The effects of annealing on deformation and fracture behavior of injection molded PLA

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Goto, K. | Nakano, S. | Kuriyama, T.^;

Affiliations: Yamagata Research Institute of Technology, Shoei 2-2-1 Yamagata-shi, #990-2473, Japan | Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Yamagata University, Jonan 4-3-16 Yonewzawa-shi, #992-8510, Japan

Note: [] Corresponding author: Prof. Takashi Kuriyama, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Yamagata University, Jonan 4-3-16 Yonewzawa-shi, #992-8510, Japan. Tel.: +81 238 26 3062; Fax: +81 238 26 3063; E-mail: [email protected].

Keywords: Poly (lactic acid), brittle to ductile transition, crystallinity

Journal: Strength, Fracture and Complexity, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 185-188, 2006