Material Standards

Endless custom options for wire cloth filters, metal filter mesh strainers and more

Yankee Wire Cloth Products offers extensive custom fabrication capabilities for metal screen filters, metal mesh strainers and more. Here is a quick overview of our most frequently used material standards.

We can manufacture unique wire mesh screens, custom perforated metal strainers, metal mesh strainers, stainless steel screens and wire cloth filters in the following material types:

  • Aluminum
  • Brass
  • Bronze
  • Carbon Steel
  • Copper
  • Monel
  • Stainless Steel T-304 and T-304L
  • Stainless Steel T-316 and T-316L
  • Stainless Steel T-347
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Standard Wire Cloth Mesh Data

Our wire cloth filters come in plain square weave, plain Dutch weave, twill square weave and twill Dutch weave. The chart below outlines the specs for various standard meshes.

Stainless Mesh Wire Diameter Opening % Open Area
4 mesh 0.047 0.203 65.9
6 mesh 0.035 0.132 62.7
8 mesh 0.028 0.097 60.2
10 mesh 0.025 0.075 56.3
12 mesh 0.023 0.060 51.8
16 mesh 0.018 0.045 50.7
20 mesh 0.016 0.034 46.2
24 mesh 0.014 0.028 44.2
30 mesh 0.011 0.022 44.8
40 mesh 0.0095 0.016 38.4
50 mesh 0.0085 0.012 33.1
60x50 mesh 0.0065 .0102x.0135 41.1
60 mesh 0.0075 0.009 30.5
60 mesh 0.0065 0.010 37.5
80x70 mesh 0.0055 0.007x0.0088 34.4
100x90 mesh 0.004 0.006x0.0071 38.4
100x100 mesh 0.0045 0.006 30.3
120 mesh 0.0037 0.0046 30.5
150 0.0026 0.0041 37.8
200 mesh 0.0021 0.0029 33.6

Examples of Weave Styles:

Plain Square Weave

Plain Square Weave

Plain Dutch Weave

Plain Dutch Weave

Twill Square Weave

Twill Square Weave

Twill Dutch Weave

Twill Dutch Weave

Perforated Metal Filter and Strainer Standards

Our custom perforated metal filters and strainers are always manufactured to your specifications, with a wide range of materials, hole sizes and perforation patterns available. They can be constructed or reinforced with perforated metal. Perforated metal filters and strainers are resistant to bending and crimping, making them an ideal choice over wire mesh filters in demanding applications that call for rigidity and durability. Varying perforation patterns and percent of open area also allow engineers to achieve desired flow rates and size sorting. Perforated metal filters and strainers can be designed and manufactured using a wide range of materials.

Material Choices

  • Aluminum

  • Brass

  • Carbon Steel

  • Monel

  • Stainless Steel 304

  • Stainless Steel 316

Perforation Patterns

  • Round Perforations Staggered

  • Square Perforations Staggered

  • Round Perforations Straight Line
  • Square Perforations Straight Line

  • Slots Side Staggered

  • Slots End Staggered

The illustrations below are for reference purposes only. Hole pattern will depend on gauge of material.

Perforated Metal Pattern Illustrations

Small Round Hole Perforated Metal Pattern Illustrations


.033" Dia. .055 Str. Ctrs.
28% O/A

.045" Dia. .066 Str. Ctrs.
36% O/A

1/16" Dia. 3/32" Stg. Ctrs.
132 Holes PSI 41% O/A

1/16" Dia. 7/64" Stg. Ctrs.
98 Holes PSI 30% O/A

1/16" Dia. 1/8" Stg. Ctrs.
74 Holes PSI 22.5% O/A

5/64" Dia. 7/64" Stg. Ctrs.
97 Holes PSI 46% O/A

5/64" Dia. 1/8" Stg. Ctrs.
75 Holes PSI 36% O/A

3/32" Dia. 5/32" Stg. Ctrs.
47 Holes PSI 33% O/A

1/8" Dia. 3/16" Stg. Ctrs.
33 Holes PSI 40% O/A

5/32" Dia. 3/16" Stg. Ctrs.
33 Holes PSI 63% O/A

3/16" Dia. 1/4" Stg. Ctrs.
18 Holes PSI 50% O/A

3/16" Dia. 5/16" Stg. Ctrs.
33% O/A

1/4" Dia. 5/16" Stg. Ctrs.
12 Holes PSI 58% O/A

1/4" Dia. 3/8" Stg. Ctrs.
42% O/A

1/4" Dia. 1/2" Str. Ctrs.
20% O/A
PSI=Per Square Inch • O/A=Open Area • Ctrs.=Centers • Str.=Straight Row • Stg.=Staggered Row

Large Round Hole Perforated Metal Pattern Illustrations


5/16" Dia. 7/16" Stg. Ctrs.
50% O/A

3/8" Dia. 9/16" Stg. Ctrs.
4 Holes PSI 40% O/A

1/2" Dia. 11/16" Stg Ctrs.
2.5 Holes PSI 48% O/A

3/4" Dia. 1" Stg. Ctrs.
1.1 Holes PSI< 51% O/A

1" Dia. 1-1/4" Stg. Ctrs.
.74 Holes PSI 57% O/A
PSI=Per Square Inch • O/A=Open Area • Ctrs.=Centers • Str.=Straight Row • Stg.=Staggered Row

Gauge Chart for Stainless Steel, Steel Solid Sheet and Perforated Materials

Gauge No. Gauge Decimal
10 0.1345
11 0.1196
12 0.1046
14 0.0747
16 0.0598
18 0.0478
20 0.0359
22 0.0299
24 0.0239
26 0.0179
28 0.0149
30 0.012
31 0.0105

Please note that galvanized material runs thicker than the chart shows. Brass material also runs thinner than the chart shows. 

Expanded Metal Filter and Strainer Standards

Yankee Wire Cloth Products can make custom metal filters and strainers constructed or reinforced with expanded metal. Our custom expanded metal filters and strainers are always manufactured to your specifications.

Expanded metal can serve as a single filtration element or as a secondary supporting layer to protect a filter against crimping or bending. Expanded metal offers superior rigidity and durability to wire cloth filters. Varying patterns with different percentages of the open area allow engineers to achieve desired flow rates and size sorting. The photos below show our standard open areas. Additional custom sizes are available upon request.

Material Choices

  • Carbon Steel

  • Galvanized Steel

  • Stainless Steel 304

  • Stainless Steel 316

Material Standards

1/4" - 20 Gage Unflattened Expanded - 55% Open Area

Opening size: SWD .206" LWD .604"
Strand width: .07"
Strand thickness.034"

quarter inch dash 20 gage expanded material

1/2" - 18 Gage Flattened Expanded - 70% Open Area

Opening size: SWD .333" LWD .974"
Strand width: .041"
Strand thickness: .083"

half inch dash 18 gage expanded material

3/4"-13 Gage Flattened Expanded - 81% Open Area

Opening size: SWD .708" LWD 1.691"
Strand width: .100"
Strand thickness: .077"

 three quarter 13 gage expanded material

3/4"-16 Gage Flattened Expanded - 81% Open Area

Opening size: SWD .708" LWD 1.691"
Strand width: .100"
Strand thickness: .077"

 three quarter dash 16 gage expanded material

.015" Thick Flattened Expanded

Opening size: SWD .068" LWD .120"
Strand width: .020"

 point 15 in thick expanded material

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