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. 2020 Sep 14;12(9):2088. doi: 10.3390/polym12092088

Table 4.

Mechanical properties of synthetic fibers [26,27,28].

Type of Fiber Density
(g/cm3)
Tensile Strength
(MPa)
Young’s Modulus
(GPa)
Elongation
(%)
Aramid 1.44 3000 124 2.5
Carbon 1.4 400 230–240 1.4–1.8
E-Glass 2.55 2000–3500 63–67 2.5
S-Glass 2.5 4570 70–73 1.8–3.2
Silicon carbide 3.16 - 360–440 -