Structural and Thermal Properties of Ethiopian Eri and Mulberry Silk Fibres

Table 3

Statistical descriptions of tensile strength and elongation of eri and mulberry silk.

Properties	Eri silk fibres						Mulberry silk fibres
	T(cN)	E (%)	T(cN)	E (%)	T(cN)	E (%)	T(cN)	E (%)	T(cN)	E (%)
Location	Addis Ababa		Arba Minch		Awassa		Arba Minch (BV)		Arba Minch (MV)
Mean	4.3800	17.60	4.1100	20.010	4.4700	18.86	8.0100	10.30	11.830	12.100
SD	0.3130	0.515	0.3788	1.419	0.3826	0.355	0.4338	0.448	0.684	0.586
CV	7.15	2.93	9.22	7.09	8.56	1.88	5.42	4.35	5.79	4.85
Minimum	3.8700	16.88	3.2700	17.140	3.7800	18.13	7.1700	9.340	10.450	11.350
Maximum	4.9600	18.69	4.9600	22.600	5.1600	19.47	8.6200	10.92	12.850	12.990
Range	1.0900	1.810	1.6900	5.460	1.3800	1.340	1.4500	1.580	2.400	1.640

T = tensile strength; E = elongation; BV = bivoltine; MV = multivoltine.