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  2. Animal fiber - Wikipedia

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    Not all animal fibers have the same properties, and even within a species the fiber is not consistent. Merino is a very soft, fine wool, while Cotswold is coarser, and yet both Merino and Cotswold are types of sheep. This comparison can be continued on the microscopic level, comparing the diameter and structure of the fiber.

  3. Vicuña wool - Wikipedia

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    The surface structure of the fiber has scales as in sheep wool. [3] The scale spacing is between 7 and 14 scale rings per 100 microns. [4] The cell arrangement of the fiber is bilateral in transmission electron microscopy (as also in guanaco hair), while it is disordered in llama and alpaca. [5]

  4. Cross section (fiber) - Wikipedia

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    Textile fibers come in a variety of shapes and forms. The fiber shape of synthetic fibers is controlled with a device spinneret during manufacturing (extrusion) process, whereas natural fibers conceive their shape with a variety of factors such as cellulose built up in plant fibers, and in silk, the shape of orifice from where the silk fibers are extruded.

  5. Shahtoosh - Wikipedia

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    Chiru down hair (left) and cashmere down hair (right) comparison via scanning electron microscope Chiru guard hair comparison undyed and dyed via light microscope. The average fiber diameter of the down hair is 11.45 microns with a standard deviation of 1.78 microns and a coefficient of variation of 15.55 %, and a span from 6.25 to 16.25 microns. [4]

  6. Wool - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 10 December 2024. Textile fiber from the hair of sheep or other mammals For other uses, see Wool (disambiguation). Wool before processing Unshorn Merino sheep Shorn sheep Wool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and other mammals, especially goats, rabbits, and camelids. The term may also refer to ...

  7. Wool measurement - Wikipedia

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    Fine wool fibers have a low micron value. Fibre diameter is the most important characteristic of wool in determining its value. Every fleece comprises a very wide range of fibre diameters—for example a typical Merino fleece will contain fibres of as low as 10 microns in diameter, and there could be fibres with diameters exceeding 25 microns ...

  8. Fiber - Wikipedia

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    Fiber (also spelled fibre in British English; from Latin: fibra) [1] is a natural or artificial substance that is significantly longer than it is wide. [2] Fibers are often used in the manufacture of other materials. The strongest engineering materials often incorporate fibers, for example carbon fiber and ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene.

  9. Mineral wool - Wikipedia

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    Alumino silicate wool, also known as refractory ceramic fiber (RCF), consists of amorphous fibers produced by melting a combination of aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3) and silicon dioxide (SiO 2), usually in a weight ratio 50:50 (see also VDI 3469 Parts 1 and 5, [7] as well as TRGS 521). Products made of alumino silicate wool are generally used at ...