Wire Cloth / Wire Mesh

Square Weave Mill Grade

Mill Grade Square Mesh

This table is designed to guide you in deciding what mesh type is appropriate for your application. While a specific mesh can have the same number of wires/inch as another, a different wire diameter will alter the aperture as well as the % open area. For instance, one of the tradeoffs between choosing a TBC (Tensile Bolting Cloth) grade over a Market Grade with the same aperture is a greater throughput but at the same time potentially shorter effective screen life.

Mill Grade Mesh
OpeningTBCWire DiameterOpen Area
(%)
20.446011,3280.054079.6
30.29237,4240.041076.7
40.21505,4610.350074.0
50.16804,2670.032070.6
60.13873,5230.028069.6
70.11492,9180.028064.8
80.10002,5400.025064.0
90.08812,2380.023062.7
100.08002,0320.020064.0
110.07091,8010.020061.0
120.06531,6590.018060.8
140.05441,3820.017057.2
160.04651,1810.016055.4
180.04061,0310.015053.4
200.03609140.014051.8
220.03208130.013549.6
240.02877290.013047.4
260.02756990.011051.1
280.02576530.010051.8
300.02386050.009551.0
320.02235660.009050.9
340.02045180.009048.1
360.01884780.009045.8
380.01784520.009045.8
400.01654190.008543.6
450.01423610.008040.8
500.01253180.007539.1
550.01122840.007037.9
600.01022590.006537.5