SWICOFIL - Yarn and fiber expert.

FIBER CHART

The complete overview of all materials existing in terms of yarn and fibers.
All the materials that can be transformed into yarn and fibers - whereas Swicofil is able to source most of the below listed materials.

 
  • natural
    yarn and fibers that grow by nature
     
  • artificial
    materials whose raw materials originate from nature but are somehow (chemically) transformed in structure / by transformation of natural polymers
     
  • synthetic
    materials made from synthetic polymers
     
  • inorganic
    materials where there are no polymers involved

LIST OF ALL NATURAL YARN AND FIBERS

organic

 vegetable 

from seeds

cotton

CA

kapok

KP

from bast or stem

flax / linen

LI

hemp

HA

sunn hemp

SN

jute

JU

ramie

RA

kenaf

KE

straw

STR

banana

BAN

pineapple

PIN

papyrus

PAPY

alfagras
(esparto)

AL

fique
(mauritius fiber)

FI

alginate

ALG

urena
(congo jute)

JR

nettle

NTL

broom

GI

apocynum

APO

raffia

RAF

bamboo natural

BAM

from leaf

sisal

SI

abaca
(manila)

AB

henequen

HE

phormium
(new zealand fiber)

NF

rosella
(karkade)

JS

acacia

AKAZ

aloe

ALO

yucca

YUCC

elephant grass

ELEG

from fruit

coir
(coconut)

CC

from plant juice

natural rubber elastodiene

NR

various

paper yarn

PAP

peat

PEAT

cotton grass

COG

animal

wool

wool

WO

hair

camel

WK

vikuna

WG

alpaca

WP

llama

WL

mohair
(angora goat)

WM

cashmere

WS

horse hair

HS

pig’s bristle

-

goat hair

HZ

rabbit hair

WN

angora hair

WA

yak

WY

kashgora

WSA

guanaco

WU

cow hair

HR

beaver

WB

fish otter

OTTR

chitosan

CHI

leather

LEA

cow hair

HR

silk

silk

SE

 

wild silk
(tussah)

ST

 inorganic 

mineral

from rocks

asbestos

AS

from metal

metallic

MTF


LIST OF ALL ARTIFICIAL YARN AND FIBERS

of cellulose origin

cellulose ester

acetat

CA

triacetat

CTA

regenerated cellulose

viscose

CV

cupro

CUP

modal

CMD

bamboo regenerated

CBAM

lyocell

CLY

seaweed lyocell

CLYS

of protein origin

from plants

soybean

SPF

corn
(polylactic acid)

PLA

peanut

PEA

from animal

milk
(casein)

CS


















LIST OF ALL SYNTHETIC YARN AND FIBERS

 

Polyamide

Polyamide 4.6

PA 4.6

Polyamide 6

PA 6

Polyamide 6.6

PA 6.6

Polyamide 6.10

PA 6.10

Polyamide 6.12

PA 6.12

Polyamide 11

PA 11

Polyamide 12

PA 12

Polyamide-imide

PAI

Polyester

Polyester

PET

Poly cyclohexane-dimethanol terephthalate

PCT

Polytrimethylene terephtalate

PTT

Polybutylene terephthalate

PBT

Polyester-imide

PETI

Polybeta hydroxybutyrate

PHB

Polyurethane

Polyurethane

PU

Polyetherurethane

PUR

Elasthane

EL

Elastodiene

ED

Polyvinyl Compounds

Acrylic

PAN

Polyvinyl chloride

CLF, PVC

Polyvinyl idenfluoride

PVDF

Polyvinyl idenchloride

PVDC

Polyvinyl alcohol

PVAL

Polyvinyl acetate

PVAC

Ethylene vinyl acetate

EVA

Polyolefine

Polyethylene

PE

(High Density Polyethylene)

(HDPE)

(Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene)

(UHMWPE)

Polypropylene

PP

(High Modulus Polypropylene)

(HMPP)

Co-Polymers

Modacyrlic

MAC

Fluoro fibers

Polytetrafluorethylene

PTFE

Ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene

ECTFE

Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene

ETFE

Polychlorotrifluoroethylene

PCTFE

Perfluoroalkoxy

PFA

Polyvinyl fluoride

PVF

Others

Meta-aramide

m-AR

Para-aramide

p-AR

Melamine formaldehyde

MF

Polybenzimidazole

PBI

Polycarbonate

PC

Polyetheretherketone

PEEK

Polyether-imide

PEI

Polyetherketone

PEK

Polyethersulfone

PES

Polyethylenenaphtalate

PEN

Polyimide

PI

Polymethyl methacrylate

PMMA

Polyoxymethylene
(Polyacetal)

POM

Polyoxadiazole

POD

Polyphenylene Oxide

PPO

Polyphenylenesulfide

PPS

Polystyrene

PS

Polysulfone

PSU

Liquid crystal polymer

LCP

































































 

LIST OF ALL INORGANIC YARN AND FIBERS

 

glass fiber

GF

silicic acid glass

GFS

carbon

CF

ceramic

CEF

metallic

MTF

steel
(incl. stainless steel)

STL

inox

INX

copper

CU

basalt

CBF

gold

AU

 

 

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