Composite | Tensile Strength (MPa) | Modes of Failure |
Epoxy and hardener only | 15.3 ± 3.4 | LGB (4 Specimens) AGM (3 Specimens) LIT (1 Specimens) |
CF/epoxy without GNP | 85.9 ± 17.4 | LGT (4 Specimens) AGB (3 Specimens) LAB (1 Specimens) |
3 wt% GNP/CF/epoxy | 94.3 ± 21.4 | LGM (4 Specimens) AAT (3 Specimens) LMV (1 Specimens) |
5 wt% GNP/CF/epoxy | 92.9 ± 23.3 | LAB (4 Specimens) AGT (3 Specimens) LIT (1 Specimens) |
7 wt% GNP/CF/epoxy | 109.1 ± 7.9 | LGM (4 Specimens) LGT (3 Specimens) AIB (1 Specimens) |