Numerical and Experimental Assessment of Mechanical Properties of Biobased Epoxy Reinforced by Flax Fibres and Seashell Nanoparticles for Prosthetic Socket

Table 1

Measured mechanical properties of modified and unmodified biobased epoxy.

Specimen	Tensile strength (MPa)	Elastic modulus (GPa)	Poisson's ratio	Flexural strength (MPa)
Pristine biobased epoxy	52 ± 6.25	1.85 ± 0.459	0.220 ± 0.006245	75 ± 7.37
FF/biobased epoxy composite	60 ± 7.94	2.00 ± 0.465	0.328 ± 0.006248	108 ± 9.64
FF/1wt % SS/biobased epoxy composite	66 ± 8.72	2.12 ± 0.481	0.342 ± 0.006252	151 ± 10.59
FF/3wt % SS/biobased epoxy composite	85 ± 9.85	3.02 ± 0.512	0.540 ± 0.006258	159 ± 7.94
FF/5wt % SS/biobased epoxy composite	77 ± 7.1	2.55 ± 0.462	0.394 ± 0.006246	130 ± 8.33