Hardware Cloth is wire cloth woven using the lightest wire diameter which a given mesh can be produced with good stability. After welding or weaving, (8 mesh is usually woven) Hardware Wire Cloth is galvanized for protection against rust.

Wires Per Linear Inch Hardware Cloth Opening Gauge Wire Diameter After Galvanizing Percent Open Area Inches M.M. # Inches M.M. 2 Mesh 0.459" 11.66 19 0.0410" 1.04 84.3% 3 Mesh 0.301" 7.65 21 0.0317" 0.81 81.5% 4 Mesh 0.224" 5.69 23 0.0258" 0.66 80.0% 8 Mesh 0.108" 2.74 27 0.0173" 0.44 74.0%

Hardware Mesh Opening Standard 100' Roll Widths and Approximate Weights 24" 30" 36" 48" 2 Mesh 0.459" 42 lbs. 50 lbs. 59 lbs. 78 lbs. 3 Mesh 0.301"   48 lbs. 72 lbs. 95 lbs 4 Mesh 0.224" 46 lbs. 57 lbs. 66 lbs. 87 lbs. 8 Mesh 0.108" 41 lbs. 50 lbs. 60 lbs. 80 lbs.