Plasma Treatment of Agave Fiber Powder and Its Effect on the Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Composites Based on Polyethylene

Table 2

Mechanical properties of composites containing plasma treated AFP at 5, 10, and 20 wt% (200 and 325 mesh).

Composite	AFP (%)	Young’s modulus (MPa)	Stress at break (MPa)	Elongation at break (%)
LDPE	0	129.9 ± 19.1	13.3 ± 0.3	453.4 ± 18.3
MPF-5-M200	5	167.7 ± 12.5	10.5 ± 0.3	48.4 ± 16.0
MPF-10-M200	10	175.3 ± 6.40	10.5 ± 0.2	33.1 ± 8.20
MPF-20-M200	20	209.0 ± 12.3	11.8 ± 0.4	15.7 ± 1.10
MPF-5-M325	5	174.2 ± 6.07	11.1 ± 0.2	109.1 ± 35.9
MPF-10-M325	10	194.5 ± 11.9	11.4 ± 0.4	41.10 ± 8.20
MPF-20-M325	20	221.9 ± 9.40	10.4 ± 0.4	13.90 ± 3.90