Physical, Mechanical, and Thermal Properties and Characterization of Natural Fiber Composites Reinforced Poly(Lactic Acid): Miswak (<i>Salvadora Persica</i> L.) Fibers

<table class="table-group" id="tab5"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Sample</td><td class="align_center" colspan="2">Flexural</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center">Strength (MPa)</td><td class="align_center">Young’s modulus (GPa)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">PLA</td><td class="align_center">95.6</td><td class="align_center">3.4</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">PLA/MF10</td><td class="align_center">66.1</td><td class="align_center">3.2</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">PLA/MF20</td><td class="align_center">57.1</td><td class="align_center">2.8</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">PLA/MF30</td><td class="align_center">49.5</td><td class="align_center">2.9</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Flexural properties of composite samples.</div>

International Journal of Polymer Science

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Table 5: Physical, Mechanical, and Thermal Properties and Characterization of Natural Fiber Composites Reinforced Poly(Lactic Acid): Miswak (<i>Salvadora Persica</i> L.) Fibers 

Table 5 | Physical, Mechanical, and Thermal Properties and Characterization of Natural Fiber Composites Reinforced Poly(Lactic Acid): Miswak (Salvadora Persica L.) Fibers 