Extraction and Physicochemical and Thermomechanical Characterizations of Water Hyacinth Fibers Eichhornia crassipes

Table 2

Material properties of various biofibers.

Fiber	Young’s modulus (MPa)	Tensile strength (MPa)	Breaking strain (MPa)	Density (g/cm^3)
Water hyacinth	10.60	540	1.3	1.23-1.45
Abaca	12	400	3–10	1.5
Flax	27.6	345–1035	2.7–3.2	1.5
Jute	26.5	393–773	1.5–1.8	1.3
Kenaf	53	930	1.6	—
Hemp	70	690	1.6	1.48
Sisal	9.4–22	511–635	2–2.5	1.5
Ramie	24.5	560	2.5	1.5

Data republished from [51].