Table 1.

Density of synthetic, semi-synthetic and natural textile fibers, adapted from Morton and Hearle [11].

Fiber	Density (g cm−3)
Polyamide / Nylon	1.14
Acrylic	1.19
Silk	1.34
Wool	1.30
Polyester / Polyethylene terephthalate	1.39
Viscose / Rayon	1.52
Cotton / Linen	1.55