Processing and Properties of MDF Fibre-Reinforced Biopolyesters with Chain Extender Additives

Table 1

Range of tensile properties of NFCs made with a biodegradable polymer compared to commercial PP and PE-based NFCs (with a wood filler content of 30–50 wt %), adapted from [4, 13].

Composite type	Tensile strength (MPa)	Tensile Young’s modulus (GPa)	Elongation at break (%)
PLA-NFC	37–77	1.2–8.9	1.0–3.1
PHA-NFC	13–26	0.4-5.9	0.5-6.6
PP-NFC (commercial)	18–47	1.8–5.6	1.6–5.4
HDPE-NFC (commercial)	12–39	0.8–4.7	1.4–2.9