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Overview		 Twist
Directions		 Yarn
Numbering		 Properties
Table
Test
Methods		 Monofil diam.
conversion		 Fiber
chart		 Other
Conversions
Count
Converter 		     

 

Fiber

Code

Density

g/cm3

Moist. 65% R.H. 20°C %

Melting temp. °C

Cont. expos. temp°C

Glass tr.temp°C

LOI %

Tena-city

acid

alkali

org solvant

hydro- lysis

Abaca (Manila)

AB

 

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acacia

AKAZ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acetate

CA

1.29-1.33

6-7

255-260

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acetyl cellulose

AC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acrylate-Acrylonitrile

ANM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acrylate-Butadiene

ABR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

acrylate-styrene-acrylonitrile

ASA

1.06

0.5

225

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene

ABS

1.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acrylonitrile-Chloroprene

NCR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acrylonitrile-Isoprene

NIR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Akon

AKON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alfa

AL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alginate

ALG

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aloe

ALO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alpaca

WP

1.31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aluminium trihydrate

ATH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Angora (rabbit)

WA

1.10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Antelope hair

HANT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apocynum

APCY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asbestos

AS

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Babulla

CAU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Badger hair

HBAD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bamboo

BAM

 

13

decomp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bamboo regenerated

CBAM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banana

BAN

1.35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banyan

BAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baobab

BAO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bark

BAR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basalt

CBF

2.75

0.1

1450

820

1050

 

30

+

+

+

+

Bast

BAS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bear hair

HBEA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beaver

WB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

biaxially oriented polypropylene

BOPP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Block Copolymer Styrene- Butadiene

YSBR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Block Copolymer Styrene- Butadiene and Carboxylic Acid

YXSBR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bombax

BMBX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boron

BF

2.58

 

2000

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

 

Bottle tree

BOT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brass

MS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bromo-Isobutylene-Isoprene

BIIR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broom (Ginster)

GI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buriti

BUR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

butadiene rubber

BR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

butadiene-styrene block copolymer

BDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Camel

WK

1.31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cane

CAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carbon

CF

1.76-2.1

7-16

decomp. 2500

220

 

55

200

+

+

+

+

Carboxylic-Nitrile-Butadiene

XNBR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

carboxymethyl cellulose

CMC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caroa

CARO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Casein (milk)

CS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cashmere

WS

1.31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cat hair

HCAT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cellulose

CE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cellulose acetate propionate

CAP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cellulose acetate-butyrate

CAB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cellulose and silicic acid char

CSAC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cellulose nitrate

CN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cellulose propionate

CP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ceramic

CEF

2.7

0

1800

 

 

 

 

+

+

+

 

Chagua

CHAG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chambira palm

CHAM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chitin

CHI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

chlorinated polyvinyl chloride

PVCC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chloro Butyl Chloro-Isobutene-Isoprene

CIIR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

chloropolyethylene

CM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chloro-Sulfonyl-Polyethylene

CSM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coir (Coconut)

CC

1.15-1.40

13

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

Copper

CU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corn

COR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cotton

CO

1.50-1.54

7-11

decomp. (400)

80

-

18

30d

42w

-

o

+

+

Cotton grass

COG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cow hair

HR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cross-linked polyethylene

XLPE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cupro

CUP

1.5

11

decomp. (200-300)

 

 

 

20d

13w

 

 

 

 

cyclic olefin copolymer

COC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deer hair

HDEE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Di-2-ethylhexyl

DEHP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dioctyl Phthalate

DOP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dog hair

HDOG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elasthane

EL

 

1.5