | 17.66 | −9.85 | 18.11 | −7.55 |
Clay/epoxy nanocomposites | 28.53 | +45.63 | 27.60 | −3.25 | 28.22 | −1.08 |
CaCO3/epoxy nanocomposites | 25.56 | +30.47 | 23.27 | −8.95 | 24.06 | −5.86 |
SiO2/epoxy nanocomposites | 210.47 | +9.59 | 29.21 | −10.52 | 20.01 | −6.80 |