Table 1.
Properties of ABS, PLA, and HIPS.
| Polymers | HIPS | ABS | PLA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OV | SD | SE | OV | SD | SE | OV | SD | SE | |
| MFI (g/10 min) | 7.5 ± 0.20 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 8.76 ± 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 13.52 ± 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.06 |
| Young’s modulus (MPa) | 112.5 ± 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 175 ± 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 47.9 ± 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.05 |
| Yield stress (MPa) | 3.44 ± 0.21 | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.49 ± 0.21 | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.27 ± 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.09 |
| Glass transition temp (°C) | 100.41 ± 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 109.76 ± 0.2 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 62.57 ± 0.21 | 0.17 | 0.12 |
| Peak load (N) | 80.8 ± 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 207 ± 0.2 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 282.4 ± 0.20 | 0.16 | 0.11 |
| Peak strength (MPa) | 4.21 ± 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 10.78 ± 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 14.71 ± 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.09 |
| Peak elongation (mm) | 1.9 ± 0.20 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 4.75 ± 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 5.13 ± 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.09 |
| Percentage elongation at peak (%) | 3.0 ± 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 6.0 ± 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 7.0 ± 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.05 |
Note: OV = Observed value, SD = standard deviation, SE = Standard error of mean.