ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 6938 Second edition 2012-07-01 TextilesNaturalfibresGeneric names and definitions Textiles-Fibresnaturelles-Nomsgeneriquesetdefinitions Reference number ISO 6938:2012(E) LSO ISO2012 IHS under I No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO6938:2012(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT ISO2012 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either IsO at the address below or IsO's memberbody in the country of therequester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56· CH-1211Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail copyright@iso.org Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ ISO 2012 -All rights reserved No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO6938:2012(E) Contents Page Foreword ..iv 1 Scope. 2 Types of fibres. 2.1 Natural fibres .... 2.2 Animal fibres..... 2.3 Vegetable fibres. 2.4 Mineral fibres....... 3 Fibregenericnames 2 3.1 Animal fibres... 2 3.2 Vegetable fibres 4 3.3 Mineral fibres.. ..5 4 Listof common names,equivalent generic names and corresponding index number ili nse with IS thout license from IHS Not for Resale