Stainless Steel Wire Mesh

Material for weaving stainless steel wire mesh ( wire cloth ) is divided into Type 304, Type 304 L, Type 316 and Type 316 L.

Type 304

Often referred to as "18-8" ( 18% chromium, 8% nickel ) T-304 is the basic stainless alloy mostly commonly

utilized for wire cloth weaving. It withstands outdoor exposure without rusting and resists oxidation at an elevated temperature up to 1400 Degrees Fahrenheit.

Typical wire cloth applications include use with chemicals, food products, pharmaceuticals and exposure to moisture.

Type 304 L

Type 304 L is very similar to T-304, the difference being the reduced carbon content for better weaving and secondary welding characteristics.

Type 316

Stabilized by the addition of 2% molydbenum, T-316 is an "18-8" alloy.

Type 316 has better resistance to pitting corrosion than the other chromium-nickel stainless steels where brines, sulphur-bearing water or halogen salts, such as chlorides are present. A valuable property of T-316 is high creep strength at elevated temperatures. Other mechanical properties and fabricating characteristics are similar to T-304.

Wire cloth woven of T-316 has extensive use in chemical processing when better corrosion resistance is required than the regular chromium-nickel types.

Type 316 L

Type 316 L is very similar to T-316, the difference being the reduced carbon content for better wire cloth weaving and secondary welding characteristics.

Stainless steel wire mesh
mesh/inch	wire diameter mm	aperture mm	mesh/inch	wire diameter mm	aperture mm
2mesh	1.80	10.90	60mesh	0.15	0.273
3mesh	1.60	6.866	70mesh	0.14	0.223
4mesh	1.20	5.15	80mesh	0.12	0.198
5mesh	0.91	4.17	90mesh	0.11	0.172
6mesh	0.80	3.433	100mesh	0.10	0.154
8mesh	0.60	2.575	120mesh	0.08	0.132
10mesh	0.55	1.990	140mesh	0.07	0.111
12mesh	0.50	1.616	150mesh	0.065	0.104
14mesh	0.45	1.362	160mesh	0.065	0.094
16mesh	0.40	1.188	180mesh	0.053	0.088
18mesh	0.35	1.060	200mesh	0.053	0.074
20mesh	0.30	0.970	250mesh	0.04	0.061
26mesh	0.28	0.696	300mesh	0.035	0.049
30mesh	0.25	0.596	325mesh	0.03	0.048
40mesh	0.21	0.425	350mesh	0.03	0.042
50mesh	0.19	0.318	400mesh	0.25	0.0385
Electric Welding Net: 0.6m-1.5m

gauge	wire quantity (C/254mm)		wire diameter(mm)		weaving method	weingts (kg/m2)	gauge	wire quantity (C/254mm)		wire diameter(mm)		weaving method	weingts (kg/m2)
	warp wire	weft wire	warp wire	weft wire				warp wire	weft wire	warp wire	weft wire
							x320	81.3	780	0.100	0.071	twill	1.17
p28	7.1	40	0.710	0.630	plain	5.26
							x360	91.4	780				1.21
p33	8.4	75	0.500	0.355		2.99
							x400 I	101.6	900		0.063		1.13
p40	10.2	75				3.11
							x400 II	101.6	780		0.071		1.24
p45	11.4	75				3.19
							x500	127	1100	0.071	0.050		0.85
p50	12.7	75	0.450			3.11
							x520	132	1100				0.86
p55	14	75				3.18
							x630 I	160	1500	0.063	0.036		0.67
p60	15.2	100	0.400	0.280		2.57
							x630 II	160	1400		0.040		0.72
p74	18.8	110	0.355	0.250		2.34
							x685	174	1400				0.78
p80	20.3	110				2.39
							x795	202	1800	0.050	0.032		0.57
p90	22.9	120	0.315	0.224		2.14
							x850	216	1900	0.045	0.030		0.52
p100	25.4	140	0.280	0.200		1.90
							x1000	254	2000	0.040	0.028		0.50
p110	27.9	150		0.180		1.82
							x1125	285.8	2300	0.036	0.025		0.47
p120	30.5	150	0.250			1.74
							x1250	317.5	2300				0.44
p140	35.6	200	0.244	0.140		1.43
							Note: Approximate cloth weight per square meter is calculated in accordance with stainless steel wire cloth.
p160	40.6	220	0.180	0.125		1.21
p180	45.7	250	0.160	0.112		1.08
p200	50.8	280	0.140	0.100		0.95
p220	55.9	280				0.97
p240	61	300		0.090		0.93
p260	66	300	0.125			0.89
p280	71.1	350	0.112	0.080		0.78

Mesh x Mesh	Wire Dia.x Wire Dia.	Material
24mesh x 110mesh	0.35mm wire dia.x 0.25mm wire dia.	AISI 304/316
30mesh x 150mesh	0.23mm wire dia.x 0.18mm wire dia.	AISI 304/316
50mesh x 600mesh	0.18mm wire dia.x 0.11mm wire dia.	AISI 304/316
20mesh x 200mesh	0.75mm wire dia.x0.21mm wire dia.	AISI 304/316
50mesh x 250mesh	0.14mm wire dia.x 0.11mm wire dia.	AISI 304/316
20mesh x 250mesh	0.25mm wire dia.x 0.20mm wire dia.	AISI 304/316
30mesh x 360mesh	0.23mm wire dia. x 0.15mm wire dia.	AISI 304/316
12mesh x 120mesh	0.35mm wire dia. x 0.224mm wire dia.	AISI 304/316
20mesh x 80mesh	0.45mm wire dia. x 0.35mm wire dia.	AISI 304/316
80mesh x 700mesh	0.06mm wire dia. x 0.05mm wire dia.	AISI 304/316
165mesh x 800mesh	0.071mm wire dia.x 0.045mm wire dia.	AISI 304/316
165mesh x 1400mesh	0.071mm wire dia.x0.04mm wire dia.	AISI 304/316
200mesh x 1800mesh	0.05mm wire dia.x0.032mm wire dia.	AISI 304/316

Mesh	Wire Dia.(mm)	Opening(mm)	Material(AISI)
250mesh	wire dia.0.040mm	0.063	304 or 316
300mesh	wire dia.0.040mm	0.044	304 or 316
325mesh	wire dia.0.035mm	0.043	304 or 316
350mesh	wire dia.0.030mm	0.042	304 or 316
400mesh	wire dia.0.030mm	0.033	304 or 316