Table 2.

Overview of the material properties in tension of nanoclay–mycelium composites. The standard deviation is performed with triplicate specimens (mean ± one standard deviation).

Label	Dry Density [kg/m3]	Ultimate Tensile Strength [MPa]	Specific Tensile Strength [kN·m/kg]	Elastic Modulus [GPa]	Specific Modulus [106 m2 s−2]
NC-mycelium hemp composite	654.55 ± 24.39	0.62 ± 0.10	0.95 ± 0.17	0.27 ± 0.04	0.42 ± 0.08
Mycelium hemp composite (control)	980.67 ± 84.77	1.14 ± 0.13	1.15 ± 0.07	0.59 ± 0.15	0.61 ± 0.17