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Grit and Microgrit Grading Conversion Chart
Grit |
Mesh |
Microns |
Inches |
USS** |
(Average) |
(Average) |
|
| 4 | 3.5 | 5600~4750 | 0.187 (nom.) |
| 5 | 4 | 4750~4000 | 0.157 |
| 6 | 5 | 4000~3350 | 0.132 |
| 7 | 6 | 3350~2800 | 0.111 |
| 8 | 7 | 2210 | 0.087 (av.) |
| 10 | 8 | 1854 | 0.073 |
| 12 | 10 | 1600 | 0.063 |
| 14 | 12 | 1346 | 0.053 |
| 16 | 14 | 1092 | 0.043 |
| 20 | 16 | 940 | 0.037 |
| 24 | 20 | 686 | 0.027 |
| 30 | 25 | 559 | 0.022 |
| 36 | 30 | 483 | 0.030 |
| 46 | 40 | 356 | 0.014 |
| 54 | 45 | 305 | 0.012 |
| 60 | 50 | 254 | 0.010 |
| 70 | 60 | 203 | 0.008 |
| 80 | 70 | 165 | 0.0065 |
| 90 | 80 | 145 | 0.0057 |
| 100 | 100 | 122 | 0.0048 |
| 120 | 120 | 102 | 0.0040 |
| 150 | 140 | 89 | 0.0035 |
| 180 | 170 | 76 | 0.0030 |
| 220 | 200 | 63 | 0.0025 |
Micro Grit* |
Mesh |
Microns |
Inches |
| 240 | 200 | 50- 53.5 | 0.00200 |
| 280 | 40.5- 44.0 | 0.00154 | |
| 320 | 32.5- 36.0 | 0.00122 | |
| 360 | 25.8- 28.8 | ||
| 400 | 20.6- 23.6 | 0.00087 | |
| 500 | 16.7- 19.7 | 0.00075 | |
| 600 | 13.0- 16.0 | 0.00063 | |
| 700 | 0.00055 | ||
| 800 | 9.8- 12.3 | 0.00047 | |
| 900 | 0.00035 | ||
| 1000 | 6.8- 9.3 | 0.00028 | |
| 1200 | 4.5- 6.5 | ||
| CF1 | 48 | 0.00189 | |
| F | 40 | 0.00160 | |
| FF | 33 | 0.00130 | |
| FFF (Coarse) | 25 | 0.00099 | |
| FFF | 19 | 0.00075 | |
| FFFF | 11 | 0.00043 |
Chart Comments:
On a "best efforts basis", the above conversions are approximate and admit of the usual commercial variations
*Micro Grit= Abrasive grit sizes in the subsieve size range. Conversion values stated are calculated using ANSI Standard B74.18 (by sedimentation) at the 50% point
conversion grading of grit size to inches mesh and microns conversion grading of microgrit to mesh and microns ANSI sieve grit microgrit abrasive grit abrasive microgrit conversion grading of grit size to inches mesh and microns conversion grading of microgrit to mesh and microns ANSI sieve grit microgrit abrasive grit abrasive microgrit conversion grading of grit size to inches mesh and microns conversion grading of microgrit to mesh and microns ANSI sieve grit microgrit abrasive grit abrasive microgrit
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carbonate cermet chloride clad codep cubane cupric cuprous deoxidizer ferric
ferrous fluoride fused hydride hydroxide iodide imide manganin mes metallizing nitrate nitride
organometallic oxide oxychloride phosphate phosphide salt selenide silicide
sulfide sulfate 3d 3-d telluride titanate tungstate vanadate zirconate //
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aluminum oxide aluminum powder antimony powder barium beryllium bismuth powder boron nitride boron carbide
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powder hafnium powder indium powder iron powder carbonyl iron powder iron oxide
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phosphorus platinum powder potassium rhenium rhodium rubidium ruthenium powder
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silica silicon nitride silver powder silver oxide sodium strontium sulfur tantalum powder tellurium, terbium,
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oxide borax celestite chromite clay colemanite cordierite corundum cristobalite
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enstatite feldspar flint fluorite fluorspar fullers earth galena garnet goethite
granite graphite gypsum hematite ilmenite kaolin kyanite lime limestone magnesite magnetite manganite mica micaceous iron oxide mio molybdenite monazite
montmorillonite muscovite nickel-iron olivine sand flour perlite petalite pumice
pyrite iron pyrite quartz quartzite rock wool rutile sand scheelite sillmanite
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