Thermal and crystalline properties of neat PLA and its nanocomposites.
Samples | T g (°C) | T cc (°C) | T m1 (°C) | T m2 (°C) | ΔHcca (J g−1) | ΔHma (J g−1) | Crystallinity (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PLA | 60.1 | 132.8 | 166.6 | 21.4 | 24.1 | 25.9 | |
PLAGSN1 | 60.3 | 113.4 | 163.3 | 169.4 | 45.0 | 51.2 | 55.6 |
PLAGSN3 | 60.9 | 112.7 | 162.9 | 169.1 | 44.5 | 50.9 | 56.3 |
PLAGSN5 | 60.4 | 110.5 | 161.9 | 168.5 | 43.7 | 50.8 | 57.4 |
PLAGSN7 | 59.8 | 110.9 | 161.8 | 168.4 | 43.1 | 50.4 | 58.2 |
PLAGSN10 | 59.7 | 110.5 | 162.1 | 168.7 | 40.4 | 46.2 | 55.1 |
Data calculated from the peaks in DSC curves.