Table 12.
Mechanical properties of PLA composites reinforced with flax fibers.
| Fiber Content wt (%) | Process | Tensile Strength (MPa) |
Flexural Strength (MPa) |
Impact Strength (kJ/m2) |
Young’s Modulus (GPa) |
Additional Information | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IM | 74.3 | - | 12.7 | - | ST and PC | [67] | |
| 22 | FS | 99.0 | 140 | - | 16.0 | UT | [62] |
| 22 | FS | 102.5 | 117 | - | 12.5 | ST | [62] |
| 22 | FS | 63.0 | 83 | - | 12.7 | TBCT | [62] |
| 22 | FS | 35.0 | 63 | - | 25.0 | MAHT | [62] |
| 30 | HP | 177 | - | - | 10.8 | Before conditioning | [61] |
| 30 | HP | 187 | -- | 12.2 | Nano silica coated and before conditioning | [61] | |
| 30 | HP | 89 | - | - | 4.68 | After conditioning | [61] |
| 30 | HP | 114 | - | - | 6.2 | Nano Silica coated and after conditioning | [61] |
| 30 | CM | 55.4 | - | 2.90 | Coated with PDA film | [58] | |
| 30 | CM | 60.1 | - | - | 3.40 | - | [58] |
| 48 | CM | 83.0 | 130.0 | 9.3 | Random | [60] | |
| 48 | CM | 151.0 | 215.0 | 18.5 | Aligned | [60] |
CM—Compression Molding; FS—Film Stacking; HP—Hot Pressing; IM—Injection Molding; MAHT—Maleic Anhydride Treated; PC—Polymer Coated; ST—Silane Treated; TBCT—Tributyl Citrate Treated; UT—Untreated.