Fibre densities

Fibre ACETATE: Diacetate (Dicel) Triacetate (Tricel) ACRYLIC Orlon Courtelle Zefran Acrilan, Creslan ARAMID Nomex ALGINATE Calcium alginate CHLOROFIBRE Heat-treated PVC (Isovyl) Unmodified PVC (Rhovyl, Fibravyl) Chlorinated PVC (Piviacid) Polyvinylidene (chloride) (Velan, Saran) COTTON Scoured Mercerised Acetylated CUPROAMMONIUM RAYON FLAX FLUOROFIBRE Teflon GLASS E-glass C-glass A-glass S-glass HEMP JUTE MODACRYLIC Dynel Teklan Verel Density gm/cm3 1.33 1.30 1.14 - 1.17 1.14 - 1.18 1.15 1.17 1.38 1.72 Fibre NYLON Nylon 11 (Rilsan) Nylon 6 (Perlon) Nylon 6.6 (ICI nylon) POLYESTER Kodel Terylene, Vycron Density gm/cm3 1.10 1.13 1.14 1.22 1.38 0.90 0.92 0.95

1.38 1.40 1.54 1.70

POLYOLEFIN: Polypropylene (Ulstron) Polyethylene, Low-density (Courlene) Polyethylene, High-density (Courlene X3) POLYURETHANE ELASTOMERS (approximate values) Enkaswing, Lycra, Sarlane, Spanzelle RABBIT Common Angora RAMIE REGENERATED PROTEIN FIBRE Merinova SILK B, mori, raw Weighted Tussah VINYLAL Kuralon VISCOSE WOOL Non-medullated

1.1 0.92 1.10 1.55 1.29

1.55 1.54 1.40 - 1.50 1.52 1.50

1.33 > 1.60 1.32 1.30 1.51 - 1.52 1.31

2.30 2.53 2.46 2.46 2.45 1.50 1.50 1.31 1.34 1.37