Research Article

On the Tensile Tests of Polyurethane and Its Composites with Carbon Nanotubes

Table 1

Activation volumes of specimens of neat PU.

Strain (%)7.410.914.317.620.610.920.6
Vr (nm3)Vsrj (nm3)

Sample A2.742.75
Sample B2.562.502.362.172.110.940.97
Sample C3.613.423.313.173.03
Sample D5.755.395.104.724.051.831.95
Sample E19.2718.0616.3515.4914.834.033.89

Vr is measured by stress relaxation test and Vsrj by strain rate jumps. Specimens are marked as in Figure 4.