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U. S. Standard Sieve Series

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U. S. Standard Sieve Series

Bureau of
Standards
Sieve
Number*

Specified
Specified
Wire
Sieve Opening Diameter
Inches

Tolerances Permitted
Average
Opening

Inches Microns

Wire
Maximum
Diameter Opening
- 15% to
10%
+ 30%
- 15% to
10%
+ 30%
- 15% to
10%
+ 30%
- 15% to
10%
+ 30%
- 15% to
10%
+ 30%

.187

4760

.050

+ - 3%

.157

4000

.044

+ - 3%

.132

3360

.040

+ - 3%

.111

2830

.036

+ - 3%

.0937

2380

.0331

+ - 3%

10

.0787

2000

.0299

+ - 3%

12

.0661

1680

.0272

+ - 3%

14

.0555

1410

.0240

+ - 3%

16

.0469

1190

.0213

+ - 3%

18

.0394

1000

.0189

+ - 3%

20

.0331

840

.0165

+ - 5%

25

.0280

710

.0146

+ - 5%

30

.0232

590

.0130

+ - 5%

35

.0197

500

.0114

+ - 5%

40

.0165

420

.0098

+ - 5%

45

.0138

350

.0087

+ - 5%

50

.0117

297

.0074

+ - 6%

- 15% to
+ 35%

40%

60

.0098

250

.0064

+ - 6%

- 15% to
+ 35%

40%

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- 15% to
+ 30%
- 15% to
+ 30%
- 15% to
+ 30%
- 15% to
+ 30%
- 15% to
+ 30%
- 15% to
+ 30%
- 15% to
+ 30%
- 15% to
+ 30%
- 15% to
+ 30%
- 15% to
+ 30%
- 15% to
+ 30%

10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%

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70

.0083

210

.0055

+ - 6%

80

.0070

177

.0047

+ - 6%

100

.0059

149

.0040

+ - 6%

120

.0049

125

.0034

+ - 6%

140

.0041

105

.0029

+ - 8%

170

.0035

88

.0025

+ - 8%

200

.0029

74

.0021

+ - 8%

230

.0024

63

.0018

+ - 8%

270

.0021

53

.0016

+ - 8%

325

.0017

44

.0014

+ - 8%

- 15% to
+ 35%
- 15% to
+ 35%
- 15% to
+ 35%
- 15% to
+ 35%
- 15% to
+ 35%
- 15% to
+ 35%
- 15% to
+ 35%
- 15% to
+ 35%
- 15% to
+ 35%
- 15% to
+ 35%

40%
40%
40%
40%
60%
60%
60%
90%
90%
90%

* "Sieve Numbers" assigned by the Bureau of Standards are arbitrary designations

and do not refer to the number of meshes per inch.

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