Table 3.

Mechanical properties of different natural fibers.

Fiber	Density (g/cm3)	Diameter (µm)	Micro-Fibrillar Angle (°)	Moisture Content (%)	Tensile Strength (MPa)	Elongation at Break (%)	References
Abaca	1.5	10–30	20–25	5–10	400–980	3–10	[23,75,154,155]
Areca	0.7–0.8	-	-	-	147–322	10.2–13.15	[156,157]
Bagasse	1.25	10–34	-	-	222–290	1.1	[23,75,158]
Bamboo	0.6–1.11	240–330	-	9.16	140–800	1.40	[23,72,159,160,161]
Banana	1.35	50–250	11–12	10.71	529–914	3	[80,161,162,163]
Coir	1.2–1.5	100–450	30–49	8–11.36	175–180	30	[18,40,74,75,159,164]
Cotton	1.5–1.6	12–35	-	7.85–8.5	287–597	7–8	[72,163,164,165,166,167]
Curaua	1.4	170	-	-	500–1150	3.7–4.3	[23,161]
Flax	1.5	5–38	5–10	1.2–8	345–1035	2.7–3.2	[23,161,167,168,169]
Hemp	1.48	-	2–6.2	6.2–12	690	1.6	[23,161,163,164,169]
Henequen	1.2	-	-	-	430–570	3.7–5.9	[71,72]
Isora	1.2–1.3	-	-	-	500–600	5–6	[71,170]
Jute	1.3–1.5	20–200	8	12.5–13.7	200–773	1.5–1.8	[23,75,164,168,171]
Kenaf	1.4	70–250	2–6.2	6.2–12	930	1.5	[23,165,163,165]
Nettle	1.51	20–80	-	11–17	650	1.7	[75,155,167]
Oil Palm	0.7–1.55	150–500	42–46	-	80–248	3.2	[23,75,165,172]
Palf	0.8–1.6	20–80	14	11.8	180–1627	1.6–14.5	[74,75,112]
Piassava	1.4	-	-	-	134–143	7.8–21.9	[74,75,173]
Pineapple	0.8–1.6	8–41	-	10–13	170–1627	2.4	[23,162,167,174]
Ramie	1.5	50	69–83		220–938	2–3.8	[23,163,164]
Sisal	1.5	50–300	-	11	511–635	3–7	[23,163,164]