Table 1 Typical mechanical properties for fibres [1, 4,5,6, 8, 11, 12, 15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26]

Ramie

220–938

27–128

1.2–3.8

1.5–1.56

Cotton

287–800

5.5–12.6

6–8

1.5–1.6

Sugarcane Bagasse

179–290

17–27

1–4

1.2–1.25

Flax

345–1500

27–85

1.2–3.2

1.4–1.5

Bamboo

140–600

11–32

1.4–3.2

0.6–1.1

Jute

393–800

10–30

1.2–1.8

1.3–1.5

Sisal

400–855

9–38

2–7

1.3–1.5

Hemp

310–900

30–70

1.6-4

1.4–1.5

Banana

162–914

27–34

2-5.3

1.3–1.5

Coir

135–240

4–6

15–40

1.1–1.25

Kenaf

223–1191

14–53

1.6–4.3

1.22–1.4

Wood

45–121

7-13.5

1.6

1.2–1.4

Wood pulp

5-195

1–18

2–4

1.5

Wool

50–315

2.3-5

13.2–35

1.3

Silk

100–1500

5–38

15–35

1.3–1.4

Glass

2200–3600

65–86

4-5.5

2.6

Carbon

3400–4000

130–345

0.5–1.2

1.4–1.8