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Fig. 1Cotton, not mercerized.
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Fig. 4Hemp.
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Longitudinal View 500X
Fig. 2Cotton, mercerized.
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Fig. 5Jute.
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Fig. 3Flax.
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Fig. 6Ramie.
Appendix IPhotomicrographs of Common Textile Fibers
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Fig. 7Sisal.
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Fig. 10Phormium.
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Fig. 8Abaca.
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Fig. 11Wool.
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Fig. 9Kenaf.
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Fig. 12Mohair.
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Fig. 13Cashmere.
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Longitudinal View 240X
Fig. 15Alpaca.
Longitudinal View 1500X
Fig. 13ASEM (Cashmere).
Cross-Section 500X
Longitudinal View 240X
Fig. 16Vicuna.
Cross-Section 500X
Longitudinal View 500X
Fig. 14Camel hair.
Cross-Section 115X
Longitudinal View 230X
Fig. 17Horsehair.
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Fig. 18Rabbit fur.
Cross-Section 500X
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Fig. 21Asbestos.
Cross-Section 500X
Longitudinal View 500X
Fig. 19Silk.
Cross-Section 500X
Longitudinal View 500X
Fig. 22Acetate, secondary.
Cross-Section 500X
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Fig. 20Silk, tussah.
Cross-Section 500X
Longitudinal View 250X
Fig. 23Triacetate, 2.5 denier (0.28 tex)per filament, dull
luster.
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Fig. 24Acrylic, reg. wet spun, semi-dull.
Cross-Section 500X
Longitudinal View 250X
Fig. 27Acrylic, two-component, 3.0denier (0.33 tex) per
filament, semi-dullluster.
Cross-Section 500X
Longitudinal View 250X
Fig. 25Acrylic, modified wet spun, 3.0denier (0.33 tex) per
filament, semi-dullluster.
Cross-Section 100X
Longitudinal View 100X
Fig. 28Anidex.
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Fig. 26Acrylic, solvent spun.
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Fig. 29Glass.
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Fig. 30Metallic.
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Longitudinal View 250X
Fig. 33Modacrylic, 3.0 denier (0.33tex) per filament, dull
luster.
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Fig. 31Modacrylic.
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Fig. 34Modacrylic with liquid inclusions.
Cross-Section 500X
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Fig. 32Modacrylic.
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Fig. 35Nylon, bright.
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Fig. 36Nylon, low modification ratiotrilobal, 15 denier (1.65
tex) perfilament, bright luster.
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Fig. 39Polyethylene, low density.
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Longitudinal View 250X
Fig. 37Nylon, high modification ratiotrilobal, 18 denier (1.98
tex) per filament,semi-dull.
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Longitudinal View 500X
Fig. 40Polyethylene, medium density.
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Longitudinal View 250X
Fig. 38Nytril, 2.0 denier (0.22 tex) perfilament, dull
luster.
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Fig. 41Polyethylene, high density.
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Fig. 42Polyester, regular melt spun,3.0 denier (0.33 tex) per
filament, semi-dull.
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Longitudinal View 500X
Fig. 45Rayon, viscose. Regular tenacity,brt.
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Longitudinal View 250X
Fig. 43Polyester, low modification ratiotrilobal, 1.4 denier
(0.15 tex) per filament,semi-dull luster.
Cross-Section 500X
Longitudinal View 500X
Fig. 46Rayon, viscose. High tenacity,high wet elongation.
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Longitudinal View 250X
Fig. 44Rayon, cuprammonium, 1.3denier (0.14 tex) per filament,
brightluster.
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Longitudinal View 500X
Fig. 47Rayon, viscose. High tenacity,low wet elongation.
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Fig. 48Rayon, saponified acetate. 0.8denier (0.09 tex) per
filament, brightluster.
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Longitudinal View 250X
Fig. 51Rayon, viscose. Modified, 1.5denier (0.17 tex) per
filament, semi-dullluster.
Cross-Section 500X
Longitudinal View 250X
Fig. 49Rayon, viscose. Modified, 3.0denier (0.33 tex) per
filament, brightluster.
Cross-Section 65X
Longitudinal View 65X
Fig. 52Saran.
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Longitudinal View 250X
Fig. 50Rayon, viscose. Modified, 1.5denier (0.17 tex) per
filament, brightluster.
Cross-Section 500X
Longitudinal View 250X
Fig. 53Saran, 16 denier (1.76 tex) perfilament, bright
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Fig. 54Spandex, adhering filaments, 12denier (1.32 tex) per
filament, dull luster.
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Fig. 57Vinyon.
Cross-Section 500X
Longitudinal View 250X
Fig. 55Spandex, coarse mono-filaments, 250 denier (27.50 tex)
perfilament, dull luster.
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Longitudinal View 600X
Fig. 58Aramid, round, high-tenacityfilament.
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Longitudinal View 500X
Fig. 56Fluorocarbon.
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Longitudinal View 600X
Fig. 59Aramid, FR staple fiber.
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Fig. 60Novoloid.
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Fig. 63Yak.
Cross-Section 1500X
Longitudinal View 1500X
Fig. 61Permanently crimped lyocellfiber.
Longitudinal View 1500X
Fig. 63ASEM of Yak.
Stained Transverse Cross-Section 1800X
Scanning Electron Photomicrograph (10 m)Fig. 62Uncrimped lyocell
fiber.