S.No Sample ID Tensile strength (MPa) Elongation at break (%)
1 LDPE VIRGIN-MD 24.85 229.60
2 LDPE VIRGIN-TD 19.20 369.60
3 LDPE 1%Ni oleate D0 MD 24.32 221.54
4 LDPE 1% Ni oleate D0 TD 19.07 345.89
5 LDPE 1% Ni oleate D1 MD 24.07 215.86
6 LDPE 1% Ni oleate D1 TD 18.98 325.87
7 LDPE 1% Ni oleate D2 MD 23.08 207.56
8 LDPE 1% Ni oleate D2 TD 18.64 309.78
9 LDPE 1% Ni oleate D3 MD 21.92 200.43
10 LDPE 1% Ni oleate D3 TD 18.32 280.09
11 LDPE 1% Ni oleate D4 MD 19.06 196.45
12 LDPE 1% Ni oleate D4 TD 17.67 225.89
13 LDPE 1% Ni oleate D5 MD 17.56 189.87
14 LDPE 1% Ni oleate D5 TD 17.08 170.87
15 LDPE 1% Ni oleate D6 MD 15.80 128.75
16 LDPE 1% Ni oleate D6 TD 14.07 90.23
17 LDPE 1% Ni oleate D7 MD 14.98 70.65
18 LDPE 1% Ni oleate D7 TD 13.07 30.35
19 LDPE 3% Ni oleate D0 MD 24.12 207.89
20 LDPE 3% Ni oleate D0 TD 15.08 219.69
21 LDPE 3% Ni oleate D1 MD 23.90 196.90
22 LDPE 3% Ni oleate D1 TD 14.20 206.87
23 LDPE 3% Ni oleate D2 MD 21.08 174.46
24 LDPE 3% Ni oleate D2 TD 13.15 198.56
25 LDPE 3 % Ni oleate D3 MD 19.76 160.45
26 LDPE 3% Ni oleate D3 TD 13.08 167.98
27 LDPE 3% Ni oleate D4 MD 18.76 150.70
28 LDPE3% Ni oleate D4 TD 12.65 136.98
29 LDPE 3% Ni oleate D5 MD 15.72 115.80
30 LDPE 3% Ni oleate D5 TD 12.32 93.09
31 LDPE 3% Ni oleate D6 MD 14.87 70.75
32 LDPE 3% Ni oleate D6 TD 12.06 64.09
33 LDPE 3% Ni oleate D7 MD 13.76 20.35
34 LDPE 3% Ni oleate D7 TD 11.96 28.89
35 LDPE 5% Ni oleate D0 MD 21.87 135.67
36 LDPE 5% Ni oleate D0 TD 14.78 142.08
37 LDPE 5% Ni oleate D1MD 19.67 115.7
38 LDPE 5% Ni oleate D1 TD 14.71 110.56
39 LDPE 5% Ni oleate D2 MD 18.43 98.07
40 LDPE 5% Ni oleate D2TD 14.45 98.34
41 LDPE 5% Ni oleate D3 MD 16.67 87.13
42 LDPE 5% Ni oleate D3 TD 13.23 73.23
43 LDPE 5% Ni oleate D4 MD 15.78 78.09
44 LDPE 5% Ni oleate D4 TD 12.54 56.98
45 LDPE 5% Ni oleate D5 MD 12.98 45.98
46 LDPE 5% Ni oleate D5TD 11.49 22.98
47 LDPE 5% Ni oleate D6 MD 11.49 19.78
48 LDPE 5% Ni oleate D6 TD 10.43 11.98
Table 5: Effect of UV exposure on mechanical properties of Ni 12 hydroxyl oleate blended LDPE films.