A table of the most widely used Test Sieve specifications.
International
Standard |
British
Standard |
| ISO 3310 Series |
BS 410 Series |
|

Wire Mesh
|
ISO 3310-1
BS 410-1 |
Nominal
Aperture Sizes |
mm
125
112
106
100
90
80
75
71
63
56
53
50
45
40
37.5
35.5
31.5
28
26.5
25
22.4
20
19
18
16
14
13.2
12.5
11.2
10
9.5
9
8
7.1
6.7
6.3
5.6
5
4.75
4.5
4
3.55
3.35
3.15
2.8
2.5
2.36
2.24
2
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.4
1.25
1.18
1.12
1
|
|
Wire Mesh
|
ISO 3310-1
BS 410-1 |
Nominal
Aperture Sizes |
µm
900
850
800
710
630
600
560
500
450
425
400
355
315
300
280
250
224
212
200
180
160
150
140
125
112
106
100
90
80
75
71
63
56
53
50
45
40
38
36
32
25
20
|
|
Perforated Plate
|
ISO 3310-2
BS 410-2 |
Nominal
Aperture Sizes |
Round & Square Holes
mm
125
112
106
100
90
80
75
71
63
56
53
50
45
40
37.5
35.5
31.5
28
26.5
25
22.4
20
19
18
16
14
13.2
12.5
11.2
10
9.5
9
8
7.1
6.7
6.3
5.6
5
4.75
4.5
4
Round Hole Only
3.55
3.35
3.15
2.8
2.5
2.36
2.24
2
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.4
1.25
1.18
1.12
1
|
|

| Sieve Diameter and Frame Materials |
| ISO 3310-1:2000 |
BS410-1:2000 |
 |
Diameter |
Height |
Depth to
Mesh or Plate |
Frame
Material |
38 mm
100 mm
100 mm
150 mm
200 mm
200 mm
250 mm
300 mm
300 mm
315 mm
350 mm
400 mm
450 mm |
Full
Full
Half
Full
Full
Half
Full
Full
Half
Full
Full
Full
Full
|
19 mm
40 mm
20 mm
38 mm
50 mm
25 mm
60 mm
75 mm
40 mm
75 mm
60 mm
65 mm
100 mm |
Br or SS
Br or SS
Br or SS
SS
Br or SS
Br or SS
SS
Br or SS
Br or SS
SS
Br or SS
Br or SS
SS |
Br: Brass SS: Stainless Steel
|
|
| American Standard |
| ASTM E11 |
|

Wire Mesh Series |
Designation |
Standard
mm
125
106
100
90
75
63
53
50
45
37.5
31.5
26.5
25
22.4
19
16
13.2
12.5
11.2
9.5
8
6.7
6.3
5.6
4.75
4
3.35
2.8
2.36
2
1.7
1.4
1.18
1
µm
850
710
600
500
425
355
300
250
212
180
150
125
106
90
75
63
53
45
38
32
25
20
|
Alternative
5"
4.24"
4"
3 1/2"
3"
2 1/2"
2.12"
2"
1 3/4 "
1 1/2"
1 1/4 "
1.06"
1"
7/8"
3/4"
5/8"
0.53"
1/2"
7/16"
3/8"
5/16"
0.265"
1/4"
No.3 1/2
No.4
No.5
No.6
No.7
No.8
No.10
No.12
No.14
No.16
No.18
No.20
No.25
No.30
No.35
No.40
No.45
No.50
No.60
No.70
No.80
No.100
No.120
No.140
No.170
No.200
No.230
No.270
No.325
No.400
No.450
No.500
No.635 |

| Sieve Diameter and Frame Materials |
| ASTM E11 |
 |
Diameter |
Height |
Depth to
|
Frame
|
3"
8"
8"
12"
18" |
Full
Full
Half
Full
Full |
1 1/4"
2"
1"
3"
3 1/2"
|
Br or SS
Br or SS
Br or SS
Br or SS
SS |
Br: Brass SS: Stainless Steel
|
|
The International Standards ISO 3310 parts one and two are adopted by a number of National Standards bodies. eg:
| |
ISO 3310-1 |
ISO 3310-2 |
| UK |
BS 410-1 |
BS 410-2 |
| Germany |
DIN ISO 3310-1 |
DIN ISO 3310-2 |
| France |
NF ISO 3310-1 |
NF ISO 3310-2 |
| Japan |
JIS Z 8801-1 |
JIS Z 8801-2 |
This list is not exhaustive, however, with a few exceptions, the International Standard is likely to meet most requirements.
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