Composite  Tensile strength
  Force (Newton) Extension (mm)
Phenol-formaldehyde 100.0 0.90
H. sabdariffa-r-PF 120.0 1.50
Hs-g-poly(AN)-r-PF 120.0 1.60
Hs-g-poly(AN-co-AA)-r-PF 120.0 1.80
Hs-g-poly(AN-co-BA)-r-PF 200.0 2.00
Hs-g-poly(AN-co-MA)-r-PF 210.0 2.60
Where -r-PF refers to reinforced Phenol-formaldehyde.
Table 6: Tensile strength of graft copolymer reinforced composites vis-à-vis P-F resin.