Plain Weave Wire Mesh

Stainless steel wire mesh, as one of the most important products of Anping County Industrial Wire Mesh Factory, can be further divided into Plain Weave, Twill Weave, Dutch Plain and Dutch Twill Weave according to the difference of weaving types. Plain weave is the most commonly used weave: each warp wire crosses alternately above and below each weft wire, and warp and weft wires generally have the same diameter. The result is a square, uniform opening that is easy to specify, easy to inspect and predictable in service.

Materials

Standard materials are stainless steel AISI 304, 316, 304L and 316L. Grade 304 is the economical general-purpose choice; 316 adds molybdenum for better resistance to chlorides and many process chemicals; the low-carbon L grades are preferred where cloth will be welded into filter assemblies. Wire is drawn in-house, so non-standard diameters and other alloys can be quoted on request.

Applications

Stainless steel wire mesh and wire cloth products are widely used in petroleum, chemical industry, environmental protection, mining, aerospace, paper-making, electronics, metallurgy and food processing. Typical duties include sieving and particle grading, liquid and gas filtration, safety guarding, battery and catalyst support screens, and laboratory test sieves. Coarse counts (7-30 mesh) serve as sieves and guards; middle counts (40-100 mesh) handle most industrial filtration; fine counts (120-270 mesh) capture small particles ahead of pumps, nozzles and instruments.

Planning a Laboratory Mesh Requisition

For laboratory sieving work, define the item being costed before comparing prices. Loose cloth, a cut disc and a complete framed sieve are different deliverables even when their nominal openings match. Give each requested item its own description, quantity and unit of supply. For a framed item, include the frame dimensions; for cloth, identify the usable dimensions and any cutting allowance. A price per roll cannot be compared directly with a price per finished sieve, because the two entries cover different amounts of material and fabrication.

Keep technical requirements and purchasing costs in separate columns. The aperture, wire diameter and alloy describe the mesh; freight, packing and discounts belong in the cost calculation. For a laboratory budget with a separate research-peptide line, the Oath Research discount-code page presents current codes together with checkout instructions. Put supplier-specific discounts against their own budget entries, while leaving the mesh requirements available for a direct comparison between offers.

For rectangular cut pieces, calculate the total usable area from the finished dimensions and piece count. Six pieces measuring 250 mm by 400 mm represent 0.6 square metres of finished cloth. That figure excludes cutting margins and offcuts, so it is a starting quantity rather than a roll-yield guarantee. Show whether dimensions refer to the finished edge or an oversized blank, and mark any direction that matters on the drawing. If a screen must sit inside a holder, list the holder clearance separately from the mesh opening; the outside fit and the particle passage are different dimensions.

Before accepting a quoted quantity, reconcile pieces, rolls and area on the same worksheet. Record the price basis, currency, included cutting operations and packing arrangement so that an apparently lower unit price can be examined on equal terms. Keep any inspection requirement beside the item description rather than burying it in general purchasing notes. At receipt, compare the item identifier, count and dimensions with the agreed description, and record discrepancies against that line. A sample approved for its opening and wire diameter also needs a clear reference to the bulk item it represents. When several apertures are ordered together, separate labels and individual line quantities make the delivery easier to check without confusing cloth size with mesh size. If split deliveries are permitted, keep the outstanding quantity beside the received count for each item.

Cloth for Laboratory Test Sieves

Where the duty is particle-size classification with a test sieve, ASTM E11-24 for woven wire test sieve cloth and test sieves is the relevant scope reference. It covers sieve cloth requirements, test sieve design and construction, frame sizes and inspection procedures. Its nominal aperture range extends from 125 millimetres (mm) down to 20 micrometres (μm). ASTM E2016-22 expressly excludes testing sieve cloth. A plain-weave description therefore does not by itself identify the governing standard: state whether the item is industrial cloth or cloth for a test sieve. Keep the nominal aperture and the intended sieve construction together in the specification. This distinction also prevents a catalog opening value from being treated as evidence that a finished test sieve meets all inspection requirements.

How to Read the Specification

Mesh is the number of openings per linear inch. Wire diameter and mesh count together fix the opening — the clear distance between adjacent wires — which determines what passes through. Two 16-mesh cloths with different wire diameters (0.40 mm vs 0.35 mm) have different openings and different strengths, which is why both appear in our table. Buyers who need a certified cloth can specify manufacture and inspection to ASTM E2016, the standard specification for industrial woven wire cloth, and we will verify mesh count and wire diameter accordingly.

Specification of Stainless Steel Wire Mesh Plain Weave

Widths, Lengths and Ordering

Standard roll widths run 0.6 m to 1.5 m with lengths of 30 m; other widths, cut pieces and discs are supplied to order. When inquiring, state mesh count, wire diameter, alloy, roll size and quantity — or simply the particle size you must retain — through our Specification Guide form. For finer filtration than plain weave can offer, see Dutch weave wire mesh; for heavier wire at high mesh counts, see twill weave.