Impact Strength and Flexural Properties Enhancement of Methacrylate Silane Treated Oil Palm Mesocarp Fiber Reinforced Biodegradable Hybrid Composites

Table 2

Tensile properties of unmodified and silane treated 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
Unmodified OPMF hybrid composites
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
Silane treated OPMF hybrid composites
PLA85/PCL15/1 wt% clay/10 wt% OPMF	40.45 ± 0.94	0.95 ± 0.01	865.50 ± 50.24
PLA85/PCL15/1 wt% clay/20 wt% OPMF	33.18 ± 0.86	0.63 ± 0.06	842.55 ± 45.63
PLA85/PCL15/1 wt% clay/30 wt% OPMF	29.35 ± 0.53	0.62 ± 0.02	767.70 ± 56.50