What is heavier in weight cotton or silk?

Cotton is heavier having a density of 1.52 gm/cc whereas silk has a density of 1.34gm/cc. read more

Cotton is heavier having a density of 1.52 gm/cc whereas silk has a density of 1.34gm/cc. This page may be out of date. Save your draft before refreshing this page. read more

Denier (/ ˈ d ɛ n i ər /) or den (abbreviated D), a unit of measure for the linear mass density of fibers, is the mass in grams per 9000 meters of the fiber. The denier is based on a natural reference: a single strand of silk is approximately one denier; a 9000-meter strand of silk weighs about one gram. read more

Ordinary rayon would be about 1.53 g/cc and cotton 1.54 g/cc, but for both, they can vary depending on the type of fiber. This page may be out of date. Save your draft before refreshing this page. read more