Description
A long, thin filament with a length at least 100 times its diameter. Fibers are used to make fabric, paper, mats and as fillers and strengtheners in composite materials.
Sources of fibers are:
- animal: wool, alpaca, mohair, angora, and silk.
- vegetable: cotton, kapok, linen, hemp, jute.
- synthetic: rayon, nylon, acetate, polyester, acrylic.
- mineral: asbestos, glass, carbon, tungsten.
The types of fiber are characterized as:
- staple: short fibers.
- monofilaments: continuous single fibers.
- tow: a continuous strand of bundled but untwisted fibers.
- yarn: a continuous strand of twisted fibers.
Synonyms and Related Terms
fibers; fibre (Br., Fr.); fibra (Esp.); vezel (Ned); fibrous substance;
Other Properties
Fibers are characterized by their shape, strength, elasticity, flexibility, weight, stability and ability to absorb moisture
Additional Information
G.Cook, Handbook of Textile Fibres:I. Natural Fibres, 5th edition, Merrow Publishing Co., Durham, England, 1984.
|
Last updated on: 6/12/2009 12:53:33 PM
|
|
 |
|
