A Comprehensive Review on Bast Fibre Retting Process for Optimal Performance in Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Composites

Table 8

Tensile and flexural properties of hemp fibre-reinforced PBS composites [57].

Sample	Tensile properties			Flexural properties
	σmax (MPa)	εb (%)	E (MPa)	σmax (MPa)	εb (%)	E (MPa)
PBS	17 ± 1	3.8 ± 0.3	599 ± 25	11 ± 1	1.4 ± 0.2	854 ± 150
10UR	23 ± 3	2.4 ± 0.3	1094 ± 200	27 ± 0	2.8 ± 0.3	1500 ± 132
10R	25 ± 4	2.8 ± 0.5	968 ± 180	26 ± 2	2.6 ± 0.1	1433 ± 196
20UR	29 ± 3	1.9 ± 0.2	2221 ± 210	31 ± 2	2.7 ± 0.1	1884 ± 150
20R	32 ± 3	2.5 ± 0.3	2414 ± 241	40 ± 5	2.8 ± 0.8	2523 ± 165
30UR	22 ± 4	1.7 ± 0.2	2232 ± 255	32 ± 5	2.4 ± 0.3	2045 ± 175
30R	28 ± 3	2.0 ± 0.4	2295 ± 250	35 ± 3	2.4 ± 1.0	2259 ± 170