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`Particle Size - US Sieve Series and Tyler Mesh Size
`Equivalents
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`Background
`Sieving or screening is a method of separating a mixture or grains or particles into 2 or more size fractions, the over sized
`materials are trapped above the screen, while undersized materials can pass through the screen.
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`Sieves can be used in stacks, to divide samples up into various size fractions and hence determine particle size distributions.
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`Sieves and screen are usually used for larger particle sized materials i.e., greater than approximately 50µm (0.050mm).
`Size Equivalents
`Two scales that are used to classify particle sizes are the US Sieve Series and Tyler Equivalent, sometimes called Tyler Mesh
`Size or Tyler Standard Sieve Series. The most common mesh opening sizes for these scales are given in the table below and
`provide an indication of particle sizes.
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`US Sieve
`Size
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`-
`
`-
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`No. 3½
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`No. 4
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`No. 5
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`No. 6
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`No. 7
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`No. 8
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`No.10
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`No. 12
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`No. 14
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`No. 16
`
`No. 18
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`No. 20
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`Tyler Equivalent
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`Opening
`
`2½ Mesh
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`3 Mesh
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`3½ Mesh
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`4 Mesh
`
`5 Mesh
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`6 Mesh
`
`7 Mesh
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`8 Mesh
`
`9 Mesh
`
`10 Mesh
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`12 Mesh
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`14 Mesh
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`16 Mesh
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`20 Mesh
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`mm
`
`8.00
`
`6.73
`
`5.66
`
`4.76
`
`4.00
`
`3.36
`
`2.83
`
`2.38
`
`2.00
`
`1.68
`
`1.41
`
`1.19
`
`1.00
`
`0.841
`
`in
`
`0.312
`
`0.265
`
`0.233
`
`0.187
`
`0.157
`
`0.132
`
`0.111
`
`0.0937
`
`0.0787
`
`0.0661
`
`0.0555
`
`0.0469
`
`0.0394
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`0.0331
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`Particle Size - US Sieve Series and Tyler Mesh Size Equivalents
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`No. 25
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`No. 30
`
`No. 35
`
`No. 40
`
`No. 45
`
`No. 50
`
`No. 60
`
`No. 70
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`No. 80
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`No.100
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`No. 120
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`No. 140
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`No. 170
`
`No. 200
`
`No. 230
`
`No. 270
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`No. 325
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`No. 400
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`24 Mesh
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`28 Mesh
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`32 Mesh
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`35 Mesh
`
`42 Mesh
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`48 Mesh
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`60 Mesh
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`65 Mesh
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`80 Mesh
`
`100 Mesh
`
`115 Mesh
`
`150 Mesh
`
`170 Mesh
`
`200 Mesh
`
`250 Mesh
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`270 Mesh
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`325 Mesh
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`400 Mesh
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`0.707
`
`0.595
`
`0.500
`
`0.420
`
`0.354
`
`0.297
`
`0.250
`
`0.210
`
`0.177
`
`0.149
`
`0.125
`
`0.105
`
`0.088
`
`0.074
`
`0.063
`
`0.053
`
`0.044
`
`0.037
`
`0.0278
`
`0.0234
`
`0.0197
`
`0.0165
`
`0.0139
`
`0.0117
`
`0.0098
`
`0.0083
`
`0.0070
`
`0.0059
`
`0.0049
`
`0.0041
`
`0.0035
`
`0.0029
`
`0.0025
`
`0.0021
`
`0.0017
`
`0.0015
`
`The mesh number system is a measure of how many openings there are per linear inch in a screen. Sizes vary by a factor of √2.
`This can easily be determined as screens are made from wires of standard diameters, however, opening sizes can vary slightly
`due to wear and distortion.
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`US sieve sizes differ from Tyler Screen sizes in that thay are arbitrary numbers.
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`Primary author: AZoM.com
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`Date Added: May 15, 2002 | Updated: Jun 11, 2013
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