Cotton

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Fibers Vegetable Fibers

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Data Table for: Fibers: Vegetable Fibers: Cotton

Mechanical Properties

Quantity Value Unit
Young's modulus 5300 - 8000 MPa
Tensile strength 400 - 850 MPa
Elongation 3 - 8 %

Physical Properties

Quantity Value Unit
Melting temperature 255 - 255 °C
Service temperature -100 - 160 °C
Density 1540 - 1540 kg/m3
Water absorption 20 - 100 %

Environmental Data

Quantity Value Unit
Eco indicator 95 1810 mPt
EPS 3825 mELU
Ex (in) / Ex (out) 24.2307692307692 MJ/MJ
GER 39.3 MJ
Raw materials input 8012.96492362056 kg
Solid 0.102910988 kg
Eco indicator 99 0.1672 Pt
Environmental remarks LCA for the production of unbleached and untreated cotton apparel in the US.
Author: Idemat 2003, Design for Sustainability, Delft University of Technology

General

     
Remarks Seed fiber. Length fibers 8-50 mm. Diam. thickness 12-20um and width 16-40um (TD 1-4). Easy paintable. Cotton fabrics are usually available in 1.2 or 1.4m width. Well-known varities are furniture fabric, velours, gobelin and velvet.
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