Projection Mesh/Gratings

Terminology

Shearing Terminology

Grating/Projection Mesh

Carbon Steel – Grating
Style	Lbs. Per 100 Sq. Ft.		Standard Sheet Size (Feet)		Design Size (Inches)		Opening Size (Inches)		Size of Strands in Inches		Overall Thickness Inches	No. of Designs Per Foot		Percent Open Area
	Plain	Galv. Wt.	Width SWD	Length LWD	SWD	LWD	SWD	LWD	Width	Thickness		SWD	LWD
3 lb.	300	315	4 & 6	8 & 10	1.330	5.330	0.940	3.440	0.264	0.183	0.540	9.0	2.250	60
3.14 lb.	314	330	4 & 6	8 & 10	2.000	6.000	1.625	4.880	0.312	0.250	0.656	6.0	2.000	69
4 lb.	400	418	4 & 6	8 & 10	1.330	5.330	0.940	3.440	0.300	0.215	0.618	9.0	2.250	55
4.27 lb.	427	446	4 & 6	8 & 10	1.410	4.000	1.000	2.880	0.300	0.250	0.625	8.5	3.000	58
5 lb.	500	520	4 & 6	8 & 10	1.330	5.330	0.813	3.380	0.331	0.250	0.655	9.0	2.250	50
6.25 lb.	625	647	4 & 6	8 & 10	1.410	5.330	0.813	3.380	0.350	0.312	0.715	8.5	2.250	50
7 lb.	700	725	4 & 6	8 & 10	1.410	5.330	0.813	3.380	0.391	0.312	0.740	8.5	2.250	45

Stainless 304 – Grating
Style	Lbs. Per 100 Sq. Ft.		Standard Sheet Size (Feet)		Design Size (Inches)		Opening Size (Inches)		Strand Size (Inches)		Overall Thickness	No. of Designs Per Sq. Foot		% Open Area
	Plain	--	Width SWD	Length LWD	SWD	LWD	SWO	LWO	Width	Thickness Gauge		SWD	LWD
3.3 lbs.	330	--	4	10	2.00	6.0	1.625	4.88	.312	.250	.656	6	2	69
4.5 lbs.	450	--	4	10	1.41	4.0	1.000	2.88	.300	.250	.625	8.5	3	58

Aluminum 5052 H-32 – Grating

Style

Lbs. Per 100 Sq. Ft.

Standard Sheet Size (Feet)

Design Size (Inches)

Opening Size (Inches)

Strand Size (Inches)

Overall Thickness

No. of Designs Per Sq. Foot

% Open Area

Plain

--

Width SWD

Length LWD

SWD

LWD

SWO

LWO

Width

Thickness

SWD

LWD

2.0 lbs.

200

--

4 5

8 10 & 12

1.33

5.33

.940

3.44

.387

.250

.730

9

2.25

48

All weights, gauges and dimensions are approximate.

Projection Mesh – Carbon Steel
Style	Lbs. Per 100 Sq. Ft.		Stock Sheet Size		Design Size (Inches)		Opening Size (Inches)		Strand Size (Inches)		Overall Thick- ness	Designs Per Foot		% Open Area
	Plain	Galv.	SWD	LWD	SWD	LWD	SWO	LWO	Width	Thk.		SWD	LWD
1.87 lb.	187	196	*	*	1.13	5.00	.880	3.19	.187	.135	.438	10.6	2.4	67
3.0 lb.	300	315	*	*	1.13	5.00	.750	3.12	.250	.160	.625	10.6	2.4	56

* Special order only.            LWD maximum length 120"

Projection Mesh – Aluminum
Style	Lbs. Per 100 Sq. Ft.	Stock Sheet Size		Design Size (Inches)		Opening Size (Inches)		Strand Size (Inches)		Overall Thick- ness	Designs Per Foot		% Open Area
	Plain	SWD	LWD	SWD	LWD	SWO	LWO	Width	Thk.		SWD	LWD
XL-100-A	100	*	*	1.13	5.00	.855	3.12	.250	.160	.550	10.6	2.4	54
XL-125-A	125	*	*	1.13	5.00	.825	3.06	.270	.190	.562	10.6	2.4	50
XL-150-A	150	*	*	1.30	5.00	.760	3.12	.270	.250	.650	10.6	2.4	60
XL-190-A	190	*	*	1.35	5.00	.770	3.12	.360	.250	.810	8.5	2.4	46

* Special order only.            LWD maximum length 120"

Projection Mesh Load Tables – Carbon Steel
Style	Load Condition	Span (inches)	Load in Pounds - Deflection in Inches
1.87			50 lbs.	100 lbs.	150 lbs.	200 lbs.	250 lbs.	300 lbs.	350 lbs.	400 lbs.
	U C	12	.01 .01	.02 .02	.03 .03	.04 .04	.05 .05	.06 .07	.09	.11
	U C	18	.04 .04	.08 .09	.12 .14	.16 .20	.20 .24	.24 .29	.30
	U C	24	.10 .12	.22 .25	.35 .37
	U C	30	.22 .29	.40

Style	Load Condition	Span (inches)	Load in Pounds - Deflection in Inches
3.0			50 lbs.	100 lbs.	150 lbs.	200 lbs.	250 lbs.	300 lbs.	350 lbs.	400 lbs.
	U C	18	.01 .02	.03 .03	.05 .05	.07 .07	.09 .10	.12 .13	.16 .16	.19 .20
	U C	24	.04 .05	.09 .10	.14 .16	.20 .25	.27	.34
	U C	30	.08 .12	.17 .25	.30
	U C	36	.16	.32

Load Tables – Aluminum
Style	Load Condition	Span (inches)	Load in Pounds - Deflection in Inches
XL-100-A			50 lbs.	100 lbs.	150 lbs.	200 lbs.	250 lbs.	300 lbs.	350 lbs.	400 lbs.
	U C	12	.008 .041	.019 .064	.030 .085	.043 .105	.054 .126	.066 .141
	U C	18	.011 .128	.025 .166	.040 .227	.061 .273	.089 .306	.180 .365	.135 .406
	U C	24	.025 .180	.075 .342	.140 .495	.213 .694
	U C	30	.037 .295	.210 .566	.460 .787

Style	Load Condition	Span (inches)	Load in Pounds - Deflection in Inches
XL-125-A			50 lbs.	100 lbs.	150 lbs.	200 lbs.	250 lbs.	300 lbs.	350 lbs.	400 lbs.
	U C	12	.005 .050	.007 .075	.009 .095	.012 .108	.015 .124	.018 .134
	U C	18	.009 .052	.022 .093	.038 .123	.055 .154	.081 .186	.103 .211	.124 .246
	U C	24	.020 .124	.071 .249	.131 .345	.209 .474	.315 .592
	U C	31	.020 .220	.045 .416	.080 .615	.200 .715

Style	Load Condition	Span (inches)	Load in Pounds - Deflection in Inches
XL-150-A			50 lbs.	100 lbs.	150 lbs.	200 lbs.	250 lbs.	300 lbs.	350 lbs.	400 lbs.
	U C	18	.019 .080	.041 .127	.057 .167	.081 .209	.090 .246	.102 .282	.114 .282	.302
	U C	24	.025 .236	.060 .332	.092 .435	.140 .503	.191 .593	.290 .681
	U C	30	.028 .255	.071 .359	.104 .511	.182 .654	.210 .790	.334 .939
	U C	36	.030 .350	.190 .626	.400 .946

Style	Load Condition	Span (inches)	Load in Pounds - Deflection in Inches
XL-190-A			50 lbs.	100 lbs.	150 lbs.	200 lbs.	250 lbs.	300 lbs.	350 lbs.	400 lbs.
	U C	18	.011 .046	.028 .081	.045 .112	.062 .133	.077 .160	.089 .180	.098 .206
	U C	24	.015 .052	.049 .117	.084 .167	.121 .217	.148 .267	.162 .315	.185 .380
	U C	30	.019 .096	.055 .181	.098 .260	.161 .342	.189 .429	.210 .505
	U C	36	.022 .240	.133 .392	.260 .562	.390 .712	.520 .885

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Fixed Span

CARBON STEEL
STYLE (Lb. Per Sq. Ft.)	SPAN
		24"	36"	48"
3	U      D	275      .250	100      .220
	C      D	275      .250	165      .250	75      .250
3.14	U      D	375      .250	150      .240	50      .250
	C      D	375      .250	155      .250	75      .250
4	U