Fibre Classification

List of all Natural fibers

Natural	Organic	Vegetable		from seeds	Cotton	CO
					Kapok	KP
				from bast or stem	Flax, Linen	LI
					Hemp	HA
					Jute	JU
					Ramie	RA
					Kenaf	KE
					Straw
					Paper yarn	PAP
					Banana
					Pineapple
					Alfagras (esparto)	ALG
					Fique (Mauritius fiber)	FI
					Sunn hemp	SN
					Urena (Congo Jute)	JR
				from leaf	Sisal	SI
					Abaca (Manila)	AB
					Henequen	HE
					Phormium (New Zealand fiber)	NF
					Rosella (Karkade)	JS
				from fruit	Coir (coconut)	CC
				from plant juice	Rubber elastodiene	ED
		Animal		Wool	Wool	WO
				Hair	Camel	WK
					Vikuna	WG
					Alpaca	WP
					Llama	WL
					Mohair (angora goat)	WM
					Cashmere	WS
					Horse hair	HS
					Pig's bristle
					Goat hair	HZ
					Rabbit hair	WN
					Angora rabbit	WA
					Yak	WY
					Kashgora	WSA
					Cow hair	HR
				Silk	Silk	SE
					Wild silk (tussah)	ST
	Inorganic	Mineral		from rocks	Asbestos	AS
				from metal	Metallic	MTF

List of all synthetic fibers

 

Synthetic	Organic	by transformation of natural polymers	of cellulose origin	regenerated cellulose	Viscose	CV
					Cupro	CUP
					Modal	CMD
					Lyocell	CLY
				cellulose ester	Acetate	CA
					Tri-acetate	CTA
			of protein origin	from plants	Peanut
					Soya
					Corn
					Soybean	SPF
					Alginate	ALG
				from animals	Casein
					Polylactic acid	PLA
		from synthetic polymers		Polyamide	Polyamide 4.6	PA 4.6
					Polyamide 6	PA 6
					Polyamide 6.6	PA 6.6
					Polyamide 6.10	PA 6.10
					Polyamide 6.12	PA 6.12
					Polyamide 11	PA 11
					Polyamide 12	PA 12
					Polyamide-imide	PAI
				Polyester	Polyester	PET
					Co-polyester	Co-PET
					Polytrimethylene terephthalate	PTT
					Polybutylene terephthalate	PBT
					polybeta hydroxybutyrate	PHB
				Polyurethane	Polyester- or Polyetherurethane	PU
					Elasthane	EL
					Elastodiene	ED
				Polyvinyl compounds	Acrylic
						PAN
					Polyvinyl chloride	CLF
					Polyvinyl idenfluoride	PVDF
					Polyvinyl idenchloride	PVDC
					Polyvinyl alcohol	PVAL
					Polyvinyl acetate	PVAC
					Ethylene vinyl acetate	EVA
				Polyolefine	Polyethylene
						PE
					Polypropylene	PP
				Co-Polymers	Modacrylic	MAC
				Fluoro fibers	Polytetrafluorethylene	PTFE
					Ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene	ECTFE
					Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene	ETFE
					Polychlorotrifluoroethylene	PCTFE
					Perfluoroalkoxy	PFA
					Polyvinyl fluoride	PVF
				Others	Aramide	AR
					Chorofibre	CLF
					Melamine formaldehyde	MF
					Polybenzimidazole	PBI
					Polycarbonate	PC
					Polyetheretherketone	PEEK
					Polyether-imide	PEI
					Polyetherketone	PEK
					Polyethersulfone	PES
					Polyethylenenaphtalate	PEN
					Polyimide	PI
					Polymethyl Methacrylate	PMMA
					Polyoxymethylene (Polyacetal)	POM
					Polyoxadiazole	POD
					Polyphenylene Oxide	PPO
					Polyphenylenesulfide	PPS
					Polystyrene	PS
Polysulfone	PSU
Inorganic					Glass fiber	GF
					Silicic acid glass	GFS
					Carbon	CF
					Ceramic	CEF
					Metallic	MTF