This page provides links to several documents containing technical reference information on the subjects of screening, woven wire cloth, woven wire mesh, wire weaving and modular polyurethane screening surfaces.
| A comprehensive glossary of wire cloth, wire mesh, screening and weaving terms. This section also available in printable pages. |
| Wire Cloth Catalog |
| Catalog index of printable screen specification and reference tables. |
| Wire Cloth Specification Data Sheets |
| Data Sheet page index. |
Filtration |
| Flow Rate Data - Particle Retention |
| Tables provide micronic retention standards, wire cloth screen thickness, weights and flow rate comparison data for oil, fuel and air. |
Screening - Sifting - Sizing - Sorting |
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| Popular mesh specifications organized by screen opening in descending order from large (0.446") to small (0.0010"). | |
| ASTM Specification D448. |
| Bed Depth Formula |
| The material bed should not be allowed to reach a depth that prevents the undersize from stratifying before discharge at the screen surface end. |
| Particle Size / Screen Mesh Comparison Table |
| Screens for classifying, sizing, straining, sieving, are typically secured by clamping rails that apply tension across the screening surface. |
| Screen Specification Selection Tips |
| Assistance with selection of woven wire cloth screen specifications. |
| International Wire Cloth Test Sieve Comparisons. |
| Square Mesh Tables |
| Square mesh is woven with the same mesh count and wire diameter in both directions. Most of these specifications are not available from stock. |
| Standard designations correspond to the values for test sieve apertures as recommended by the International Standards Organization (ISO) |
| Total Required Screening Area |
| A separate calculation is required for each deck of a multiple deck screen, although the same formula is utilized for each calculation. |
| Valuable tips to reduce operating costs by maximizing screen life. |
| Screen Openings suitable for dry screening applications. |
| Screening Tables for dry and wet screening applications. |
Weaving Materials |
| The most popular materials utilized in wire cloth weaving are identified. |
Chemical analysis of the most popular Stainless Steel Wire grades. |
| Corrosion Resistance of Stainless Steel |
| Stainless Steel Laboratory corrosion data provided for the most popular grades. |
| Corrosion Resistance of Various Weaving Materials |
| Basic corrosion resistance of materials utilized in wire cloth weaving. |
| Table provides hard drawn and annealed tensile strengths of weaving wire. |
| Weights of Various Materials |
| Various weaving materials are percentages of the standard weights of Plain Steel as shown in the wire cloth specification tables. |
| Gauge sizes are indicated as whole numbers, the reference tables give the decimal equivalents of the different gauge numbers utilized in wire cloth weaving. |
| Wire Diameter Tolerances |
| Allowable deviation from nominal Carbon and Stainless Steel wire diameters. |
Weaving Standards |
| Formulas |
| Formulas for computing Mesh Count, Size of Opening and Open Area. |
| Weave Styles |
| Wire cloth weaves in both common and precrimped are defined and illustrated. |
| Roll Width Tolerance |
| Standard wire cloth roll width tolerances. |
| Screen Camber and Bow |
| If unbalanced warp tensions exist in a woven wire screen, that screen will usually assume a "crescent" or "banana" shape when laid flat upon a horizontal surface. This deviation from a straight line is hereby defined as "camber." |
| Space Cloth Opening Tolerances |
| Allowable deviation of space cloth openings. |
| The allowable deviations in the mesh count shall be applied separately for warp and shute (weft) directions. |
Polyurethane Screening Surfaces |
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| A complete glossary of terms pertaining to synthetic screens. | |
| A comparison of the advantages and disadvantages of Tension Mats and Modular Screening Systems. | |
| A complete listing of wire cloth and screening formulas. |
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Last modified: December 29, 2004