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Table 5 Density of different natural and man-made fibresa, b

From: Fibre attributes and mapping the cultivar influence of different industrial cellulosic crops (cotton, hemp, flax, and canola) on textile properties

Fibres

Density (g/cc)

Fibres

Density (g/cc)

Polypropylene

0.90

Acetate

1.33

Polyethylene

0.95

Silk

1.33

Nylon 11

1.10

Cotton

1.55

Canola

1.34

Polyester

1.38

Wool

1.31

Viscose

1.52

  1. a (Saville, 1999); b (Shuvo et al., 2019)
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