For tensile properties,
tensile specimens were loaded into a 2000-kg Mosanto Tensiometer hooked up to a data logger.
Load-elongation data were recorded and converted into stress-strain graphs. Yield strength,
ultimate (tensile) strength, Young’s modulus and ductility (% elongation and reduction) were
determined based on these graphs, in accordance with ASTM standard test procedures (ASTM
E18, ASTM E23, ASTM E8) [8-10].