Welded Wire Mesh Panels, Rolls & Sheets
Welded wire mesh is a grid metal formed by welding a series of parallel transverse and longitudinal steel wires. The grid is square or rectangular, and the mesh with 1/4 – 1 inch opening is also known as hardware cloth. The material used to manufacture welded mesh is usually low-carbon steel wire, because welding steel wires with higher carbon content is likely to cause stress corrosion cracking (SCC) in the solder joints. According to the application or customer requirements, the delivery conditions of the product include panels/sheets or rolls.
Common Materials
Commonly used materials are low-carbon steel or low-carbon stainless steel. The following are the low carbon steel and stainless steel grades of major countries.
- US: AISI 1018, 1020, ASTM A36 steel, etc.
- European and ISO: S235JR (1.0038), S275, S355, etc.
- Japan: SS400
- China: Q195, Q235, Q345 (Q355), etc.
Surface Treatment of Weld Mesh Panels and Rolls
The surface treatment of welded mesh panels and rolls generally has the following types:
- Galvanized: only used for carbon steel to prevent rust or corrosion of materials and increase service life.
- PVC coating: used for carbon steel to prevent corrosion or rusting of materials and increase aesthetics.
- Copper, brass or titanium plating: increase corrosion resistance or decoration.
Applications
Welded wire mesh has a wide range of uses in industrial and commercial fields, such as
- Construction industry: concrete wire mesh, plaster mesh, wire mesh fences in playgrounds, parks, schools, airports, stair railings, etc.
- Food industry: Stainless steel oven racks, fruit and vegetable baskets, supermarket shopping baskets, storage baskets, stainless steel frying baskets, barbecue grill racks, etc.
- Medical industry: medical sterilization basket.
- Livestock industry: poultry fence, field fence, battery chicken cage, etc.