1" MESH CENTER TO CENTER
  • DIAMETER OF WIRE IN INCHES
  • WIDTH OF OPENING IN INCHES
  • % OF OPEN AREA
  • LBS.PER SQ. FT. PLAIN STEEL
  • .331
  • .307
  • .283
  • .262
  • .250
  • .225
  • .207
  • .192
  • .177
  • .162
  • .148
  • .135
  • .120
  • .105
  • .092
  • .080
  • .072
  • .063
  • .669
  • .693
  • .717
  • .737
  • .750
  • .775
  • .793
  • .808
  • .823
  • .838
  • .852
  • .865
  • .880
  • .895
  • .908
  • .920
  • .928
  • .937
  • 44.8%
  • 48.0%
  • 51.4%
  • 54.3%
  • 56.3%
  • 60.1%
  • 62.9%
  • 65.3%
  • 67.7%
  • 70.2%
  • 72.6%
  • 74.8%
  • 77.4%
  • 80.1%
  • 82.4%
  • 84.6%
  • 86.1%
  • 87.8%
  • 7.387
  • 6.312
  • 5.328
  • 4.579
  • 4.124
  • 3.321
  • 2.801
  • 2.403
  • 2.037
  • 1.702
  • 1.417
  • 1.177
  • .928
  • .710
  • .544
  • .411
  • .333
  • .255
3/4" MESH CENTER TO CENTER
  • DIAMETER OF WIRE IN INCHES
  • WIDTH OF OPENING IN INCHES
  • % OF OPEN AREA
  • LBS.PER SQ. FT. PLAIN STEEL
  • .307
  • .283
  • .262
  • .250
  • .225
  • .207
  • .192
  • .177
  • .162
  • .148
  • .135
  • .120
  • .105
  • .092
  • .080
  • .072
  • .063
  • .054
  • .443
  • .467
  • .487
  • .500
  • .525
  • .543
  • .558
  • .573
  • .588
  • .602
  • .615
  • .630
  • .645
  • .658
  • .670
  • .678
  • .687
  • .696
  • 34.9%
  • 38.8%
  • 42.1%
  • 44.4%
  • 49.0%
  • 52.4%
  • 55.3%
  • 58.3%
  • 61.4%
  • 64.4%
  • 67.2%
  • 70.5%
  • 73.9%
  • 76.9%
  • 79.8%
  • 81.7%
  • 83.9%
  • 86.1%
  • 8.054
  • 7.303
  • 6.256
  • 5.623
  • 4.510
  • 3.794
  • 3.248
  • 2.747
  • 2.292
  • 1.905
  • 1.581
  • 1.244
  • .950
  • .728
  • .549
  • .445
  • .340
  • .249
5/8" MESH CENTER TO CENTER
  • DIAMETER OF WIRE IN INCHES
  • WIDTH OF OPENING IN INCHES
  • % OF OPEN AREA
  • LBS.PER SQ. FT. PLAIN STEEL
  • .283
  • .262
  • .250
  • .225
  • .207
  • .192
  • .177
  • .162
  • .148
  • .135
  • .120
  • .105
  • .092
  • .080
  • .072
  • .063
  • .054
  • .047
  • .342
  • .362
  • .375
  • .400
  • .418
  • .433
  • .448
  • .463
  • .477
  • .490
  • .505
  • .520
  • .533
  • .545
  • .553
  • .562
  • .571
  • .578
  • 30.0%
  • 33.5%
  • 36.0%
  • 41.0%
  • 44.7%
  • 48.0%
  • 51.4%
  • 54.9%
  • 58.3%
  • 61.5%
  • 65.3%
  • 69.2%
  • 72.7%
  • 76.0%
  • 78.3%
  • 80.9%
  • 83.5%
  • 85.5%
  • 9.004
  • 7.686
  • 6.894
  • 5.510
  • 4.624
  • 3.950
  • 3.335
  • 2.777
  • 2.305
  • 1.910
  • 1.502
  • 1.145
  • .879
  • .661
  • .535
  • .409
  • .300
  • .227

The following Mesh measurements represent how many openings per inch.

Example: 3-1/4 mesh means there are three and one quarter squares per inch both horozonally and vertically.

Numbers in red denotes standard market grades

5 MESH
DIAMETER OF WIRE IN INCHES WIDTH OF OPENING IN INCHES % OF OPEN AREA LBS. PER SQ. FT. PLAIN STEEL
  • .120
  • .105
  • .092
  • .080
  • .072
  • .063
  • .054
  • .047
  • .041
  • .035
  • .032
  • .028
  • .025
  • .023
  • .080
  • .095
  • .108
  • .120
  • .128
  • .137
  • .146
  • .153
  • .159
  • .165
  • .168
  • .172
  • .175
  • .177
  • 16.0%
  • 22.6%
  • 29.2%
  • 36.0%
  • 41.0%
  • 46.9%
  • 53.3%
  • 58.5%
  • 63.2%
  • 68.1%
  • 70.6%
  • 74.0%
  • 76.6%
  • 78.3%
  • 5.106
  • 3.787
  • 2.834
  • 2.206
  • 1.764
  • 1.332
  • .967
  • .726
  • .549
  • .398
  • .332
  • .253
  • .202
  • .170
5-1/2 MESH
DIAMETER OF WIRE IN INCHES WIDTH OF OPENING IN INCHES % OF OPEN AREA LBS. PER SQ. FT. PLAIN STEEL
  • .105
  • .092
  • .080
  • .072
  • .063
  • .054
  • .047
  • .041
  • .035
  • .032
  • .028
  • .025
  • .023
  • .077
  • .090
  • .102
  • .110
  • .119
  • .128
  • .135
  • .141
  • .147
  • .150
  • .154
  • .157
  • .159
  • 17.9%
  • 24.5%
  • 31.5%
  • 36.6%
  • 42.8%
  • 49.6%
  • 55.1%
  • 60.1%
  • 65.4%
  • 68.1%
  • 71.7%
  • 74.6%
  • 76.5%
  • 4.483
  • 3.173
  • 2.339
  • 1.963
  • 1.479
  • 1.071
  • .803
  • .607
  • .439
  • .366
  • .279
  • .222
  • .188
6 MESH
DIAMETER OF WIRE IN INCHES WIDTH OF OPENING IN INCHES % OF OPEN AREA LBS. PER SQ. FT. PLAIN STEEL
  • .092
  • .080
  • .072
  • .063
  • .054
  • .047
  • .041
  • .035
  • .032
  • .028
  • .025
  • .023
  • .020
  • .075
  • .087
  • .095
  • .104
  • .113
  • .120
  • .126
  • .132
  • .135
  • .139
  • .142
  • .144
  • .147
  • 20.2%
  • 27.2%
  • 32.5%
  • 38.9%
  • 46.0%
  • 51.8%
  • 57.2%
  • 62.7%
  • 65.6%
  • 69.6%
  • 72.6%
  • 74.7%
  • 77.8%
  • 3.528
  • 2.591
  • 2.169
  • 1.630
  • 1.177
  • .882
  • .665
  • .481
  • .400
  • .305
  • .243
  • .205
  • .155
6-1/2 MESH
DIAMETER OF WIRE IN INCHES WIDTH OF OPENING IN INCHES % OF OPEN AREA LBS. PER SQ. FT. PLAIN STEEL
  • .092
  • .080
  • .072
  • .063
  • .054
  • .047
  • .041
  • .035
  • .032
  • .028
  • .025
  • .023
  • .020
  • .062
  • .074
  • .082
  • .091
  • .100
  • .107
  • .113
  • .119
  • .122
  • .126
  • .129
  • .131
  • .134
  • 16.2%
  • 23.1%
  • 28.4%
  • 35.0%
  • 42.3%
  • 48.4%
  • 53.0%
  • 59.8%
  • 62.9%
  • 67.1%
  • 70.3%
  • 72.5%
  • 75.9%
  • 3.899
  • 2.851
  • 2.263
  • 1.696
  • 1.286
  • .961
  • .724
  • .523
  • .435
  • .332
  • .263
  • .223
  • .168
7 MESH
DIAMETER OF WIRE IN INCHES WIDTH OF OPENING IN INCHES % OF OPEN AREA LBS. PER SQ. FT. PLAIN STEEL
  • .080
  • .072
  • .063
  • .054
  • .047
  • .041
  • .035
  • .032
  • .028
  • .025
  • .023
  • .020
  • .018
  • .063
  • .071
  • .080
  • .089
  • .096
  • .102
  • .108
  • .111
  • .115
  • .118
  • .120
  • .123
  • .125
  • 19.5%
  • 24.7%
  • 31.4%
  • 38.8%
  • 45.2%
  • 51.0%
  • 57.2%
  • 60.4%
  • 64.8%
  • 68.2%
  • 70.6%
  • 74.1%
  • 76.6%
  • 3.122
  • 2.472
  • 1.847
  • 1.397
  • 1.042
  • .784
  • .565
  • .470
  • .358
  • .284
  • .240
  • .181
  • .146
7-1/2 MESH
DIAMETER OF WIRE IN INCHES WIDTH OF OPENING IN INCHES % OF OPEN AREA LBS. PER SQ. FT. PLAIN STEEL
  • .080
  • .072
  • .063
  • .054
  • .047
  • .041
  • .035
  • .032
  • .028
  • .025
  • .023
  • .020
  • .018
  • .053
  • .061
  • .070
  • .079
  • .086
  • .092
  • .098
  • .101
  • .105
  • .108
  • .110
  • .113
  • .115
  • 15.8%
  • 20.9%
  • 27.6%
  • 35.1%
  • 41.6%
  • 47.6%
  • 54.0%
  • 57.4%
  • 62.0%
  • 65.6%
  • 68.1%
  • 71.8%
  • 74.4%
  • 3.404
  • 2.687
  • 2.003
  • 1.510
  • 1.125
  • .844
  • .608
  • .506
  • .384
  • .305
  • .258
  • .194
  • .157
8 MESH
DIAMETER OF WIRE IN INCHES WIDTH OF OPENING IN INCHES % OF OPEN AREA LBS. PER SQ. FT. PLAIN STEEL
  • .072
  • .063
  • .054
  • .047
  • .041
  • .035
  • .032
  • .028
  • .025
  • .023
  • .020
  • .018
  • .017
  • .053
  • .062
  • .071
  • .078
  • .084
  • .090
  • .093
  • .097
  • .100
  • .102
  • .105
  • .107
  • .108
  • 18.0%
  • 24.6%
  • 32.3%
  • 38.9%
  • 45.2%
  • 51.8%
  • 55.4%
  • 60.2%
  • 64.0%
  • 66.6%
  • 70.6%
  • 73.3%
  • 74.6%
  • 2.911
  • 1.163
  • 1.627
  • 1.209
  • .906
  • .651
  • .541
  • .411
  • .326
  • .275
  • .207
  • .168
  • .149
8-1/2 MESH
DIAMETER OF WIRE IN INCHES WIDTH OF OPENING IN INCHES % OF OPEN AREA LBS. PER SQ. FT. PLAIN STEEL
  • .072
  • .063
  • .054
  • .047
  • .041
  • .035
  • .032
  • .028
  • .025
  • .023
  • .020
  • .018
  • .017
  • .046
  • .055
  • .064
  • .071
  • .077
  • .083
  • .086
  • .090
  • .093
  • .095
  • .098
  • .100
  • .101
  • 15.3%
  • 21.9%
  • 29.6%
  • 36.4%
  • 42.8%
  • 49.8%
  • 53.4%
  • 58.5%
  • 62.5%
  • 65.2%
  • 69.4%
  • 72.3%
  • 73.7%
  • 3.143
  • 2.328
  • 1.659
  • 1.294
  • .968
  • .695
  • .577
  • .438
  • .348
  • .293
  • .221
  • .178
  • .159
9 MESH
DIAMETER OF WIRE IN INCHES WIDTH OF OPENING IN INCHES % OF OPEN AREA LBS. PER SQ. FT. PLAIN STEEL
  • .072
  • .063
  • .054
  • .047
  • .041
  • .035
  • .032
  • .028
  • .025
  • .023
  • .020
  • .018
  • .017
  • .016
  • .039
  • .048
  • .057
  • .064
  • .070
  • .076
  • .079
  • .083
  • .086
  • .088
  • .091
  • .093
  • .094
  • .095
  • 12.3%
  • 18.7%
  • 26.3%
  • 33.2%
  • 39.7%
  • 46.8%
  • 50.6%
  • 55.8%
  • 59.9%
  • 62.7%
  • 67.1%
  • 70.1%
  • 71.6%
  • 73.1%
  • 3.382
  • 2.498
  • 1.774
  • 1.382
  • 1.032
  • .740
  • .614
  • .466
  • .369
  • .311
  • .234
  • .189
  • .168
  • .149
9-1/2 MESH
DIAMETER OF WIRE IN INCHES WIDTH OF OPENING IN INCHES % OF OPEN AREA LBS. PER SQ. FT. PLAIN STEEL
  • .063
  • .054
  • .047
  • .041
  • .035
  • .032
  • .028
  • .025
  • .023
  • .020
  • .018
  • .017
  • .016
  • .042
  • .051
  • .058
  • .064
  • .070
  • .073
  • .077
  • .080
  • .082
  • .085
  • .087
  • .088
  • .089
  • 15.9%
  • 23.5%
  • 30.4%
  • 37.0%
  • 44.2%
  • 48.1%
  • 53.5%
  • 57.8%
  • 60.7%
  • 65.2%
  • 68.3%
  • 69.9%
  • 71.5%
  • 2.673
  • 1.893
  • 1.471
  • 1.097
  • .785
  • .651
  • .493
  • .391
  • .329
  • .248
  • .200
  • .178
  • .157
10 MESH
DIAMETER OF WIRE IN INCHES WIDTH OF OPENING IN INCHES % OF OPEN AREA LBS. PER SQ. FT. PLAIN STEEL
  • .063
  • .054
  • .047
  • .041
  • .035
  • .032
  • .028
  • .025
  • .023
  • .020
  • .018
  • .017
  • .016
  • .015
  • .037
  • .046
  • .053
  • .059
  • .065
  • .068
  • .072
  • .075
  • .077
  • .080
  • .082
  • .083
  • .084
  • .085
  • 13.7%
  • 21.2%
  • 28.1%
  • 34.8%
  • 42.3%
  • 46.2%
  • 51.8%
  • 56.3%
  • 59.3%
  • 64.0%
  • 67.2%
  • 68.9%
  • 70.6%
  • 72.3%
  • 2.854
  • 2.015
  • 1.484
  • 1.163
  • .831
  • .688
  • .521
  • .412
  • .347
  • .261
  • .211
  • .188
  • .166
  • .146
11 MESH
DIAMETER OF WIRE IN INCHES WIDTH OF OPENING IN INCHES % OF OPEN AREA LBS. PER SQ. FT. PLAIN STEEL
  • .054
  • .047
  • .041
  • .035
  • .032
  • .028
  • .025
  • .023
  • .020
  • .018
  • .017
  • .016
  • .015
  • .037
  • .044
  • .050
  • .056
  • .059
  • .063
  • .066
  • .068
  • .071
  • .073
  • .074
  • .075
  • .076
  • 16.6%
  • 23.4%
  • 30.3%
  • 37.9%
  • 42.1%
  • 48.0%
  • 52.7%
  • 56.0%
  • 61.0%
  • 64.5%
  • 66.3%
  • 68.1%
  • 69.9%
  • 2.269
  • 1.663
  • 1.233
  • .924
  • .764
  • .578
  • .456
  • .384
  • .288
  • .233
  • .207
  • .183
  • .161
12 MESH
DIAMETER OF WIRE IN INCHES WIDTH OF OPENING IN INCHES % OF OPEN AREA LBS. PER SQ. FT. PLAIN STEEL
  • .047
  • .041
  • .035
  • .032
  • .028
  • .025
  • .023
  • .020
  • .018
  • .017
  • .016
  • .015
  • .014
  • .036
  • .042
  • .048
  • .051
  • .055
  • .058
  • .060
  • .063
  • .065
  • .066
  • .067
  • .068
  • .069
  • 18.7%
  • 25.4%
  • 33.2%
  • 37.5%
  • 43.6%
  • 48.4%
  • 51.8%
  • 57.2%
  • 60.8%
  • 62.7%
  • 64.5%
  • 66.6%
  • 68.6%
  • 1.851
  • 1.367
  • 1.021
  • .843
  • .635
  • .501
  • .422
  • .316
  • .255
  • .227
  • .200
  • .176
  • .153
13 MESH
DIAMETER OF WIRE IN INCHES WIDTH OF OPENING IN INCHES % OF OPEN AREA LBS. PER SQ. FT. PLAIN STEEL
  • .041
  • .035
  • .032
  • .028
  • .025
  • .023
  • .020
  • .018
  • .017
  • .016
  • .015
  • .014
  • .036
  • .042
  • .045
  • .049
  • .052
  • .054
  • .057
  • .059
  • .060
  • .061
  • .062
  • .063
  • 21.9%
  • 29.8%
  • 34.2%
  • 40.6%
  • 45.7%
  • 49.3%
  • 54.9%
  • 58.8%
  • 60.8%
  • 62.9%
  • 65.0%
  • 67.1%
  • 1.506
  • 1.064
  • .923
  • .694
  • .547
  • .459
  • .344
  • .277
  • .246
  • .218
  • .191
  • .166
14 MESH
DIAMETER OF WIRE IN INCHES WIDTH OF OPENING IN INCHES % OF OPEN AREA LBS. PER SQ. FT. PLAIN STEEL
  • .041
  • .035
  • .032
  • .028
  • .025
  • .023
  • .020
  • .018
  • .017
  • .016
  • .015
  • .014
  • .0135
  • .013
  • .012
  • .011
  • .010
  • .030
  • .036
  • .039
  • .043
  • .046
  • .048
  • .051
  • .053
  • .054
  • .055
  • .056
  • .057
  • .0575
  • .058
  • .059
  • .060
  • .061
  • 17.6%
  • 25.4%
  • 29.8%
  • 36.2%
  • 41.5%
  • 45.2%
  • 51.0%
  • 55.1%
  • 57.2%
  • 59.3%
  • 61.5%
  • 63.7%
  • 64.8%
  • 65.9%
  • 68.2%
  • 70.6%
  • 72.9%
  • 1.650
  • 1.161
  • 1.005
  • .755
  • .593
  • .498
  • .372
  • .299
  • .266
  • .235
  • .206
  • .179
  • .166
  • .154
  • .131
  • .110
  • .090
15 MESH
DIAMETER OF WIRE IN INCHES WIDTH OF OPENING IN INCHES % OF OPEN AREA LBS. PER SQ. FT. PLAIN STEEL
  • .041
  • .035
  • .032
  • .028
  • .025
  • .023
  • .020
  • .018
  • .017
  • .016
  • .015
  • .014
  • .0135
  • .013
  • .012
  • .011
  • .010
  • .026
  • .032
  • .035
  • .039
  • .042
  • .044
  • .047
  • .049
  • .050
  • .051
  • .052
  • .053
  • .0535
  • .054
  • .055
  • .056
  • .057
  • 15.2%
  • 23.0%
  • 27.6%
  • 34.2%
  • 39.7%
  • 43.6%
  • 49.7%
  • 54.0%
  • 56.3%
  • 58.5%
  • 60.8%
  • 63.2%
  • 64.4%
  • 65.6%
  • 68.1%
  • 69.7%
  • 72.3%
  • 1.800
  • 1.262
  • 1.036
  • .77
  • .641
  • .537
  • .401
  • .322
  • .286
  • .253
  • .221
  • .192
  • .179
  • .165
  • .141
  • .118
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