Skip to main content
. 2017 Dec 21;10(1):3. doi: 10.3390/polym10010003

Table 2.

Mechanical properties (Charpy impact test on notched samples and Shore D hardness) of PLA/PHB/PCL ternary blends as a function of their composition (wt % PLA/wt % PHB/wt % PCL).

PLA/PHB/PCL (wt %) Impact-Absorbed Energy (kJ m−2) Shore D Hardness
100/0/0 1.63 ± 0.14 69.0 ± 1.2
60/40/0 1.79 ± 0.10 69.6 ± 0.9
60/30/10 2.40 ± 0.38 69.3 ± 0.7
60/20/20 2.45 ± 0.62 67.0 ± 0.9
60/10/30 5.06 ± 0.94 65.0 ± 1.0
60/0/40 6.13 ± 0.21 65.2 ± 0.3