Research Article
Rheological and Mechanical Characterization of Renewable Resource Based High Molecular Weight PLA Nanocomposites
Table 1
Mechanical properties of PLA and PLA nanocomposites.
| Sample | Wt% of nanoclay | Tensile modulus (MPa) | Tensile strength (MPa) | Elongation at break | Impact strength (J/m) |
| V-PLA | 0 | | 38 ± 4 | 2.91 | 24.7 |
| PLA/C30B | 1 | | 29.3 ± 4 | 2.1 ± 1 | 25.3 ± 4 | 3 | | 39.8 ± 7 |
2.4 ± 0.3 | 32.6 ± 3 | 5 | | 18.3 ± 4 | 0.9 ± 0.6 | 21.2 ± 6 |
| PLA/OMMT | 1 | | 32.3 ± 6 | 2.8 ± 1 | 27.3 ± 4 | 3 | | 45.1 ± 4 | 2.3 ± 0.4 | 37.2 ± 3 | 5 | | 25.9 ± 6 | 1.5 ± 0.6 | 18.3 ± 5 |
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