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. 2019 May 7;9(24):13908–13915. doi: 10.1039/c9ra01360a

Mechanical properties of neat PLA and its nanocomposites.

Samples Young's modulus (GPa) Tensile strength (MPa) Elongation at break (%) Impact strength (kJ m−2)
PLA 1.58 ± 0.08 58.5 ± 1.6 4.9 ± 1.2 4.2 ± 0.3
PLAGSN1 1.65 ± 0.16 60.5 ± 0.9 26.6 ± 3.6 9.6 ± 0.5
PLAGSN3 1.72 ± 0.12 65.1 ± 2.2 118.6 ± 9.8 14.5 ± 0.9
PLAGSN5 1.78 ± 0.09 62.8 ± 1.3 62.2 ± 3.2 11.2 ± 0.7
PLAGSN7 1.82 ± 0.13 61.4 ± 0.8 13.8 ± 1.6 7.5 ± 0.3
PLAGSN10 1.85 ± 0.11 60.9 ± 0.7 8.4 ± 0.8 6.6 ± 0.4