Conversion Factors - Gerard Daniel Worldwide
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GERARD DANIEL WORLDWIDE www.gerarddaniel.com Information may change without notice. Contact your sales representative All information presented is subject to copyright © 2013 Gerard Daniel Worldwide. V.07.13 Conversion Factors Using Conversion Factors to Suit Your Application Density of Common Metals Metal Density Steel (including stainless) Copper High Brass (70/30) Brass (80/20) Commercial Bronze (90/10) Phosphor Monel Nickel Aluminum (50/56) 0.283 0.322 0.308 0.313 0.318 0.318 0.318 0.319 0.096 Standard Weights on Stainless Steel Wire Cloth. Metal Factors High Brass (70/30) Commercial Bronze (90/10) Phosphor Bronze Plain Steel Pure Nickel Aluminum 107.67 111.16 112.00 99.03 111.75 33.84 Stainless Steel The weight in pounds of any size wire per linear foot should be determined by the following formula: Weight per linear foot = D 2 x 12 x 0.7854 x 0.2830 (D) Diameter in inches; (12) Length in inches; (0.7854) Conversion factor of the area of circles; (0.2830) Density of steel in pounds per cubic inch Alloy or Nonferrous Wire The weight in pounds should be determined by the above formula, substituting the densities as indicated below: Width Of Opening The width of opening of industrial wire cloth should be determined by the following formula: Width of opening = (1-DM/M) (D) Wire diameter (M) Mesh Open Area The percentage of open area of industrial wire cloth, except space cloth (indicated below), should be determined by the following formula: Percentage of open area = (OM) 2 x 100 (O) Size of opening (M) Mesh Open Area; Space Cloth The percentage of open area for space cloth should be determined by the following formula: Percentage of open area = [O/ (O + D)] 2 x 100 (O) Size of opening (D) Diameter Special Alloys Standard weights of wire cloth in any of the following metals will be found to be percentages, as noted, of the standard weights on Stainless Steel wire cloth.
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