How are natural fibres different from synthetic fibres?

Answer 1

Synthetic Fibres: Pros -Easy to wash -Most are resilient -Hydrophobic (hates water) -Nylon and polyester are thermoplastic -Cheap (e.g. Acrylic is a cheaper substitute of wool) -Strong & Hardwearing -Nylon is waterproof when closely woven Cons -High Static -Not Absorbent Natural Fibres: Pros -Absorbent -Low Static -Wool and Silk are resilient -Wool and Silk are warm to wear -Cotton and Linen are cool to wear -Strong and Stronger when wet Cons -Cotton and Linen crease easily -Cotton: damaged by sunlight and mildew -Silk is very delicate and therefore is quite difficult to wash/dry etc, it scorches easily as well -Some people think wool is itchy -Some people think linen is uncomfortable to wear If you have a blend of fibres they can cancel each other out. Depending on what you need the fibre for will depend on which fibre you use. I hope this helps :)

Answer 2

Not all synthetic fibers are cheaper than natural fibers. Kevlar is more expensive than cotton for example. The synthetic fibers that are cheaper than natural fibers are cheap because they are built from cheap raw materials and produced very efficiently, for example, nylon and polyester are mostly built from oil byproducts and are efficiently produced in huge amounts. In contrast silk is only made by farming silk worms, which is a comparatively labor intensive process that relies more on the silk worms than thermodynamics and reaction engineering, there fore it is harder to control it's production efficiantly.

Answer 3

There are many reasons as to why synthetic fibres are better than natural fibres

1) They do not wrinkle easily

2) Have good elasticity

3) They are more durable yet less expensive

Answer 4

natural fibres are present in nature as cotton, wool, silk while synthetic fibres are prepared synthetically like nylon, polyester

Answer 5

synthetic fibers are very useful to us

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Answer 6

Fabires obtained from plants or animals but man made fibres are sythethic fibres which are made through chemical process..