Table 7.

Mechanical properties of different natural fibre [19,26,35,36,39,40,42].

Category	Fibre Type	Density	Tensile Strength (MPa)	Young Modulus (GPa)	Elongation at Break (%)
Bast	Flax	1.4–1.54	88–1500	18–80	1.2–3.2
	Hemp	1.47–1.5	550–690	9.93–70	1.6–4.7
	Nettle	-	650–1594	38–87	1–6
	Jute	1.3–1.5	200–800	10–55	1.16–1.8
	Kenaf	0.749–1.45	223–1191	2.86–53	1.6–5.7
	Roselle	-	147–184	2.76	11–15
Leaf	Sisal	1.33–1.5	80–700	1.46–38	2–15
	Abaca	1.5	400–980	12–31.1	2.9–10
	Henequen	1.2	500	13.2	4.8
	Pineapple	1.44–1.5	170–1627	34.5–82.5	0.8–3
	Banana	1.35	529–914	7.7–32	1.5–53
	Date palm	0.92	170–275	5–12	5–10
Fruit/Seed	Coir	1.15–1.45	106–593	1.27–6	159.9
	Oil palm	0.7–1.55	100–400	1–9	8–25
	Cotton	1.5–1.6	287–800	1.1–12.6	3–10
	Kapok	-	-	-	1.2
Grasses	Straw wheat	1.49	59–140	3.7–4.8	-
	Straw rice	-	150–200	3.3–12.5	3.2–4.6
	Alfa	0.89–1.4	188–350	18–25	1.5–5.8
	Bamboo	0.6–1.1	140–441	11–36	1.3–8
Sugar	Sugarcane bagasse	1.25	290	17	-