Table 6: Stress and strain of different types of silk.*

Silk type Stress (Gpa) Stress (Gpa) Bombyx mori cocoon silk 1.1 0.24 Nephila claripe MAS 1.75 0.15 Nephila maculate dragline 1.1 0.46 Arameus serratus framesilk 0.81 0.24 Araneus diadematus radial silk 1.2 0.40 A. serratus viscid silk 1.0 2.00 A. diadematus viscid silk 1.4 4.76

*Adapted from Ivanova (2005) [13].