Table 2.
Summary of the mechanical properties of the PHBH-ASF/OLA composites with different compositions, in terms of the tensile modulus (Et), maximum tensile strength (σmax), elongation at break (εb), Shore-D hardness and impact strength.
| Code | Tensile Strength (MPa) | Elastic Modulus (MPa) |
Elongation at Break (%) |
Hardness Shore-D | Impact Strength (kJ m−2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHBH | 20 ± 1 | 1065 ± 23 | 8.1 ± 0.7 | 60.2 ± 0.2 | 4.3 ± 0.3 |
| PHBH-10ASF | 16 ± 1 | 1310 ± 35 | 5.2 ± 0.4 | 63.5 ± 0.4 | 1.8 ± 0.2 |
| PHBH-20ASF | 14 ± 1 | 1543 ± 23 | 4.0 ± 0.4 | 64.7 ± 0.6 | 1.7 ± 0.2 |
| PHBH-30ASF | 12 ± 1 | 1744 ± 31 | 3.5 ± 0.3 | 66.2 ± 0.6 | 1.6 ± 0.3 |
| PHBH-30ASF/10OLA | 10 ± 1 | 1158 ± 23 | 6.2 ± 0.2 | 58.6 ± 0.5 | 2.4 ± 0.4 |
| PHBH-30ASF/20OLA | 8 ± 1 | 735 ± 28 | 9.7 ± 0.8 | 50.0 ± 0.4 | 2.9 ± 0.3 |