Brass is an alloy that is comprised of copper and zinc, and, like copper, brass is soft and malleable and is attacked by ammonia and similar salts.
As a wire mesh, the most commonly available brass woven wire mesh is referred to as "270 yellow brass" and has a chemical composition of approximately 65% copper, 35% zinc. "260 high brass", which consists of 70% copper and 30% zinc is also a popular in the mesh industry, particularly on custom
Mesh |
Aperture(mm) |
Wire Diameter |
Effective (%) |
Weight (Kg/m2) |
Mesh 3 |
6.27 |
2.2 |
62 |
7 |
Mesh 5 |
4.36 |
0.711 |
76 |
1.6 |
Mesh 6 |
3.52 |
0.711 |
63 |
1.6 |
Mesh 8 |
2.5 |
0.559 |
67 |
1.5 |
Mesh 10 |
2.08 |
0.46 |
67 |
1.1 |
Mesh 12 |
1.74 |
0.457 |
68 |
1.4 |
Mesh 14 |
1.36 |
0.46 |
57 |
1.4 |
Mesh 16 |
1.21 |
0.376 |
55 |
1.2 |
Mesh 18 |
1.1 |
0.315 |
60 |
0.85 |
Mesh 20 |
0.95 |
0.315 |
58 |
0.95 |
Mesh 30 |
0.67 |
0.274 |
55 |
0.85 |
Mesh 40 |
0.44 |
0.152 |
46 |
0.58 |
Mesh 50 |
0.36 |
0.152 |
50 |
0.45 |
Mesh 60 |
0.3 |
0.122 |
50 |
0.45 |
Mesh 80 |
0.198 |
0.12 |
44 |
0.58 |
Mesh 100 |
0.154 |
0.1 |
37 |
0.5 |
Mesh 120 |
0.13 |
0.081 |
40 |
0.39 |
Mesh 150 |
0.097 |
0.61 |
32 |
0.3 |
Mesh 200 |
0.086 |
0.041 |
46 |
0.17 |