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H TO
MIC
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CON
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CHA
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UI M
M
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SC I LI
.HC M
ME ET
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S O R
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3 0. 67 6.7
2 30 30
6
5
0
4 0. 47 4.7
1 60 60
8
7
0
5 0. 40 4.0
1 00 00
5
7
0
6 0. 33 3.3
1 60 60
3
2
0
7 0. 28 2.8
1 30 30
1
1
0
8 0. 23 2.3
0 80 80
9
 3
7
1 0. 20 2.0
0 0 00 00
7
8
7
1 0. 16 1.6
2 0 80 80
6
6
1
1 0. 14 1.4
4 0 10 10
5
5
5
1 0. 11 1.1
6 0 90 90
4
6
9
1 0. 10 1.0
8 0 00 00
3
9
4
2 0. 84 0.8
0 0 1 41
3
3
1
2 0. 70 0.7
5 0 7 07
2
8
0
3 0. 59 0.5
0 0 5 95
2
3
2
3 0. 50 0.5
5 0 0 00
1
9
7
4 0. 40 0.4
0 0 0 00
1
6
5
4 0. 35 0.3
5 0 4 54
1
3
8
5 0. 29 0.2
0 0 7 97
1
1
7
6 0. 25 0.2
0 0 0 50
0
9
8
7 0. 21 0.2
0 0 0 10
0
8
3
8 0. 17 0.1
0 0 7 77
0
7
0
1 0. 14 0.1
0 0 9 49
00
5
9
1 0. 12 0.1
2 0 5 25
00
4
9
1 0. 10 0.1
4 0 5 05
00
4
1
1 0. 88 0.0
70 88
00
3
5
2 0. 74 0.0
00 74
00
2
9
2 0. 63 0.0
30 63
00
2
4
2 0. 53 0.0
70 53
00
2
1
3 0. 44 0.0
20 44
50
 1
7
4 0. 37 0.0
00 37
00
1
5

Mesh
Sizes
and
Microns

What
does mesh
size
mean?
Figuring
out mesh
sizes is
simple.
All you do
is count
the
number of
openings
in one inch
of screen
(in the
United
States,
anyway.)
The
number of
openings
is the
mesh size.
So a 4-
mesh
screen
means
there are
four little
squares
across one
linear inch
of screen.
A 100-
mesh
screen has
100
openings,
and so on.
As the
number
describing
the mesh
size
increases,
the size of
the
particles
decreases.
Higher
numbers
equal finer
material.
Mesh size
is not a
precise
measurem
ent of
particle
size.

What do
the minus
(-) and
plus (+)
plus signs
mean
when
describing
mesh
sizes?
Here’s a
simple
example
of how
they
work. –
200-mesh
would
mean that
all
particles
smaller
than 200-
mesh
would
pass
through.
+200 mesh
means that
all the
particles
200-mesh
or larger
are
retained.
 How fine
do screens
get? That
depends
on the
wire
thickness.
If you
think
about it,
the finer
the weave,
the closer
the wires
get
together,
eventually
leaving no
space
between
them at
all. For
this
reason,
beyond
325-mesh
particle
size is
usually
described
in
“microns.”

What is a
micron?
A micron
is another
measurem
ent of
particle
size. A
micron is
one-
millionth
of a meter
or one
twenty-
five
thousandth
of an inch.

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The mesh
numbers in
parentheses
are too
small to
exist as
actual
screen
sizes; they
are
estimates
included for
reference.

This table
was
adapted
from a
post made
by Ken
Kosanke
to the
PML and
previously
published
in a PGII
Bulletin. It
has also
been
modified
and edited
for use on
this site.

MES
H TO
MIC
RON
CON
VER
SION
CHA
RT
UI M
M
. N IL
SC I LI
.HC M
ME ET
ES R E
S O R
H S
N
S
3 0. 67 6.7
2 30 30
6
5
0
4 0. 47 4.7
1 60 60
8
7
0
5 0. 40 4.0
1 00 00
5
7
0
6 0. 33 3.3
1 60 60
3
2
0
7 0. 28 2.8
1 30 30
1
1
0
8 0. 23 2.3
0 80 80
9
3
7
1 0. 20 2.0
0 0 00 00
7
8
7
1 0. 16 1.6
2 0 80 80
6
6
1
1 0. 14 1.4
4 0 10 10
5
5
5
1 0. 11 1.1
6 0 90 90
4
6
9
1 0. 10 1.0
8 0 00 00
3
9
4
2 0. 84 0.8
0 0 1 41
3
3
1
2 0. 70 0.7
5 0 7 07
2
8
0
3 0. 59 0.5
0 0 5 95
2
3
2
3 0. 50 0.5
5 0 0 00
1
 9
7
4 0. 40 0.4
0 0 0 00
1
6
5
4 0. 35 0.3
5 0 4 54
1
3
8
5 0. 29 0.2
0 0 7 97
1
1
7
6 0. 25 0.2
0 0 0 50
0
9
8
7 0. 21 0.2
0 0 0 10
0
8
3
8 0. 17 0.1
0 0 7 77
0
7
0
1 0. 14 0.1
0 0 9 49
00
5
9
1 0. 12 0.1
2 0 5 25
00
4
9
1 0. 10 0.1
4 0 5 05
00
4
1
1 0. 88 0.0
70 88
00
3
5
2 0. 74 0.0
00 74
00
2
9
2 0. 63 0.0
30 63
00
2
4
2 0. 53 0.0
70 53
00
2
1
3 0. 44 0.0
20 44
50
1
7
4 0. 37 0.0
00 37
00
1
5

Mesh
Sizes
and
Microns

What
does mesh
size
mean?
Figuring
out mesh
sizes is
simple.
All you do
is count
the
number of
openings
in one inch
of screen
(in the
United
States,
anyway.)
The
number of
openings
is the
mesh size.
So a 4-
mesh
screen
means
there are
 four little
squares
across one
linear inch
of screen.
A 100-
mesh
screen has
100
openings,
and so on.
As the
number
describing
the mesh
size
increases,
the size of
the
particles
decreases.
Higher
numbers
equal finer
material.
Mesh size
is not a
precise
measurem
ent of
particle
size.

What do
the minus
(-) and
plus (+)
plus signs
mean
when
describing
mesh
sizes?
Here’s a
simple
example
of how
they
work. –
200-mesh
would
mean that
all
particles
smaller
 than 200-
mesh
would
pass
through.
+200 mesh
means that
all the
particles
200-mesh
or larger
are
retained.
How fine
do screens
get? That
depends
on the
wire
thickness.
If you
think
about it,
the finer
the weave,
the closer
the wires
get
together,
eventually
leaving no
space
between
them at
all. For
this
reason,
beyond
325-mesh
particle
size is
usually
described
in
“microns.”

What is a
micron?
A micron
is another
measurem
ent of
particle
size. A
micron is
 one-
millionth
of a meter
or one
twenty-
five
thousandth
of an inch.

In M T
c ic y
h ro pi
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l
M
at
er
ia
l
. 1 -
04
50
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5
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9 an
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. 1 -
05
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5
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1 e
S
m
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ke

The mesh
numbers in
parentheses
are too
small to
exist as
actual
screen
sizes; they
are
 estimates
included for
reference.

This table
was
adapted
from a
post made
by Ken
Kosanke
to the
PML and
previously
published
in a PGII
Bulletin. It
has also
been
modified
and edited
for use on
this site.