The Study of Properties and Structure of Polylactide–Graphite Nanoplates Compositions

Table 3

Mechanical characteristics of PLA and PLA/GNP composites.

Content of GNP in composites (wt%)	Е (MPa)	σb (MPa)	εb (%)
PLA	2700 ± 65	45.4 ± 1	4 ± 0.1
1	3220 ± 132	38.8 ± 3.5	2.0 ± 0.2
5	3550 ± 195	30.5 ± 2.7	1.5 ± 0.14
10	4466 ± 207	30.1 ± 1.7	1.0 ± 0.06
15	5088 ± 325	32.7 ± 1.4	0.9 ± 0.06
20	7735 ± 306	23.7 ± 3.5	0.5 ± 0.1

PLA, poly(lactic acid); GNP, graphite nanoplates.