Table 3 Properties of silk, banana, and sisal fibers.

From: Influence of granite micro particles on the mechanical, damping and antimicrobial properties of silk–sisal hybrid composites

Fiber

% of weight gain at \({t}_{\infty }\)

S

D (mm2/s)

P (mm2/s)

Pure silk–sisal

2.35

1.024

0.092

0.094

2 wt% of granite-micro-filler

1.89

1.019

0.069

0.071

4 wt% of granite-micro-filler

2.19

1.022

0.115

0.118

6 wt% of granite-micro-filler

1.51

10.12

0.119

0.121

  1. S, Sorption coefficient; D, Diffusion coefficient; P, Permeability coefficient.
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