Standard sieves designations and Mesh sizes
TYLER ASTM BS_410 DIN_4188
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Sieves Standard no. Mesh sizes and Designations
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Mesh Size
(microns)TYLER ASTM-E11 BS-410 DIN-4188 µm Mesh No. Mesh mm 5 2500 2500 0.005 10 1250 1250 0.010 15 800 800 0.015 20 625 625 0.020 22 0.022 25 500 500 0.025 28 0.028 32 0.032 36 0.036 38 400 400 400 40 0.040 45 325 325 350 0.045 50 0.050 53 270 270 300 56 0.056 63 250 230 240 0.063 71 0.071 75 200 200 200 80 0.080 90 170 170 170 0.090 100 0.100 106 150 140 150 112 0.112 125 115 120 120 0.125 140 0.140 150 100 100 100 160 0.160 180 80 80 85 0.180 200 0.200 212 65 70 72 250 60 60 60 0.250 280 0.280 300 48 50 52 315 0.315 355 42 45 44 0.355 400 0.400 425 35 40 36 450 0.450 500 32 35 30 0.500 560 0.560 600 28 30 25
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Particle Size Conversion
Sieve Designation Nominal Sieve Opening Standard Inches Mesh mm Microns 25.4mm 1 in. 21.00 25.4 225400 222.6mm 7/8 in. 20.875 22.6 222600 219.0mm 3/4 in. 20.750 19.0 219000 216.0mm 5/8 in. 20.625 16.0 216000 213.5mm 0.530 in. 20.530 13.5 213500 212.7mm 1/2 in. 20.500 12.7 212700 211.2mm 7/16 in. 20.438 11.2 211200 29.51mm 3/8 in. 20.375 9.51 29510 28.00mm 5/16 in. 20.312 8.00 28000 26.73mm 0.265 in. 20.265 6.73 26730 26.35mm 1/4 in. 20.250 6.35 26350 25.66mm No. 3 1/2 20.223 5.66 25660 24.76mm No. 4 20.187 4.76 24760 24.00mm No. 5 20.157 4.00 24000 23.36mm No. 6 20.132 3.36 23360 22.83mm No. 7 20.111 2.83 22830 22.38mm No. 8 20.0937 2.38 22880 22.00mm No. 10 20.0787 2.00 22000 21.68mm No. 12 0.0661 1.68 21680 21.41mm No. 14 20.0555 1.41 21410 1.19mm No. 16 20.0496 1.19 21190 21.00mm No. 18 20.0394 1.00 21000 2841µm No. 20 20.0331 0.841 2841 2707µm No. 25 20.0278 0.707 2707 2595µm No. 30 20.0234 0.595 2595 2500µm No. 35 20.0197 0.500 2500 2420µm No. 40 20.0165 0.420 2420 2345µm No. 45 0.0139 0.345 2345 2297µm No. 50 20.0117 0.297 2297 2250µm No. 60 20.0098 0.250 2250 2210µm No. 70 20.0083 0.210 2210 2177µm No. 80 20.0070 0.177 2177 2149µm No. 100 20.0059 0.149 2149 2125µm No. 120 20.0049 0.125 2125 2105µm No. 140 20.0041 0.105 2105 288µm No. 170 20.0035 0.088 288 274µm No. 200 20.0029 0.074 274 263µm No. 230 20.0025 0.063 263 253µm No. 270 20.0021 0.053 253 244µm No. 325 20.0017 0.044 244 237µm No. 400 20.0015 0.037 237 NOTES:
Larger sieve openings (1 in. to 1/4 in.) have been designated by a sieve "mesh" size that corresponds to the size of the opening in inches.
Smaller sieve "mesh" sizes of 3 1/2 to 400 are designated by the number of openings per linear inch in the sieve.
The following convention is used to characterize particle size by mesh designation:
a "+" before the sieve mesh indicates the particles are retained by the sieve; a "-" before the sieve mesh indicates the particles pass through the sieve; typically 90% or more of the particles will lie within the indicated range.
For example, if the particle size of a material is described as -4 +40 mesh, then 90% or more of the material will pass through a 4-mesh sieve (particles smaller than 4.76 mm) and be retained by a 40-mesh sieve (particles larger than 0.420 mm).
If a material is described as -40 mesh, then 90% or more of the material will pass through a 40-mesh sieve (particles smaller than 0.420 mm).
This information is also provided on page T848 of the Aldrich 2003-2004 Catalog/Handbook of Fine Chemicals.