ASTM E11-95

Standard Specification for Wire Cloth and Sieves for Testing Purposes

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1.1 This specification covers the requirements for design and construction of testing sieves using a medium of woven wire cloth mounted in a frame for use in testing for the classification of materials according to designated particle size (See Note 1 and Note 2), and wire cloth, meeting the specifications of , to be designated test grade wire cloth. All subsequent references to wire cloth shall mean test grade wire cloth. Methods for checking testing sieves and wire cloth for conformance to this specification are included in the annex.
Note 1--Complete instructions and procedures on the use and calibration of testing sieves are contained in ASTM STP447B. Note that sieve analysis results from two testing sieves of the same sieve designation may not be the same because of the variances in sieve opening permitted by this specification. To minimize the differences in sieve analysis results, the use of testing sieves matched on a performance basis is suggested. ASTM STP447B also contains a list of all published ASTM standards on sieve analysis procedures for specific materials or industries. This list may be referenced to obtain statements of precision and bias for sieve analysis of specific materials.
Note 2--For other types of sieves, see Specification E323 and Specification E161.
1.2 The values stated in SI units shall be considered standard for the dimensions of the wire cloth openings and the diameter of the wires used in the wire cloth. The values stated in inch-pound units shall be considered standard with regard to the sieve frames.
1.3 The following precautionary statement refers only to the test method portion, Annex A1, of this specification:This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-May-2001
• ICS: 19.120 - Particle size analysis. Sieving
• Technical Committee: E29 - Particle and Spray Characterization
• Drafting Committee: E29.01 - Sieves, Sieving Methods, and Screening Media

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Designation: E 11 – 95 An American National Standard
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS
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Reprinted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. Copyright ASTM
Standard Specification for
Wire Cloth and Sieves for Testing Purposes
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 11; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original
adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A superscript
epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope the 45-μm No. 325 Sieve
E 161 Specification for Precision Electroformed Sieves
1.1 This specification covers the requirements for design
(Square-Opening Series)
and construction of testing sieves using a medium of woven
E 323 Specification for Perforated-Plate Sieves for Testing
wire cloth mounted in a frame for use in testing for the
Purposes
classification of materials according to designated particle size
E 437 Specifications for Industrial Wire Cloth and Screens
(See Note 1 and Note 2), and wire cloth, meeting the
(Square Opening Series)
specifications of Table 1, to be designated test grade wire cloth.
2.2 Federal Standard:
All subsequent references to wire cloth shall mean test grade
Fed. Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipment (Civil Agencies)
wire cloth. Methods for checking testing sieves and wire cloth
2.3 Military Standard:
for conformance to this specification are included in the annex.
MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage
NOTE 1—Complete instructions and procedures on the use and calibra-
tion of testing sieves are contained in ASTM STP447B. Note that sieve
3. Ordering Information
analysis results from two testing sieves of the same sieve designation may
3.1 Orders for items under this specification include the
not be the same because of the variances in sieve opening permitted by
following information as necessary:
this specification. To minimize the differences in sieve analysis results, the
3.1.1 Name of material (U.S.A. Standard Testing Sieves or
use of testing sieves matched on a performance basis is suggested. ASTM
STP447B also contains a list of all published ASTM standards on sieve U.S.A. Standard sieve cloth),
analysis procedures for specific materials or industries. This list may be
3.1.2 ASTM designation and year of issue (ASTM
referenced to obtain statements of precision and bias for sieve analysis of
E 11 – 95),
specific materials.
3.1.3 Quantity of each item,
NOTE 2—For other types of sieves, see Specification E 323 and
3.1.4 Standard sieve designation (see Table 1, Column 1),
Specification E 161.
3.1.5 Alternative sieve designation if needed (see Table 1,
1.2 The values stated in SI units shall be considered
Column 2),
standard for the dimensions of the wire cloth openings and the
3.1.6 For testing sieves in standard circular frames:
diameter of the wires used in the wire cloth. The values stated
3.1.6.1 Nominal sieve frame diameter (see 5.2 and 5.3),
in inch-pound units shall be considered standard with regard to
3.1.6.2 Nominal sieve frame height (see Table 2),
the sieve frames.
3.1.7 For sieve cloth not in frames or in nonstandard frames:
1.3 The following precautionary statement refers only to the
3.1.7.1 Lateral dimensions of sieve cloth,
test method portion, Annex A1, of this specification: This
3.1.7.2 Description of nonstandard frame,
standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,
3.1.8 For U.S. Government purchases, if supplementary
if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user
requirements apply,
of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health
3.1.9 Compatible sieve pans and covers, and
practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-
3.1.10 Special requirements (specific type of metal for sieve
tions prior to use.
cloth and frames, matched sieves, for example).
2. Referenced Documents
4. Sieve Cloth Requirements
2.1 ASTM Standards:
4.1 Wire cloth used in U.S.A. standard testing sieves meet-
C 430 Test Method for Fineness of Hydraulic Cement by
ing the specifications shown in Table 1 shall be designated “test
grade”. Test grade sieve cloth shall be woven from stainless
steel, brass, bronze, or other suitable wire with a plain weave,
1 except that cloth with openings of 63 μm (No. 230) and finer
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E-29 on
Particle Size Measurement and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E29.01
on Sieves, Sieving Methods, and Screening Media.
Current edition approved Jan. 15, 1995. Published March 1995. Originally Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.01.
published as E 11 – 25T. Last previous edition E 11 – 87. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
2 5
Manual on Testing Sieving Methods, ASTM STP 447B. Available from ASTM Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk, Bldg. 4 Section D, 700
Headquarters. Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Attn: NPODS.
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TABLE 1 Nominal Dimensions, Permissible Variations for Wire Cloth of Standard Test Sieves (U.S.A.) Standard Series
Sieve Designation Permissible Variation Opening Dimension
Nominal Sieve of Average Opening Exceeded By Not Maximum Individual Nominal Wire
A B
Opening, in. from the Standard More Than 5 % of the Opening Diameter, mm
C
Standard Alternative
Sieve Designation Openings
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) ( 7)
125 mm 5 in. 5 63.70 mm 130.0 mm 130.9 mm 8.00
106 mm 4.24 in. 4.24 63.20 mm 110.2 mm 111.1 mm 6.30
D D
100 mm 4 in. 4 63.00 mm 104.0 mm 104.8 mm 6.30
90 mm 3 ⁄2 in. 3.5 62.70 mm 93.6 mm 94.4 mm 6.30
75 mm 3 in. 3 62.20 mm 78.1 mm 78.7 mm 6.30
63 mm 2 ⁄2 in. 2.5 61.90 mm 65.6 mm 66.2 mm 5.60
53 mm 2.12 in. 2.12 61.60 mm 55.2 mm 55.7 mm 5.00
D D
50 mm 2 in. 2 61.50 mm 52.1 mm 52.6 mm 5.00
45 mm 1 ⁄4 in. 1.75 61.40 mm 46.9 mm 47.4 mm 4.50
37.5 mm 1 ⁄2 in. 1.5 61.10 mm 39.1 mm 39.5 mm 4.50
31.5 mm 1 ⁄4 in. 1.25 61.00 mm 32.9 mm 33.2 mm 4.00
26.5 mm 1.06 in. 1.06 6.800 mm 27.7 mm 28.0 mm 3.55
D D
25.0 mm 1.00 in. 1 6.800 mm 26.1 mm 26.4 mm 3.55
22.4 mm ⁄8 in. 0.875 6.700 mm 23.4 mm 23.7 mm 3.55
19.0 mm ⁄4 in. 0.750 6.600 mm 19.9 mm 20.1 mm 3.15
16.0 mm ⁄8 in. 0.625 6.500 mm 16.7 mm 17.0 mm 3.15
13.2 mm 0.530 in. 0.530 6.410 mm 13.83 mm 14.05 mm 2.80
D D
12.5 mm ⁄2 in. 0.500 6.390 mm 13.10 mm 13.31 mm 2.50
11.2 mm ⁄16 in. 0.438 6.350 mm 11.75 mm 11.94 mm 2.50
9.5 mm ⁄8 in. 0.375 6.300 mm 9.97 mm 10.16 mm 2.24
8.0 mm ⁄16 in. 0.312 6.250 mm 8.41 mm 8.58 mm 2.00
6.7 mm 0.265 in. 0.265 6.210 mm 7.05 mm 7.20 mm 1.80
D D
6.3 mm ⁄4 in. 0.250 6.200 mm 6.64 mm 6.78 mm 1.80
E
5.6 mm No. 3 ⁄2 0.223 6.180 mm 5.90 mm 6.04 mm 1.60
4.75 mm No. 4 0.187 6.150 mm 5.02 mm 5.14 mm 1.60
4.00 mm No. 5 0.157 6.130 mm 4.23 mm 4.35 mm 1.40
3.35 mm No. 6 0.132 6.110 mm 3.55 mm 3.66 mm 1.25
2.80 mm No. 7 0.110 6.095 mm 2.975 mm 3.070 mm 1.12
2.36 mm No. 8 0.0937 6.080 mm 2.515 mm 2.600 mm 1.00
2.00 mm No. 10 0.0787 6.070 mm 2.135 mm 2.215 mm 0.900
1.7 mm No. 12 0.0661 6.060 mm 1.820 mm 1.890 mm 0.800
1.4 mm No. 14 0.0555 6.050 mm 1.505 mm 1.565 mm 0.710
1.18 mm No. 16 0.0469 6.045 mm 1.270 mm 1.330 mm 0.630
1.00 mm No. 18 0.0394 6.040 mm 1.080 mm 1.135 mm 0.560
F
850 μm No. 20 0.0331 635 μm 925 μm 970 μm 0.500
710 μm No. 25 0.0278 630 μm 775 μm 815 μm 0.450
600 μm No. 30 0.0234 625 μm 660 μm 695 μm 0.400
500 μm No. 35 0.0197 620 μm 550 μ m 585 μm 0.315
425 μm No. 40 0.0165 619 μm 471 μm 502 μm 0.280
355 μm No. 45 0.0139 616 μm 396 μm 426 μm 0.224
300 μm No. 50 0.0117 614 μm 337 μm 363 μm 0.200
250 μm No. 60 0.0098 612 μm 283 μm 306 μm 0.160
212 μm No. 70 0.0083 610 μm 242 μm 263 μm 0.140
180 μm No. 80 0.0070 69 μm 207 μm 227 μm 0.125
150 μm No. 100 0.0059 68 μm 174 μm 192 μm 0.100
125 μm No. 120 0.0049 67 μm 147 μm 163 μm 0.090
106 μm No. 140 0.0041 66 μm 126 μm 141 μm 0.071
90 μm No. 170 0.0035 65 μm 108 μm 122 μm 0.063
75 μm No. 200 0.0029 65 μm 91 μm 103 μm 0.050
63 μm No. 230 0.0025 64 μm 77 μm 89 μm 0.045
53 μm No. 270 0.0021 64 μm 66 μm 76 μm 0.036
45 μm No. 325 0.0017 63 μm 57 μm 66 μm 0.032
38 μm No. 400 0.0015 63 μm 48 μm 57 μm 0.030
32 μm No. 450 0.0012 63 μm 42 μm 50 μm 0.028
D
25 μm No. 500 0.0010 63 μm 34 μm 41 μm 0.025
D
20 μm No. 635 0.0008 63 μm 29 μm 35 μm 0.020
A
Only approximately equivalent to the metric values in Column 1.
B
The average diameter of the wires in the x and y direction, measured separately, of any wire cloth shall not deviate from the nominal values by more than 615 %.
C
These standard designations correspond to the values for test sieve openings recommended by the International Standards Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, except
where noted.
D
These sieves are not in the standard series but they have been included because they are in common usage.
E
These numbers (3 ⁄2 to 635) are the approximate number of openings per linear in. but it is preferred that the sieve be identified by the standard designation in
millimetres or micrometres.
F
1000 μm—1 mm.
may be woven with a twill weave. For definitions of “plain” progress from a base of 1 mm in the ratio of approximately 4
and “twill” weave, refer to Specification E 437. The wire shall
2 :1.
=
not be coated or plated.
4.3 All measurements of openings and wire diameters shall
4.2 The openings of the sieve cloth of successive sieves
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TABLE 2 Dimensions of Standard Frames
5. Test Sieve Frames
A
Nominal Typical Frame
5.1 General Requirements—Frames for wire cloth sieves
Mean Dia
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