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| Category | English Term | Synonyms | Short definition (EN) | DE | FR | ES | IT | CN | VN | ||||||||||||
| Raw materials | Carbon fibre | Carbon filament | A high-performance fibre based primarily on carbon, offering conductivity and high stiffness. | Carbonfaser | Fibre de carbone | Fibra de carbono | Fibra di carbonio | 碳纤维 | Sợi carbon | ||||||||||||
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Carbon fibre is brittle compared with many textile fibres.
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| Raw materials | Cellulosic fibre | Cellulose-based fibre | A fibre based on cellulose, from natural or regenerated sources. | Zellulosefaser | Fibre cellulosique | Fibra celulósica | Fibra cellulosica | 纤维素纤维 | Sợi cellulose | ||||||||||||
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State whether cotton, viscose or another cellulosic fibre is meant.
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| Raw materials | Cotton | Cotton fibre | A natural cellulosic fibre used for its textile appearance, heat behaviour and dyeability. | Baumwolle / CO | Coton | Algodón | Cotone | 棉 | Bông | ||||||||||||
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Cotton has lower strength and abrasion resistance than many synthetic fibres.
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