ASTM E2016-99
(Specification)Standard Specification for Industrial Woven Wire Cloth
Standard Specification for Industrial Woven Wire Cloth
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers industrial woven wire fabric, referred to as wire cloth, for general use including the separation of particles. wire cloth can be made of any primary metal or metal alloy wire that is suitable for weaving. This specification does not apply to the following special types of wire cloth: filter cloth or dutch weave (see Appendix X1), fourdrinier and cylinder cloth, galvanized hardware cloth, insect wire screening, spiral weave wire cloth, testing sieve cloth, or welded wire cloth.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units shall be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are information only.
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Standard Specification for
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Industrial Woven Wire Cloth
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 2016; 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 (ε) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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INTRODUCTION
Industrial wire cloth can be produced in many thousands of combinations of size and shape of
opening, wire diameter, type of weave, and metal. This specification covers woven wire cloth for
industrial use, including the separation of particles. Its purpose is to introduce standard terms and
definitions, to note the normal range of specifications woven, and to establish tolerances and
requirements. This specification excludes sieve cloth from its scope, since this is covered under
Specification E 11. If a user has a specific application for industrial wire cloth that is not within the
scope of this specification, it is recommended that the wire cloth supplier be consulted.
1. Scope E 11 Specification for Wire-Cloth Sieves for Testing Pur-
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poses
1.1 This specification covers industrial woven wire fabric,
referred to as wire cloth, for general use including the
3. Terminology
separation of particles. Wire cloth can be made of any primary
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
metal or metal alloy wire that is suitable for weaving. This
3.1.1 aperture, n—the dimensions defining an opening in a
specification does not apply to the following special types of
screening surface (see also width opening).
wire cloth: filter cloth or dutch weave (see Appendix X1),
3.1.2 bolting cloth, n—a specific group of commonly used
fourdrinier and cylinder cloth, galvanized hardware cloth,
mesh and wire diameter combinations. They are covered
insect wire screening, spiral weave wire cloth, testing sieve
within this specification.
cloth, or welded wire cloth.
3.1.3 coatings, n—the wire used for weaving wire cloth can
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units shall be regarded
be coated, plated, or in some other way finished prior to
as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for
weaving, or wire cloth can be specified coated after weaving.
information only.
Consult with a supplier as to the applicability of this specifi-
2. Referenced Documents cation. Examples of possible coatings include, but are not
limited to, metallic plated, such as, copper, nickel, tin, etc.,
2.1 ASTM Standards:
painted,orepoxy-coatedorgalvanized-steelwirecloththathas
A 510 Specification for General Requirements for Wire
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been coated with zinc either before or after weaving.
Rods and Coarse Round Wire, Carbon Steel
3.1.4 Types of Crimps:
A 555/A 555M Specification for General Requirements for
2 3.1.4.1 crimp, n—the corrugation in the warp or shute wire,
Stainless Steel Wire and Wire Rods
or both. The crimp in the wires is formed either during the
weaving process, or with a crimping machine prior to weaving.
If formed during the weaving process, the tension existing
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E-29 on
between the warp and shute wires fundamentally determines
Particle and Spray Characterization and is the direct responsibility of E29.01 on
Sieves, Sieving Methods, and Screening Media.
Current edition approved April 10, 1999. Published June 1999.
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the respective amount or depth of crimp, which locks the wires
in place and in part establishes the firmness of the wire cloth.
3.1.4.2 double crimp, adj—wire cloth woven with approxi-
mately equal corrugations in both the warp and shute wires to
lock the wires in position (see Fig. 1).
3.1.4.3 flat top, adj—wire cloth with deep crimps, as in lock
crimp, except that all crimps are on the underside of the cloth,
leaving the top surface all in one plane. Sometimes designated
smooth top (see Fig. 2).
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FIG. 1 Double Crimp
3.1.4.4 intermediate crimp, adj—precrimped wire cloth 3.1.5 market grade, n—a specific group of commonly used
with extra crimps or corrugations between the points or mesh and wire diameter combinations. They are covered
intersection; sometimes designated intercrimp or multiple within this specification.
crimp. The warp, or shute wires, or both, may be intermediate 3.1.6 mesh, n—the number of wires or openings per linear
crimped (see Fig. 3). inch (25.4 mm),
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