Properties of silk Fibre

Properties of silk:

Shape                                    : The fiber is long from 1,000 to 1,300 years.

Luster                                     : High

Elastic recovery                    : Good

Elongation                            : Good

Resiliency                             : Medium

Density                                  : 1.25 - 1.34 g/cm3.

Moisture absorption             : Good

Dimensional stability           : Good

Acids                                      : Damage

Alkalies                                  : Strong alkalies damage fiber;

Sunlight                                 : Prolonged exposure causes fiber breakdown

Insects                                   : Destroyed by carpet beetles

To flame                                 : Burns with a sputtering flame.