Screening, Sizing and Sifting with Wire Cloth

International Wire Cloth Sieve Comparison Table

INTERNATIONAL

ISO 565 (TBL 2)

1987

AMERICAN

U.S. STD/ASTM E 11

1995

BRITISH

BS 410

1986

FRENCH

AFNOR NFX11-501

1987

GERMAN

DIN 4188

1977

Nominal Opening

Millimeters/Microns

Alternative

Inch/Mesh

Aperture

mm/µm

Equivalent

BS MESH

Opening

mm/µm

Equivalent

TAMIS No.

Aperture

mm

Approx.

DIN No.

26.50mm 1.06 " 26.50mm   25.0mm   25.00  
25.00mm* 1 " --   22.40mm   22.40  
22.40mm 7/8" 22.40mm   20.00mm   20.00  
19.00mm 3/4" 19.00mm   18.00mm   18.00  
16.00mm 5/8" 16.00mm   16.00mm   16.00  
13.20mm .530" 13.20mm   14.00mm   14.00  
12.50mm* 1/2" --   12.50mm   12.50  
11.20mm 7/16" 11.20mm   11.20mm   11.20  
9.50mm 3/8" 9.50mm   10.00mm   10.00  
-- -- --   9.00mm   9.00  
INTERNATIONAL

ISO 565 (TBL 2)

1987

AMERICAN

U.S. STD/ASTM E 11

1995

BRITISH

BS 410

1986

FRENCH

AFNOR NFX11-501

1987

GERMAN

DIN 4188

1977

Nominal Opening

Millimeters/Microns

Alternative

Inch/Mesh

Aperture

mm/µm

Equivalent

BS MESH

Opening

mm/µm

Equivalent

TAMIS No.

Aperture

mm

Approx.

DIN No.

8.00mm 5/16" 8.00mm   8.00mm   8.00  
6.70mm .265" 6.70mm   7.10mm   7.10  
6.30mm* 1/4" --   6.30mm   6.30  
5.60mm 3-1/2 sieve 5.60mm 3 5.60mm   5.60  
4.75mm 4 sieve 4.75mm 3-1/2 5.00mm 38 5.00  
-- -- -- -- 4.50mm -- 4.50  
4.00mm 5 sieve 4.00mm 4 4.00 37 4.00 2E
3.35mm 6 sieve 3.35mm 5 3.55mm -- 3.55  
-- -- -- -- 3.15mm 36 3.15  
2.80mm 7 sieve 2.80mm 6 2.80mm -- 2.80  
2.36mm 8 sieve 2.36mm 7 2.50mm 35 2.50  
INTERNATIONAL

ISO 565 (TBL 2)

1987

AMERICAN

U.S. STD/ASTM E 11

1995

BRITISH

BS 410

1986

FRENCH

AFNOR NFX11-501

1987

GERMAN

DIN 4188

1977

Nominal Opening

Millimeters/Microns

Alternative

Inch/Mesh

Aperture

mm/µm

Equivalent

BS MESH

Opening

mm/µm

Equivalent

TAMIS No.

Aperture

mm

Approx.

DIN No.

-- -- -- -- 2.24mm -- 2.24 --
2.00mm 10 sieve 2.00mm 8 2.00mm 34 2.00 3E
1.70mm 12 sieve 1.70mm 10 1.80mm -- 1.80 --
-- -- -- -- 1.60mm 33 1.60 --
-- -- -- -- -- -- 1.50* 4
1.40mm 14 sieve 1.40mm 12 1.40mm -- 1.40 --
1.18mm 16 sieve 1.18mm 14 1.25mm 32 1.25 --
-- -- -- -- -- -- 1.20* 5
-- -- -- -- 1.12mm -- 1.12 --
1.00mm 18 sieve 1.00mm 16 1.00mm 31 1.00 6
850µm 20 sieve 850µm 18 900µm -- 0.900 --
INTERNATIONAL

ISO 565 (TBL 2)

1987

AMERICAN

U.S. STD/ASTM E 11

1995

BRITISH

BS 410

1986

FRENCH

AFNOR NFX11-501

1987

GERMAN

DIN 4188

1977

Nominal Opening

Millimeters/Microns

Alternative

Inch/Mesh

Aperture

mm/µm

Equivalent

BS MESH

Opening

mm/µm

Equivalent

TAMIS No.

Aperture

mm

Approx.

DIN No.

-- -- -- -- 800µm 30 0.800 --
-- -- -- -- -- -- 0.750* 8
710µm 25 sieve 710µm 22 710µm -- 0.710 --
-- -- -- -- 630µm 29 0.630 --
600µm 30 sieve 600µm 25 -- -- 0.600* 10
-- -- -- -- 560µm -- 0.560 --
500µm 35 sieve 500µm 30 500µm 28 0.500 12
-- -- -- -- 450µm -- 0.450 --
425µm 40 sieve 425µm 36 -- -- 0.430 14
-- -- -- -- 400µm 27 0.400 16
355µm 45 sieve 355µm 44 355µm -- 0.355 --
INTERNATIONAL

ISO 565 (TBL 2)

1987

AMERICAN

U.S. STD/ASTM E 11

1995

BRITISH

BS 410

1986

FRENCH

AFNOR NFX11-501

1987

GERMAN

DIN 4188

1977

Nominal Opening

Millimeters/Microns

Alternative

Inch/Mesh

Aperture

mm/µm

Equivalent

BS MESH

Opening

mm/µm

Equivalent

TAMIS No.

Aperture

mm

Approx.

DIN No.

-- -- -- -- -- -- 0.340* 18E
-- -- -- -- 315µm 26 0.315 --
300µm 50 sieve 300µm 52 -- -- 0.300* 20
-- -- -- -- 280µm -- 0.280 --
250µm 60 sieve 250µm 60 250µm 25 0.250 24
212µm 70 sieve 212µm 72 224µm -- 0.224 --
-- -- -- -- 200µm 24 0.200 30
180µm 80 sieve 180µm 85 180µm -- 0.180 --
-- -- -- -- -- -- 0.170* 35E
-- -- -- -- 160µm 23 0.160 --
150µm 100 sieve 150µm 100 -- -- 0.150* 40
INTERNATIONAL

ISO 565 (TBL 2)

1987

AMERICAN

U.S. STD/ASTM E 11

1995

BRITISH

BS 410

1986

FRENCH

AFNOR NFX11-501

1987

GERMAN

DIN 4188

1977

Nominal Opening

Millimeters/Microns

Alternative

Inch/Mesh

Aperture

mm/µm

Equivalent

BS MESH

Opening

mm/µm

Equivalent

TAMIS No.

Aperture

mm

Approx.

DIN No.

-- -- -- -- 140µm -- 0.140 --
125µm 120 sieve 125µm 120 125µm 22 0.125 --
-- -- -- -- -- -- 0.120* 50
106µm 140 sieve 106µm 150 112µm -- 0.112 --
-- -- -- -- 100µm 21 0.100 60
90µm 170 sieve 90µm 170 90µm -- 0.090 70
-- -- -- -- 80µm 20 0.080 --
75µm 200 sieve 75µm 200 -- -- 0.075* 80
-- -- -- -- 71µm -- 0.071 --
-- -- -- -- -- -- 0.067* 90E
63µm 230 sieve 63µm 240 63µm 19 0.063 --
INTERNATIONAL

ISO 565 (TBL 2)

1987

AMERICAN

U.S. STD/ASTM E 11

1995

BRITISH

BS 410

1986

FRENCH

AFNOR NFX11-501

1987

GERMAN

DIN 4188

1977

Nominal Opening

Millimeters/Microns

Alternative

Inch/Mesh

Aperture

mm/µm

Equivalent

BS MESH

Opening

mm/µm

Equivalent

TAMIS No.

Aperture

mm

Approx.

DIN No.

-- -- -- -- -- -- 0.060* 100
53µm 270 sieve 53µm 300 56µm -- 0.056 110
-- -- -- -- 50µm 18 0.050 120
45µm 325 sieve 45µm 350 45µm -- 0.045 --
38µm 400 sieve 38µm 400 40µm 17 0.040 --
-- -- -- -- 36µm -- 0.036 130
32µm 450 sieve 32µm 440 32µm -- 0.032 --
25µm 500 sieve -- -- 25µm -- 0.025 200
20µm 635 sieve -- -- 20µm -- 0.020 --
16µm -- -- -- -- -- 0.016 --
10µm -- -- -- -- -- 0.010 --
*Figures included for commonality
1,000 micrometers (microns) = 1.00mm

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