Cottonized flax fiber

 

Type of fiber Composition Linear density, not more than, tex Content of shives,% Breaking load, not less than, cN/tex Mass fraction of fibers of length up to 15 mm, not more than, % Mass fraction of fibers of length over 40 mm, not more than, % Average fiber length, mm
Natural CoI 100 % linen 1,8 1,5 27 12,0 58,5 52,05
Bleached CoI 100 % linen 1,4 1,0 - 11,0 63,0 46,05
Boiled CoI 100 % linen 1,6 1,2 - 9,0 57,0 49,65
Natural W2 100 % linen 3,0 5,0 - - - 50,0
Natural Wa 100 % linen 1,5 2,0 27 - - 40,0