Table 1.

Summary of the mechanical tests.

Test		Starch %	0	0.5	1.0	1.5	2.0
	Type of Test
Tensile	Tensile Stress (MPa)		8.19	8.51	9.35	9.62	9.45
	Young’s Modulus (MPa)		1068.86	1185.31	1310.69	1388.28	1262.08
	Maximum Load (N)		245.69	255.13	280.41	288.55	283.52
	Elongation at Break (%)		1.05	1.16	1.21	1.39	1.71
Flexural	Flexural Stress at Yield (Mpa)		65.82	121.54	123.57	126.04	119.45
	Load at Yield (N)		39.49	72.46	73.94	75.63	74.33
	Deflection (mm)		14.32	23.85	26.17	28.35	24.27
Impact	Impact Strength un-Notched × 10−3 (J/mm2)		6.33	9.38	10.67	12.87	8.77
	Impact Strength Single-Notched × 10−3 (J/mm2)		4.31	5.39	5.61	6.33	5.19