Enhancement of Mechanical and Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Hydrophilic Nanoclay Reinforced Polylactic Acid/Polycaprolactone/Oil Palm Mesocarp Fiber Hybrid Composites

Table 1

Tensile properties of PLA/PCL/OPMF biocomposites and PLA/PCL/1 wt% clay/OPMF hybrid composites.

Sample	Tensile strength (MPa)	Elongation at break (mm)	Tensile modulus (MPa)
PLA85/PCL15	45.94±1.75	1.68±0.30	902.92±50.69
PLA85/PCL15/10 wt% OPMF	33.48±2.44	0.56±0.04	884.80±44.16
PLA85/PCL15/20 wt% OPMF	27.99±1.34	0.40±0.02	878.73±44.79
PLA85/PCL15/30 wt% OPMF	22.43±1.37	0.35±0.02	723.37±31.37
PLA85/PCL15/1 wt% clay/10 wt% OPMF	36.32±1.22	0.74±0.02	685.80±71.32
PLA85/PCL15/1 wt% clay/20 wt% OPMF	32.32±0.55	0.64±0.10	661.17±46.36
PLA85/PCL15/1 wt% clay/30 wt% OPMF	29.46±1.58	0.61±0.02	577.18±27.04