Table 5.

Physical and mechanical properties of natural and synthetic fibers.

Fibers	Density (g/cm3)	Tensile Strength (MPa)	Youngs Modulus (GPa)	Elongation (%)	Moisture Absorption	Ref.
Abaca	1.5	410–810	41	1.6	-	[13]
Banana	1.35	721.5–910	29	2	-	[33]
Chicken Feathers	0.89	100–200	3–10	-	-	[13]
Coconut	1.15	131–175	4–6	15	-	[13]
Coir	1.2	175–220	4–6	15–30	10	[13]
Cotton	1.5–1.6	287–597	5.5–12.6	3–10	8–25	[13]
Curaua Leaf	-	1250–3000	30–80	-	-	[40]
Flax	1.4–1.5	345–1500	27.6–80	1.2–3.2	7	[13]
Harakeke	-	440–990	14–33	-	-	[41]
Hemp	1.48	550–900	70	1.6	8	[13]
Henequen	1.4	500	13.2	4.8	-	[33]
Jute	1.3–1.46	393–800	10–30	1.5–1.8	12	[13]
Nettle	1.51	650	38	1.7	-	[33]
Pineapple Leaf	1.07–1.50	413–1627	34.5–82.5		11.8	[13]
Ramie	1.5	220–938	44–128	2.0–3.8	12–17	[13]
Sisal	1.33–1.5	400–700	9–38	2–14	11	[13]
Spartium Juncem L	1.55	986.46	17.86	-	-	[41]
Softwood	1.5	1000	40.0	-	-	[13]
E-Glass	2.5	2000–3500	70.0	2.5–3	-	[13]
S-Glass	2.5	4570	86.0	2.8	-	[13]
Aramide (normal)	1.4	3000–3150	63–67	3.3–3.7	-	[13]
Carbon (standard)	1.4	4000	230–400	1.4–1.8	-	[13]