Table 3 Tensile properties of E. variegata bagworm silk

From: A study of the extraordinarily strong and tough silk produced by bagworms

 

Young’s modulus (GPa)

Fracture strength (GPa)

Extensibility

Toughness (MJ m−3)

Bagworm silk

28.1 (±2.1)

2.0 (±0.2)

0.32 (±0.03)

364.0 (±44.1)

  1. Values in parentheses are ± standard error of the mean (±SEM). The total sample number n was 19 (Supplementary Fig. 6).
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