Table 3.
Fibers | Density (g/cm3) | Diameter (µm) | Length (mm) | Tensile Strength (MPa) | Tensile Modulus (GPa) | Strain at Break (%) |
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Wood flour | 1.3–2.2 | 300–500 | - | 44–90 | 6–13 | 2.0–3.0 |
Coconut shell | 1.1–1.3 | 100 | 2.0 | 130–250 | 4–15 | 2.0–4.0 |
Basalt | 2.7 | 13–22 | 3.2 | 2800–2900 | 70–110 | 2.5–3.5 |
Flax | 1.40–1.45 | 50–70 | 1–65 | 400–1200 | 40–70 | 1.8–3.2 |