Stainless Steel Wire Mesh
Forty-eight woven specifications with open area and weight published for every one of them.
Wire Mesh for Chemical Petroleum and Filtration Duty
Alloy, open area and coating chosen against the chemistry, not the catalogue price.
Industry Pain Points
What Goes Wrong on Chemical Petroleum and Filtration Projects
Chlorides, brines and sulphur-bearing water pit standard chromium-nickel stainless.
Cloth welded into a frame after weaving can sensitise at the weld unless a low carbon grade was specified.
Mist eliminator performance depends on wire material and density, which most suppliers will not discuss.
Filter supports made from burred perforated sheet damage the media they carry.
What Buyers Need From A Supplier
- 316 and 316L cloth where pitting corrosion is the risk
- Open area published so pressure drop can be calculated before ordering
- Knitted mesh specified by wire material - monel, tinned copper clad steel or stainless
- Deburred perforated sheet as a filter support
Recommended Products
Products for Chemical Petroleum and Filtration
Knitted Wire Mesh
A knitted structure that compresses, conducts and separates - specified by wire material rather than by aperture.
Perforated Metal
Hole size, pitch, open area and the thicknesses each pattern can be punched in - all published.
Expanded Metal Mesh
One sheet slit and stretched into mesh - no wire, no welds, nothing to unravel.
Square Wire Mesh
Fifteen mesh counts with wire diameter and aperture stated for each, in widths up to 1.5 m.
Steel Bar Grating
The only product in this range where the raw material, the welder qualification and the galvanizing standard are all named.
Scenarios
Typical Application Scenarios
Mist elimination
Knitted mesh pads in monel for extreme environments, or stainless as a wear face.
Filter elements
Fine stainless cloth on a perforated metal support, rolled into a cylinder.
Process reinforcement
Expanded metal mesh as steel reinforcement in petroleum and chemical industry work.
Plant access
Serrated steel bar grating walkways, hot dip galvanized to BS EN ISO 1461:2009.
Delivery Capability
How We Deliver
Cloth, knitted mesh, perforated sheet and grating are all made or finished in Anping, so a filtration package does not have to be split between suppliers. Mill certificates for stainless wire are available on request at order stage.
FAQ
Chemical Petroleum and Filtration Questions
When should I specify 316 instead of 304?
Where brines, sulphur-bearing water or halogen salts such as chlorides are present. Type 316 is stabilised with 2% molybdenum and resists pitting corrosion better, and it has high creep strength at elevated temperature.
Why would I need 316L?
When the cloth will be welded after weaving. The reduced carbon content gives better weaving and secondary welding characteristics.
Which knitted mesh material for a shielding gasket?
Tinned copper clad steel has the best shielding performance of the wires used in knitted meshes - unless the joint is abrasive, in which case the tin can wear through to the copper.
Can you supply mill certificates?
For stainless wire, yes, on request. Ask at order stage rather than after shipment.
Send Us Your Chemical Petroleum and Filtration Specification
Drawings, mesh sizes, metres or tonnes, destination port. That is all we need to come back with a firm price.