Flax fiber is extracted from the bast or skin of the stem of the flax plant. Flax fiber is soft, lustrous and flexible. It is stronger than cotton fiber but less elastic.
Hardness
The flax plant is soft and flexy.
Tensile Strength
Flax has high tensile strength, because of the inner fibres.
Shear Strength
Flax has very high shear strength, due to its flexibility and fibres.
Ductility
Fibre from the New Zealand flax plant, Phormium tenax, or Harakeke as it is otherwise known in Maori, has been used to reinforce soil-cement composites in an attempt to improve the strength and ductility of the composite material.
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