Common Specifications of Micro Expanded Metal Mesh:
1.SWD(Short Way Dimension) : The dimensional (US/Metric) size of the mesh pattern. It Is the length of the short axis way of the diamond, measured from the center of the joint to the center of the joint.
2.LWD (Long Way Dimension) : The dimensional (US/Metric) size of the mesh pattern. Measured from the center of the joint to the center of the adjacent joint. This dimension is fixed, and is always parallel to the width of the coil and corresponds with the diamond dimension.
3.Strand width : Amount and dimensional (US/Metric) length fed between the upper and lower tooling to produce the mesh. The strand width is the amount of metal slit from the parent metal in forming the mesh. This is closely controlled and is directly related to the weight, overall thickness and open area as shown in the above illustration.
4.Strand thickness : Material thickness (US/Metric) used to produce standard material which is the raw thickness. It is also the thickness of the material after flattening.
5.Flattened vs. raised : a flattened finish produces a smooth sheet; raised mesh retains the angled, three-dimensional structure.
