Powder Metals Data Sheets
Particle Size/Mesh
Size Comparison Chart
(for reference only)
At any given time, not all products are available in all
mesh fractions.
|
Mesh size
US STD Sieve
|
Opening Size (Inches)
|
Opening Size (millimeters)
|
Opening Size (microns)
|
|
10
|
.0787
|
2.00
|
2000
|
|
12
|
.0661
|
1.679
|
1680
|
|
14
|
.0555
|
1.410
|
1410
|
|
16
|
.0469
|
1.191
|
1190
|
|
18
|
.0394
|
1.001
|
1000
|
|
20
|
.0331
|
0.841
|
841
|
|
25
|
.0278
|
0.706
|
707
|
|
30
|
.0234
|
0.594
|
595
|
|
35
|
.0197
|
0.500
|
500
|
|
40
|
.0165
|
0.419
|
420
|
|
45
|
.0139
|
0.353
|
354
|
|
50
|
.0117
|
0.297
|
297
|
|
60
|
.0098
|
0.249
|
250
|
|
70
|
.0083
|
0.211
|
210
|
|
80
|
.007
|
0.178
|
177
|
|
100
|
.0059
|
0.150
|
149
|
|
120
|
.0049
|
0.125
|
125
|
|
140
|
.0041
|
0.104
|
105
|
|
170
|
.0035
|
0.089
|
88
|
|
230
|
.0025
|
0.064
|
63
|
|
270
|
.0021
|
0.053
|
53
|
|
325
|
.0017
|
0.043
|
44
|
|
400
|
.0015
|
0.038
|
37
|
Tensile bolting cloth and market grade
with various wire sizes will result in different opening
sizes.
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