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Microns U.S. Sieve

No.Tyler Sieve

No.0.438 11,113 7/16" 2 0.063 / 1.6 76% 0.438 11,1130.312 8000 0.312 8000 5/16" 2-1/20.279 7087 3 0.054 / 1.37 70% 0.279 70870.265 6700 0.265 6700 0.265" 30.253 6426 3 0.080 / 2.03 58% 0.253 64260.250 6300 0.250 6300 1/4" —0.250 6350 1/4" 0.080 / 2.03 57% 0.250 63500.250 6350 1/4" 0.072 / 1.83 60% 0.250 63500.250 6350 1/4" 0.063 / 1.60 64% 0.250 63500.220 5600 0.220 5600 3-1/2 3-1/20.215 5461 4 0.035 / 0.89 74% 0.215 54610.203 5156 4 0.047 / 1.19 66% 0.203 51560.188 4763 3/16" 0.072 / 1.83 52% 0.188 47630.188 4763 3/16" 0.063 / 1.60 58% 0.188 47630.187 4750 0.187 4750 4 40.187 4750 4½ 0.035 / 0.89 71% 0.187 47500.187 4750 4 0.063 / 1.60 56% 0.187 47500.181 4594 4½ 0.041 / 1.04 66% 0.181 45940.175 4445 4½ 0.047 / 1.19 62% 0.175 44450.168 4267 5 0.032 / 0.81 71% 0.168 42670.159 4039 5 0.041 / 1.04 63% 0.159 40390.157 4000 0.157 4000 5 50.153 3886 5 0.047 / 1.19 59% 0.153 38860.141 3581 5½ 0.041 / 1.04 60% 0.141 35810.139 3531 6 0.028 / 0.71 70% 0.139 35310.137 3480 5 0.063" / 1.60 47% 0.137 34800.132 3353 6 0.035 / 0.89 63% 0.132 33530.132 3350 0.132 3350 6 60.126 3200 6 0.041 / 1.04 57% 0.126 32000.125 3175 1/8" 0.063 / 1.60 44% 0.125 31750.125 3175 1/8" 0.047 / 1.19 53% 0.125 31750.125 3175 1/8" 0.041 / 1.04 57% 0.125 31750.115 2921 7 0.028 / 0.71 65% 0.115 29210.111 2819 7 0.032" / 0.81 60%0.110 2800 0.110 2800 7 70.108 2743 7 0.035 / 0.89 57% 0.108 27430.102 2591 7 0.041 / 1.04 51% 0.102 25910.100 2540 8 0.025 / 0.64 64% 0.100 25400.097 2464 8 0.028 / 0.71 60% 0.097 24640.093 2360 0.0937 2360 8 80.093 2360 8 0.032" / 0.81 55% 0.0930 23600.090 2360 8 0.035 / 0.89 52% 0.0900 23600.088 2235 9 0.023 / 0.58 63% 0.0880 22350.080 2032 10 0.020 / 0.51 64% 0.0800 2032

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Microns U.S. Sieve

No.Tyler Sieve

No.0.0787 2000 0.0787 2000 10 90.0780 1981 8 0.047 / 1.19 39%0.0750 1905 10 0.025 / 0.64 56% 0.0750 19050.0730 1854 11 0.018 / 0.46 65% 0.0730 18540.0720 1829 10 0.028 / 0.71 52% 0.0720 18290.0680 1727 10 0.032 / 0.81 46% 0.0680 17270.0661 1700 0.0661 1700 12 100.0660 1680 12 0.017 / 0.43 63% 0.0660 16800.0650 1651 12 0.018 / 0.46 61% 10 0.035 / 0.89 42% 0.0650 16510.0620 1575 14 0.009 / 0.23 76% 0.0620 15750.0600 1524 12 0.023 / 0.58 52% 0.0600 15240.0555 1400 0.0555 1400 14 120.0550 1397 16 0.0075 / 0.19 77% 0.0550 13970.0540 1370 14 0.017 / 0.43 58% 0.0540 13700.0535 1359 16 0.009 / 0.23 73% 0.0535 13590.0508 1290 14 0.020 / 0.51 51% 0.0508 12900.0466 1184 18 0.009 / 0.23 70% 0.0466 1184

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No.Tyler Sieve

No.0.0469 1180 16 0.016 / 0.41 55% 0.0469 1180 16 140.0445 1130 16 0.018 / 0.46 51% 0.0445 11300.0410 1041 20 0.009 / 0.23 67% 0.0410 10410.0406 1030 18 0.015 / 0.38 53% 0.0406 10300.0394 1000 0.0394 1000 18 160.0390 991 20 0.011 / 0.28 61%0.0386 980 18 0.017 / 0.43 48% 0.0386 9800.0380 965 22 0.0075 / 0.19 70% 0.0380 9650.0376 955 18 0.018 / 0.46 46%0.0358 910 20 0.014 / 0.36 52% 0.0358 9100.0345 876 16 0.028 / 0.71 30%0.0342 869 24 0.0075 / 0.19 67% 0.0342 8690.0340 864 20 0.016 / 0.41 46% 0.0340 8640.0331 850 0.0331 850 20 200.0319 810 22 0.0135 / 0.34 50% 0.0319 8100.0310 787 26 0.0075 / 0.19 65% 0.0310 7870.0287 728 24 0.013 / 0.33 48% 0.0287 7280.0282 716 28 0.0075 / 0.19 62% 0.0282 7160.0278 710 0.0278 710 25 240.0276 700 26 0.011 / 0.28 51% 24 0.014 / 0.36 44% 0.0276 7000.0268 681 30 0.0065 / 0.17 65% 0.0268 6810.0256 650 28 0.010 / 0.25 52% 0.0256 6500.0248 630 32 0.0065 / 0.17 63% 0.0248 6300.0240 610 30 0.0095 / 0.24 51% 0.0240 6100.0234 600 0.0234 600 30 280.0229 582 34 0.0065 / 0.17 61% 0.0229 5820.0223 566 32 0.009 / 0.23 51% 0.0223 5660.0213 541 36 0.0065 / 0.17 59% 0.0213 5410.0213 540 30 0.012 / 0.30 41% 0.0213 5400.0205 520 34 0.009 / 0.23 48% 0.0205 5200.0198 503 38 0.0065 / 0.17 57% 0.0198 5030.0197 500 0.0197 500 35 320.0195 495 40 0.0055 / 0.14 61% 0.0195 4950.0193 490 32 0.012 / 0.30 38% 0.0193 4900.0189 480 36 0.009 / 0.23 46% 0.0189 4800.0188 478 43 0.0045 / 0.11 65% 0.0188 4780.0187 475 40 0.0065 / 0.17 55% 0.0187 4750.0183 465 43 0.005 / 0.13 62% 0.0183 4650.0183 465 42 0.0055 / 0.14 59% 0.0183 4650.0177 450 38 0.0085 / 0.22 46% 0.0177 4500.0176 447 35 0.011 / 0.28 38% 0.0176 4470.0172 437 44 0.0055 / 0.14 57% 0.0172 4370.0172 437 46 0.0045 / 0.11 63% 0.0172 4370.0166 422 35 0.012 / 0.30 34% 0.0166 422

Screen Opening Tensile Bolting Cloth (TBC) Mill Grade Market Grade

Red highlighted screens are nonstandard. Contact Rotex for availability.Coarse Screens — 7/16" to 10 mesh screens (11 mm to 2 mm openings)

Screen Opening Tensile Bolting Cloth (TBC) Mill Grade Market Grade

Screen Opening Standard Test Sieve

Standard Test Sieve

Metal Screen Reference Table

10 mesh to 400 mesh screens (2 mm to 38 µm openings)

Screen Opening

Standard Test SieveScreen Opening

Coarse Mesh Mill Grade Market Grade Screen Opening

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0.0165 420 0.0165 420 40 350.0165 420 40 0.0085 / 0.22 44% 0.0165 4200.0163 414 48 0.0045 / 0.11 62% 0.0163 4140.0162 411 46 0.0055 / 0.14 56% 0.0162 4110.0155 394 50 0.0045 / 0.11 60% 0.0155 3940.0153 389 48 0.0055 / 0.14 54% 0.0153 3890.0150 381 40 0.010 / 0.25 36% 0.0150 3810.0145 368 50 0.0055 / 0.14 53% 0.0145 3680.0145 368 54 0.004 / 0.10 62% 0.0145 3680.0143 363 38 0.012 / 0.30 30% 0.0143 3630.0142 360 45 0.008 / 0.20 41% 0.0142 3600.0139 355 0.0139 355 45 420.0138 351 56 0.004 / 0.10 60% 0.0138 3510.0137 348 52 0.0055 / 0.14 51% 0.0137 3480.0134 340 45 0.009 / 0.23 35% 0.0134 3400.0132 335 60 0.0035 / 0.089 63% 0.0132 3350.0132 335 58 0.004 / 0.10 59% 0.0132 3350.0130 330 54 0.0055 / 0.14 49% 0.0130 3300.0127 323 60 0.004 / 0.10 58% 0.0127 3230.0127 323 58 0.0045 / 0.11 54%0.0126 320 50 0.0075 / 0.19 39% 0.0126 3200.0122 310 60 0.0045 / 0.11 53% 0.0122 3100.0121 307 62 0.004 / 0.10 56% 0.0121 307

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No.Tyler Sieve

No.0.0118 300 0.0118 300 50 480.0117 297 66 0.0035 / 0.089 66% 0.0117 2970.0116 295 62 0.0045 / 0.11 52% 0.0116 2950.0113 287 64 0.0043 /0.11 52% 0.0113 2870.0112 285 66 0.004 / 0.10 54% 0.0112 2850.0111 282 64 0.0045 / 0.11 51% 0.0111 2820.0110 280 50 0.009 / 0.23 30% 0.0110 2800.0107 272 66 0.0045 / 0.11 50% 0.0107 2720.0106 269 70 0.0037 / 0.094 55% 0.0106 2690.0102 259 72 0.0037 / 0.094 54% 0.0102 2590.0102 260 60 0.0065 / 0.17 38% 0.0102 2600.0098 250 0.0098 250 60 600.0098 249 74 0.0037 / 0.094 53% 0.0098 2490.0095 241 76 0.0037 / 0.094 52% 0.0095 2410.0091 231 78 0.0037 / 0.094 51% 0.0091 2310.0091 230 60 0.0075 / 0.19 31% 0.0091 2300.0088 224 80 0.0037 / 0.094 50% 0.0088 2240.0084 213 84 0.0035 / 0.089 50% 0.0084 2130.0083 212 0.0083 212 70 650.0079 201 88 0.0035 / 0.089 48% 0.0079 2010.0076 193 90 0.0035 / 0.089 47% 0.0076 1930.0075 190 70 0.0065 / 0.17 28% 0.0075 1900.0070 180 94 0.0035 / 0.089 45% 80 0.0055 / 0.14 31% 0.0070 180 80 800.0065 165 105 0.003 / 0.076 47% 0.0065 1650.0065 165 100 0.0035 / 0.089 42% 0.0065 1650.0059 150 0.0059 150 100 1000.0057 145 120 0.0026 / 0.066 47% 0.0057 1450.0055 140 100 0.0045 / 0.11 30% 0.0055 1400.0051 129 135 0.0023 / 0.058 47% 0.0051 1290.0049 125 0.0049 125 120 1150.0047 119 145 0.0022 / 0.056 46% 0.0047 1190.0046 117 120 0.0037 / 0.094 30% 0.0046 1180.0042 107 165 0.0019 / 0.048 48%0.0041 106 0.0041 106 140 1500.0041 104 150 0.0026 / 0.066 37% 0.0041 1040.0039 100 160 0.0024 / 0.061 36% 0.0039 1000.0038 97 180 0.0018 / 0.046 46% 0.0038 970.0035 90 0.0035 90 170 1700.0034 86 200 0.0016 / 0.041 46% 0.0034 860.0033 84 180 0.0023 / 0.058 35% 0.0033 840.0029 75 0.0029 75 200 2000.0029 74 230 0.0014 / 0.036 46% 200 0.0021 / 0.053 34% 0.0029 740.0027 69 270 0.0010 / 0.025 53% 0.0027 690.0027 69 230 0.0016 / 0.041 39% 0.0027 690.0025 63 0.0025 63 230 2500.0024 61 250 0.0016 / 0.041 36% 0.0024 610.0021 53 0.0021 53 270 2700.0021 53 270 0.0016 / 0.041 32% 0.0021 530.0017 44 0.0017 44 325 3250.0017 43 325 0.0014 / 0.036 30% 0.0017 430.0015 38 400 0.0010 / 0.025 36% 0.0015 38 400 400

Open area calculation Mesh 12 61%

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Screen Opening Tensile Bolting Cloth (TBC) Mill Grade Market Grade

Screen opening calculation

Diameter Screen opening0.0200 0.0800

Opening Open area0.0650

Standard Test SieveScreen Opening