Abstract
The influences of applied pressure, temperature, heat treatment time, water content on the properties of molded silk were studied. The strength of molded silk was 15 MPa when the water content of the silk powder was 6.5%, the size of the silk powder was about 150 μm or less, heat treatment time was 10 min and the temperature was between 125-150°C. The moisture regain of the molded silk was about 8%.
