Industrial wire cloth and wire screen can be woven from a great variety of metals and alloys. For the purposes of tolerances as woven, the following metals are applicable:
– aluminum (5000 series);
– brass;
– low and high carbon steel;
– copper;
– monel;
– nickel;
– phosphor bronze;
– stainless steel of 300 and 400 series.
Industrial Wire Mesh Company offers wire cloth and mesh made from wire of materials as below:
– stainless steel 304 (woven wire cloth and screen, welded wire screen);
– stainless steel 316 (fine woven wire cloth);
– cooper, brass and phosphor alloys;
– low carbon steel including zinc-coated and epoxy coated.
STANDARDS FOR WIRE FOR CLOTH AND SCREENS:
ASTM A580/A580M-18 – Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Wire
ISO 4782:1987 – Metal wire for industrial wire screens and woven wire cloth
ASTM A555/A555M-21 – Standard Specification for General Requirements for Stainless Steel Wire and Wire Rods
ASTM A853-19 – Standard Specification for Steel Wire, Carbon, for General Use
ASTM 478 – Standard specification for Cromium-nickel stainless steel weaving and knitting wire
STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL COMPOSITION:
EN 10088-1 – Stainless steels – Part 1: List of stainless steels
ISO 15510 – Stainless steels — Chemical composition
ASTM A580 – Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Wire (including Chemical composition)
ASTM A959 – Standard Guide for Specifying Harmonized Standard Grade Compositions for Wrought Stainless Steels.
ASTM B134 – Standard Specification for Brass Wire.
ASTM B124 – Standard Specification for Copper and Copper Alloy Forging Rod, Bar, and Shapes
