Potential Application of Green Composites for Cross Arm Component in Transmission Tower: A Brief Review

Table 2

Comparison of natural fibres to man-made fibres [109].

Attributes	Natural fibre	Man-made fibre
Raw material cost	Low	High
Manufacturing cost	Low	High
Weight/density	Light	Heavy
Disposal	Highly degradable	Takes thousand years to be composed
Availability	Widely available	Depleted from time by time
Renewability	Yes	No
Recyclability	Yes	No
Energy usage	Low	High
Health risk	No	Yes