| Sl. No. | Materials system | Designation | Density (g cm−3) | Particle size | Suppliers |
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| 01 | Phenol formaldehyde | PF | 1.05 | 35 µm | Claro India Pvt. Ltd, Chennai, India |
| 02 | Cashew nut shell oil | CNSL | 0.95 | -------- | Sathya Cashew Chemical Ltd, Chennai, India |
| 03 | Carbon powder | CP | 1.80 | 75 µm | Mysore Pure Chemicals, Mysuru, India. |
| 04 | Plaster of Paris | POP | 2.07 | 30 µm | Murugan Hardware, Erode, India |
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| 05 | Short carbon fiber | SCF | 1.60 | Φ 10 µm length 6 mm | Murugan Hardware, Erode, India |
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| 06 | Cashew dust
| CD | 0.65 | 15 µm | Sathya Cashew Chemical Ltd, Chennai, India |
| 07 | Copper powder | Cu | 8.92 | 25 µm | Metal Powder Company India PVT Ltd, Sivakasi, India |
| 08 | Silicon carbide | SiC | 3.20 | 25 µm | Carborundum Universal Ltd (CUMI), Cochin, India |
| 09 | Iron powder | FS | 7.20 | 20 µm | Kumar Hardware, Coimbatore, India |
| 10 | Alumina | Al2O3 | 3.95 | 20 µm | Triveni Chemicals, Gujrat, India |
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| 11 | Molybdenum disulfide or Molykote. | MK | 4.80 | 50 µm | Mysore Pure Chemicals, Mysuru, India. |
| 12 | Graphite | Gr | 2.26 | 50 µm | Gowtham Chemicals, Chennai, India |
| 13 | Multi walled carbon nano tube | MWCNT | 2.60 | 35 - 100 nm | Nanopar Tech, Chandigarh, India |
| 14 | Nano clay | NC | 2.25 | 30 - 180 nm |