Space between wires | |||
U.S. MESH | INCHES | MICRONS | MILLIMETERS |
4 | 0.1870 | 4760 | 4,760 |
6 | 0.1320 | 3360 | 3,360 |
8 | 0.0937 | 2380 | 2,380 |
10 | 0.0787 | 2000 | 2,000 |
12 | 0.0661 | 1680 | 1,680 |
14 | 0.0555 | 1410 | 1,410 |
16 | 0.0469 | 1190 | 1,190 |
20 | 0.0331 | 841 | 0,841 |
30 | 0.0232 | 595 | 0,595 |
40 | 0.0165 | 400 | 0,400 |
50 | 0.0117 | 297 | 0,297 |
60 | 0.0098 | 250 | 0,250 |
80 | 0.0070 | 177 | 0,177 |
100 | 0.0059 | 149 | 0,149 |
120 | 0.0049 | 125 | 0,125 |
140 | 0.0041 | 105 | 0,105 |
200 | 0.0029 | 74 | 0,074 |
What does mesh size mean
Figuring out mesh sizes is simple. The number of openings in one inch of screen is the mesh size. So a 4 mesh screen means there are four little squares across one linear inch of screen. A 100 mesh screen has 100 openings, and so on. Note, therefore that as the number describing the mesh size increases, the particle size decreases.