Meshes Per Linear Inch

Diameter of Wire

Width of Opening

Open Area

Inches

M.M.

Inches

M.M.

Steel

Brass

2 Mesh

0.0540"

1.37

0.446"

11.33

.376

.416

79.6%

3 Mesh

0.0410"

1.04

0.292"

7.42

.325

.359

76.7%

4 Mesh

0.0350"

0.89

0.215"

5.46

.317

.350

74.0%

5 Mesh

0.0320"

0.81

0.168"

4.27

.332

.367

70.6%

6 Mesh

0.0280"

0.71

0.139"

3.53

.305

.337

69.6%

7 Mesh

0.0280"

0.71

0.115"

2.92

.358

.396

64.8%

8 Mesh

0.0250"

0.64

0.100"

2.54

.326

.360

64.0%

9 Mesh

0.0230"

0.58

0.088"

2.24

.311.

.344

62.7%

10 Mesh

0.0200"

0.51

0.080"

2.03

.261

.288

64.0%

12 Mesh

0.0180"

0.457

0.065"

1.65

.255

.282

60.8%

14 Mesh

0.0170"

0.432

0.054"

1.37

.266

.294

57.2%

16 Mesh

0.0160"

0.406

0.0465"

1.18

.271

.299

55.4%

18 Mesh

0.0150"

0.381

0.0406"

1.03

.268

.296

53.4%

20 Mesh

0.0140"

0.356

0.0360"

0.91

.261

.288

51.8%

22 Mesh

0.0135"

0.343

0.0320"

0.81

.268

.296

49.6%

24 Mesh

0.0130"

0.330

0.0287"

0.73

.272

.301

47.4%

26 Mesh

0.0110"

0.279

0.0275"

0.70

.209

.231

51.1%

28 Mesh

0.0100"

0.254

0.0257"

0.65

.186

.206

51.8%

30 Mesh

0.0095"

0.241

0.0238"

0.61

.180

.199

51.0%

32 Mesh

0.0090"

0.229

0.0223"

0.57

.173

.191

50.9%

34 Mesh

0.0090"

0.229

0.0204"

0.52

--

--

48.1%

36 Mesh

0.0090"

0.229

0.0188"

0.48

--

--

45.8%

38 Mesh

0.0085"

0.216

0.0178"

0.45

.185

.204

45.8%

40 Mesh

0.0085"

0.216

0.0165"

0.42

.195

.215

43.6%

45 Mesh

0.0080"

0.203

0.0142"

0.36

.196

.217

40.8%

50 Mesh

0.0075"

0.191

0.0125"

0.32

.192

.212

39.1%

55 Mesh

0.0070"

0.178

0.0112"

0.28

.185

.204

37.9%

60 Mesh

0.0065"

0.165

0.0102"

0.26

.174

.192

37.5%