Sieve Sizes vs. Mesh Designations
US commercial sieve sizes vs. mesh designations.
Mesh is a measurement of particle size and can be used to measure particle-size distribution. Mesh size is given in the number of holes per inch.
US Standard Mesh, sieve sizes and openings:
Sieve size (mm) | Opening (in) | US Standard Mesh |
---|---|---|
11.2 | 0.438 | 7/16” |
6.35 | 0.250 | 1/4” |
5.6 | 0.223 | 3.5 |
4.75 | 0.187 | 4 |
4.0 | 0.157 | 5 |
3.35 | 0.132 | 6 |
2.80 | 0.110 | 7 |
2.36 | 0.0937 | 8 |
2.0 | 0.0787 | 10 |
1.7 | 0.0661 | 12 |
1.4 | 0.0555 | 14 |
1.18 | 0.0469 | 16 |
1.0 | 0.0394 | 18 |
0.841 | 0.0331 | 20 |
0.71 | 0.0278 | 25 |
0.595 | 0.0232 | 30 |
0.50 | 0.0197 | 35 |
0.400 | 0.0165 | 40 |
0.355 | 0.0139 | 45 |
0.30 | 0.0117 | 50 |
0.250 | 0.0098 | 60 |
0.210 | 0.0083 | 70 |
0.177 | 0.0070 | 80 |
0.149 | 0.0059 | 100 |
0.125 | 0.0049 | 120 |
0.105 | 0.0041 | 140 |
0.088 | 0.0035 | 170 |
0.074 | 0.0029 | 200 |
0.063 | 0.0024 | 230 |
0.053 | 0.0021 | 270 |
0.044 | 0.0017 | 325 |
0.037 | 0.0015 | 400 |
0.025 | 0.0010 | 500 |
0.020 | 0.0008 | 632 |
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Mesh is used to Particle size and the particle-size distribution of a granular material.
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