Modifications Caused by Enzyme-Retting and Their Effect on Composite Performance

Table 2

Physical properties of enzyme-retted flax fibers*.

	Stelometer		Image analysis
Enzyme exposure	Strength	Elongation	Fiber thickness
(h)	(g/tex)	(%)	(μm)
0	46.48 a	0.67 c	37.9 a
10	43.47 a	1.42 a	28.0 c
22	37.68 a	0.92 b,c	32.5 b
46	44.12 a	1.25 a,b	27.0 c

*Values followed by different letters within columns are significantly different at 𝑃≤0.05.