Wire Cloth Uses - Previous Page

Industrial grades of wire cloth are supplied in Plain Steel, Galvanized Steel, Spring Steel, Aluminum, Copper, Brass, Bronze, Stainless Steel, Monel, Nickel, etc. Common uses are sand screens and foundry sifters. The medium weight and heavy grades have many applications for machinery builders.

Applications Include:
• Concrete Reinforcing Mesh • Animal & Bird Cages • Utility Meshes • Hardware Cloth

Mesh Mesh means the number of openings of fractions of openings in either direction per lineal inch of wire fabric, measured from center to center of parallel wires, as illustrated. To determine the mesh of a given weave, measure from the center of a wire to a point one inch distant and count the intervening openings.	Space Space means the actual "clear opening" or distance between wires as illustrated.

How to Measure and Order Wire Cloth

In measuring and ordering wire cloth, specify the various meshes, space or diameter of the wire to insure proper delivery. The following table shows the variations in diameter of wire in 6 different makes of gauges and the two illustrations show the proper way to measure "mesh" and "space". For available meshes with wire diameter and percentage of open areas, see our product listings.