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120 mesh to micron: 125 µm (0.125 mm)

120 mesh is an opening of 125 microns, which is 0.125 mm or 0.00492 inch, on the ASTM E11 US standard sieve series. The nearest wedge wire equivalent is a 125 micron (0.125 mm) slot, because wedge wire is specified by its slot rather than a mesh count.

Mesh sizes follow the ASTM E11 US standard sieve series. Between listed sieves the mesh is interpolated and marked "about".

Opening125 µm

Millimetres
0.125 mm
Inches
0.004921 in
Thou (mil)
4.921 thou
Mesh
120 mesh
Nearest coarser sieve
120 mesh, 125 µm
Nearest finer sieve
120 mesh, 125 µm

Equivalent wedge wire slot: 125 micron (0.125 mm)

Wedge wire is specified by its slot directly, so a wedge wire screen has no mesh count. Quote the slot in mm or microns.

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Nearby sizes

Mesh sizes near 120 mesh

MeshMicron (µm)mm
70 mesh2120.212
80 mesh1800.18
100 mesh1500.15
120 mesh1250.125
140 mesh1060.106
170 mesh900.09
200 mesh750.075

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What passes through 120 mesh

As a general reference on the Wentworth grade scale, particles smaller than 125 µm pass: silt, clay. Real separation also depends on particle shape, the screen's open area and how the screen is loaded.

The wedge wire equivalent

A wedge wire screen is specified by its slot, so the equivalent is a 125 micron (0.125 mm) slot. Because the V-shaped wire widens behind the slot, particles that pass the face do not wedge in it. See mesh to micron and slot size and how to choose slot and open area.

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