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. 2015 Oct 19;8(10):7106–7117. doi: 10.3390/ma8105360

Table 1.

Flexural Modulus of the three formulations by each extrusion.

Natural PLA
Series Ef PLA (MPa)
1 ext 4 ext 8 ext 12 ext 16 ext 20 ext
x¯ 2361.02 2291.45 2304.31 2278.82 2227.60 2221.15
σ 60.00 30.58 27.17 52.74 61.96 36.94
n [%] 2.54 1.33 1.17 2.31 2.78 1.66
PLA BS
Series Ef PLA BS (MPa)
1 ext 4 ext 8 ext 12 ext 16 ext 20 ext
x¯ 2236.35 2231.79 2210.81 2199.02 2238.58 2257.28
σ 48.40 19.93 33.69 31.51 15.71 52.88
n [%] 2.16 0.89 1.52 1.43 0.70 2.34
PLA Nano
Series Ef PLA nano (MPa)
1 ext 4 ext 8 ext 12 ext 16 ext 20 ext
x¯ 2687.24 3015.48 3025.65 2903.66 3043.93 2837.88
σ 50.00 69.52 71.36 77.62 52.26 54.76
n [%] 1.86 2.30 2.35 2.67 1.71 1.92