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H. Sundarasetty et alii, Fracture and Structural Integrity, 72 (2025) 211-224; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.72.15

large ridges, which are characteristic of brittle behaviour [25, 26]. These ridges indicate energy absorption and help the material to become stiffer.

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(c) Figure 6: a) Stress vs. Strain, b) Young’s Modulus c) Tensile strength Fh.

Figure 7: Fractography of a) PLA, b) 0.04 wt.% PLA/BNNP composite.

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