Fibre densities

Fibre
ACETATE:
Diacetate (Dicel)
Triacetate (Tricel)
ACRYLIC
Orlon
Courtelle
Zefran
Acrilan, Creslan
ARAMID
Nomex
ALGINATE
Calcium alginate
CHLOROFIBRE
Heat-treated PVC (Isovyl)
Unmodified PVC (Rhovyl, Fibravyl)
Chlorinated PVC (Piviacid)
Polyvinylidene (chloride)
(Velan, Saran)

Density
gm/cm3
1.33
1.30
1.14 - 1.17
1.14 - 1.18
1.15
1.17
1.38
1.72

1.38
1.40
1.54
1.70

COTTON
Scoured
Mercerised
Acetylated
CUPROAMMONIUM RAYON

1.55
1.54
1.40 - 1.50
1.52

FLAX

1.50

FLUOROFIBRE
Teflon
GLASS
E-glass
C-glass
A-glass
S-glass
HEMP

2.30
2.53
2.46
2.46
2.45
1.50

JUTE

1.50

MODACRYLIC
Dynel
Teklan
Verel

1.31
1.34
1.37

Fibre
NYLON
Nylon 11 (Rilsan)
Nylon 6 (Perlon)
Nylon 6.6 (ICI nylon)
POLYESTER
Kodel
Terylene, Vycron

Density
gm/cm3
1.10
1.13
1.14
1.22
1.38

POLYOLEFIN:
Polypropylene (Ulstron)
Polyethylene, Low-density (Courlene)
Polyethylene, High-density (Courlene
X3)
POLYURETHANE ELASTOMERS
(approximate values)
Enkaswing, Lycra, Sarlane, Spanzelle

0.90
0.92

RABBIT
Common
Angora
RAMIE

0.92
1.10

REGENERATED PROTEIN FIBRE

Merinova

1.29

0.95

1.1

1.55

SILK
B, mori, raw
Weighted
Tussah
VINYLAL
Kuralon

1.33
> 1.60
1.32

VISCOSE

1.51 - 1.52

WOOL
Non-medullated

1.31

1.30