主催: 一般社団法人 日本機械学会
会議名: M&M2021 材料力学カンファレンス
開催日: 2021/09/15 - 2021/09/17
Polylactic acid (PLA), a bioplastic, has attracted attention as an alternative material to conventional plastics, but it suffers from low flexibility and impact resistance. This paper has explained the change of mechanical properties and morphologies of PLA by filling epoxidized soybean oil (ESO), a plant-derived plasticizer, and nano-calcium carbonate (nano-CaCO3) a high-stiffness filler, to PLA. As a result, PLA increased its fracture strain by up to 180% while maintaining its stiffness and improved its flexibility.