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. 2023 Aug 6;15(15):3317. doi: 10.3390/polym15153317

Table 4.

PLA specimen properties with and without sterilization. From left to right: (Lt) total length, (Wo) width, (W) minimum width, (e) thickness, (E) Young’s modulus, (Sy) yield stress, (Su) ultimate strength, (elong)% elongation percentage, and cost.

Sample Identification Dimensional Properties Mechanical Properties Cost USD
Sample Sterilized Infill % Treatment Lt mm Wo mm W mm e mm E MPa Sy MPa Su MPa Elong %
1 No 30 TR-1 115.2 19.1 6.3 4.0 769.4 21.5 26.1 7.4 0.39
2 115.2 19.1 6.3 4.1 794.1 20.6 27.4 5.1 0.39
3 115.4 19.1 6.3 4.1 792.8 20.2 26.0 7.2 0.39
4 Yes TR-2 113.5 18.8 6.3 4.1 850.4 12.9 13.3 2.0 0.39
5 113.9 18.8 6.2 4.1 850.4 13.3 13.9 2.1 0.39
6 113.6 18.9 6.2 4.1 915.2 10.3 10.9 1.9 0.39
7 No 60 TR-3 115.3 19.2 6.3 4.1 792.1 24.4 28.4 11.5 0.43
8 115.3 19.2 6.3 4.1 792.1 24.4 28.4 11.5 0.43
9 115.2 19.1 6.3 4.1 820.0 25.8 30.1 9.0 0.43
10 Yes TR-4 113.5 18.8 6.2 4.2 1028.5 19.8 20.2 2.3 0.43
11 113.5 18.8 6.2 4.1 1036.6 20.8 23.3 2.8 0.43
12 113.4 18.9 6.3 4.2 1044.0 17.1 17.2 2.1 0.43
13 No 90 TR-5 115.3 19.2 6.4 4.2 1015.7 30.5 34.8 10.4 0.49
14 115.4 19.2 6.4 4.3 989.8 29.2 33.6 6.0 0.49
15 115.5 19.3 6.1 4.4 1181.5 38.0 44.4 7.2 0.49
16 Yes TR-6 113.4 18.9 6.4 4.1 1447.7 11.7 14.3 1.1 0.49
17 113.9 18.9 6.4 4.0 1295.9 20.6 22.4 2.1 0.48
18 113.8 18.8 6.4 4.1 1241.1 16.4 16.7 1.7 0.48