Mesh Selection

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
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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.