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270 mesh to micron: 53 µm (0.053 mm)

270 mesh is an opening of 53 microns, which is 0.053 mm or 0.00209 inch, on the ASTM E11 US standard sieve series. The nearest wedge wire equivalent is a 53 micron (0.053 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".

Opening53 µm

Millimetres
0.053 mm
Inches
0.002087 in
Thou (mil)
2.087 thou
Mesh
270 mesh
Nearest coarser sieve
270 mesh, 53 µm
Nearest finer sieve
270 mesh, 53 µm

Equivalent wedge wire slot: 53 micron (0.053 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 270 mesh

MeshMicron (µm)mm
170 mesh900.09
200 mesh750.075
230 mesh630.063
270 mesh530.053
325 mesh450.045
400 mesh380.038
500 mesh250.025

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What passes through 270 mesh

As a general reference on the Wentworth grade scale, particles smaller than 53 µm pass: 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 53 micron (0.053 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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