S.No. Sample ID Tensile strength (MPa) Elongation at break (%) 1 PP Virgin-MD 50.17 20.07 2 PP Virgin TD 48.25 139.67 3 PP-Ni MFA 1% D0 MD 48.46 18.97 4 PP- Ni MFA 1% D0 TD 35.80 97.56 5 PP- Ni MFA 1% D1 MD 28.17 10.76 6 PP- Ni MFA 1% D1 TD 18.96 47.98 7 PP-Ni MFA 1% D2MD Brittle Brittle 8 PP-Ni MFA 1% D2 TD Brittle Brittle 9 PP- Ni MFA 2% D0 MD 36.87 14.98 10 PP- Ni MFA 2% D0 TD 33.13 80.67 11 PP- Ni MFA 2% D1MD 21.98 9.78 12 PP- Ni MFA 2% D1 TD 13.87 67.45 13 PP-Ni MFA2% D2 MD Brittle Brittle 14 PP- Ni MFA 2% D2 TD Brittle Brittle 15 PP-Ni MFA 3% D0 MD 20.54 8.l0 16 PP-Ni MFA 3% D0 TD 6.43 80.76 17 PP- Ni MFA 3% D1 MD Brittle Brittle 18 PP- Ni MFA 3% D1 TD Brittle Brittle 19 PP- Ni MFA 3% D2 TD Brittle Brittle 20 PP-Ni MFA 3% D2 TD Brittle Brittle

Table 2: Effect of MFA on mechanical properties of PP- Ni MFA before and after UV exposure.