Stainless steel wire mesh

Materials for weaving stainless steel wire mesh (wire cloth) are divided into type **4, type **4 L, type **6, and type **6 L etc

Features:

Type **4:

Often referred to as ***8 (*8% chromium, 8% nickel) T***4 is the basic stainless alloy mostly and commonly utilized for wire cloth weaving

It withstands outdoor exposure without rusting, and resists oxidation at elevated temperature up to 1,**0MF

Typical applications for this wire cloth includes usage with chemicals, food products, pharmaceuticals, and conditions with exposure to moisture

Type **4 L:

Type **4 L is very similar to T***4, with the difference being reduced carbon content, which ensures better weaving and secondary welding characteristics

Type **6:

Stabilized by the addition of 2% molybdenum, T***6 is an ***8 alloy

Type **6 has better resistance to corrosion than other chromium-nickel stainless steels where brine, sulfur-bearing water or halogen salts (such as chlorides) are present

A valuable property of T***6 is its high creep strength at elevated temperatures

Other mechanical properties and fabricating characteristics are similar to T***4

Wire cloth woven from T***6 has extensive use in chemical processing, especially when better corrosion resistance is required than for regular chromium-nickel types

Type **6 L:

Type **6 L is very similar to T***6, with the difference being reduced carbon content, which ensures better weaving and secondary welding characteristic