Which Material Works Best: Welded Wire Mesh or Woven Wire Mesh?

 There are dozens of mesh solutions on the market, such as woven and welded wire mesh, and engineers, project managers and laboratory technicians can choose the right solution. But which material works best: welded wire mesh or woven wire mesh?

 

"What will the mesh be used for? What material am I working with? When do I need the mesh?" All questions you must ask yourself when deciding whether to use welded or woven wire mesh. This article will explain what welded and woven wire mesh are, how each material is manufactured and what their uses are. Finally, you should get a better idea of which mesh is right for you.

 

What is woven wire mesh?

Stainless steel woven wire mesh is best described as a predetermined number of metal wires interwoven together to form a roll or sheet of wire fabric that supports a specific pattern. When weaving wire mesh, parameters such as wire diameter, opening (aperture) size, micron rating, weave pattern, width and length can be tailored to your specific needs.

How is a woven wire mesh?

To weave a wire mesh, a specified number of wires are wound onto the warp beam, which is placed in a special weaving machine. The warp threads are then placed into heald frames, which are divided into two or more groups depending on the weaving/pattern of the net.

 

When the weaving machine is running, the heald frame pushes up and down the different groups of wires as the wires (called weft yarns) are driven between the wires. After passing through the wires, the up-and-down movement of the heald frame locks the weft yarns into place.

 

Applications of woven wire mesh

One of the advantages of woven wire mesh over welded wire mesh is that the mesh apertures can be much finer. This is because as the wire diameter becomes smaller, it becomes more difficult to weld the mesh without damaging the wire or breaking the wire mesh openings. Having said that, the finer mesh of woven wire mesh makes it suitable for almost any filtration, particle analysis or screen printing application.

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