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Natural Fibers
Organic Inorganic
Plant Animal Rock Metal
Seed Bast Leaf Fruit Hair Wool Silk
Cotton (CO) Flax (LI) Abaca (AB) Coconut (CC) Camel (WK) Wool (WO) Silk (SE) Asbestos (AS) Metal (MTF)
Kapok () Hemp (HA)     Alpaca (WP)   Tussah (ST)    
Akund() Jute (JU)     Lama (WL)        
  Bamboo (BAM)     Angora Mohair (WM)        
        Cashmere (WS)        
        Horse Hair (HS)        
        Angora Rabbit (WA)        


Synthetic Fibers
Organic Inorganic
Natural Synthetic
Cellulose Origin Protein Origin
From Plant From Animals
Viscose (CV) Soybean (SPF) Casein () Acylic (PAN) Glass (GF)
Modal (MD) Alginate (ALG) Polylactic Acid (PLA) Polyethylene (PE) Carbon (CF)
Lyocell (CLY) Corn ()   Polypropylene (PP) Ceramic (GEF)
  Peanut ()   Polyester (PET)  
      Modacrylic (MAC)  
      Elasthane (EL)  
      Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)  
      Polyamide 6 (PA 6)  
      Polyamide 6.6 (PA 6.6)  
      Aramide (AR)  

Metal


General
Metallic fibers can be in the three form as metal, metal coated plastic and plastic coated metal.
Single-component metallic fibers for textile usage are fine drawn filaments.
These fibers can be spun or woven on textile machinery. It is also possible to use multicomponent metallic fibers for textile.

Applications
It is used for;
Decorative purposes,
Applications where electrical conductivity and heat resistance are important,
Knitwear,
Evening gowns,
Home furnishings production.

Functions
The fiber can be colored in a wide variety of colors.
The fiber length changes commonly from 0.2 to 3.2 mm.

Specifications
Light in weight
Weak
Easily stretch
Resistant to attack by insects and microorganisms
Single-component metallic fibers inherit the properties of composing metal, while multi-component metallic fibers inherit the properties of plastic film which forms theirselves.

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