Materials for Technical Mesh – Variety in the Highest Quality

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Materials for the Highest Demands

The choice of the right material for technical meshes is crucial for performance, durability, and resilience. We offer a wide range of high-quality materials and provide personalized advice to help you find the best solution for your application.

Our meshes are made from a wide range of materials – from durable metals to flexible plastics. We process wires with diameters ranging from 5 mm to the finest variants below 0.013 mm (13 µm).

Our material options include:

  • Steel mesh: plain, galvanized, tinned, painted, plastic-coated
  • Stainless steel mesh: chrome steel, chrome-nickel steel, chrome-nickel-molybdenum steel, heat-resistant steel
  • Non-ferrous metals for technical meshes: aluminum, nickel, MONEL metal, tin bronze, brass, copper
  • Special materials for wire meshes: titanium, Hastelloy, silver, platinum, and other specialty materials
  • Synthetic wires and monofilament plastic wires: high-performance plastics with special chemical resistance, flexibility, and low weight

No matter if for industrial applications or architecture – our technical meshes offer tailor-made solutions for a wide range of requirements.

Material Overview Table

Legend
+ resistant
o conditionally resistant
x moderately resistant
– not resistant
| risk of hole milling
Material designation Material No.
DIN 17850		 Specific
gravity		 Abbreviation Tensile strength
N/mm²		 Melting point Maximum
service
temperature
°C in air
 Chemical resistance
Seawater Drinking water Acids Alkalis Organic solutions Outdoor conditions Chlorides
Steel Steel 1.0012 7,85 Fe 350 – 650 1528 450 – – – x o x –
Spring steel 1.0400 7,85 C-St. 1100 – 2200 1528 450 – – – x o x –
Copper Non-ferrous
metals		 2.0100 8,96 E·Cu 180-260 1083 100 0 0 0 0 + + –
Brass 2.0321 8,53 Cu Zn 37 350-450 915 200 – – – 0 0 – –
Brass Tombac 2.0250 8,67 Cu Zn 20 320-400 1010 200 x x – + + 0 –
Tin bronze 2.1020 8,82 Cu Sn 6 350-450 1040 200 0 + – 0 + + –
Tin bronze 2.1020 8.85 Cu Sn 7,5 360-470 1040 200 0 + – 0 + + –
Tin bronze 2.1030 8,87 Cu Sn 8,5 370-480 1040 200 0 + – 0 + + –
Nickel 2.4060 8,9 Ni 99,6 430-650 1440 250 0 + x 0 x + 0
Nickel 2.4066 8,9 Ni 99,2 400-550 1440 250 0 + x 0 x + 0
Monel (an alloy of nickel and copper) 2.4360 8,8 Ni-Cu 30 Fe 500-600 1350 350 + + 0 0 0 + –
Aluminium 3.0280 2,7 Al
(various additives depending
on the purity grade)		 180-250 658 150 – – x – + x –
Tantalum Titanium 16,6 300-500 2800 1700 + + + + + + +
Titanium 3.7025 4,5 Ti 1 290-410 1700 650 + + 0 0 + + 0
Titanium 3.7035 4,5 Ti 2 390-540 1700 650 + + 0 0 + + 0
Titanium 3.7056 4,6 Ti 3 460-590 1700 650 + + 0 0 + + 0
Titanium 3.7065 4,5 Ti 4 540-740 1700 650 + + 0 0 + + 0
Incoloy 800 (a type of alloy) Special
alloys		 1.4876 8,0 x 10NI Cr Al Tl 3220 500-750 1350 1000 + + 0 0 + + 0
Incoloy 825 (a type of alloy) 2.4858 8,1 NICr21 Mo 550-750 1370 640 + + 0 + + + +
Incoloy 600 (a type of alloy) 2.4816 8,5 NI Cr 15Fe 550-800 1370 1160 0 + + 0 + + 0
Incoloy 625 (a type of alloy) 2.4856 8,4 Ni Cr 22Mo 9 Nb 750-900 1290 1050 + + + 0 + + +
Chrome Steel 1.4016 7,7 x 8Cr  17 450-600 1500 300  0/l  +  0/l + + + –
Stainless chromium-nickel steels
Stainless chromium-nickel-molybdenum
steels		 Stainless
steel		 1.4310 7,9 x 12 Cr Ni 17 800-2200 1425 300  0/l +  0/l 0 0 + –
1.4301 7,9 x 5 CrNi 189 600-1100 1425 300 +/| + +/| + + + –
1.4306 7,9 x 2 Cr Ni Ti 189 600-1100 1425 350 +/| + +/| + + + –
1.4541 7,9 x 10 Cr Ni Ti 189 600-1100 1425 400 +/| + +/| + + + –
1.4401 7,95 x 5 Cr Ni Mo 1810 650-1100 1425 300 +/| + +/| + + + –
1.4404 7,95 x 2 Cr Ni Mo 1810 600-1100 1425 400 +/| + + + + + –
1.4439 7,9 x 3 Cr Ni Mo N 17135 650-1100 1425 400 +/| + + + + + 0
1.4539 8 x 2 NI Cr Mo Cu 25205 520-720 1425 300 + + + + + + 0
1.4571 7,9 x 10 Cr Ni Mo Ti 1810 650-1100 1425 400 +/| + +/| + + + 0
High-temperature resistant
chrome-nickel steels		 1.4828 7,9 x 15 Cr Ni Si 2012 700-1100 1450 1000  -/l + 0 0 + + –
1.4841 7,9 x 15 Cr Ni Si 2520 700-1100 1450 1150  0/l + 0 0 + + –
1.4864 8 x 12 NI Cr Si 3616 600-1000 1450 1100  0/l 0 0 + + –
Hastelloy C4 Hastelloy 2.4610 8,64 NI Mo 16Cr 16Ti 700-900 1380 1050 + + 0 0 + + 0
Hastelloy B2 2.4617 9,22 Ni Mo 28 750-950 1360 750 + + 0 0 + + 0
Hastelloy C276 2.4819 8,6 NI Mo 16Cr 16 W 750-950 1380 700 + + 0 0 + + 0
Chrome-nickel steels Heating
element alloy		 2.4869 8,3 NiCr8020 600-760 1400 1250 is omitted
Aluminium-chrome 1.4767 7,2 Cr Al 205 600-800 1500 1300
Aluminium-chrome 1.4725 7,3 Cr Al 144 600-750 1500 1050

Property Values of Synthetic Wires (Plastic Wires)

Polytetrafluoro-
ethylene		 Polypropylene Low-density
polyethylene		 Polyamide (Nylon) Polyvinylidene Fluoride Polyester
I. Abbreviation PTFE PP PE PA PVDF PES
1. Specific gravity g/cm³ 2,1 0,90 0,95 1,14 1,78 1,38
2. Elongation at break in % 17-27  10-401) 10-351)  20-35 20-30 13-36
3. Tensile strength in N/mm² 110-240 400-600 300-650 340-600 350-400 400-600
4. Abrasion resistance low low low very good good good
5. Melting point °C 280 160-175 approx. 130 approx. 215 170 240-260
6. Softening range °C 200 150-160 approx. 130 170-180 140 200-230
7. Temperature resistance °C
dry/short-term 2005) 150 approx. 120 150 150 180-220
dry/continuous 2005) 120 100 100 130 120-180
wet/short-term 2005) 150 100 boiling resistance 130 150 110-170
wet/continuous 2005) 120 100 boiling resistance 90 130 110-150
Lower temperature service limit °C -190 -30  -40 to- 50 -40 -40 -200
8. Moisture content/standard climate % none none none 4,0-4,5 none 0,4
9. Weather resistance very good good good Absolute decay resistance.
Weather resistance is therefore
determined by light resistance.		 very good dry: good
wet: low
10. Light resistance very good moderate – very good2) better than cotton
good – very good		 Damage caused by UV content
in daylight and artificial light
under continuous exposure.
Dark-colored wires are better,
black is the best.		 very good good
11. Water retention capacity
(swelling value) %		 0 <0,13)> <0,13) approx. 10 <0,03 4
12. Boiling or thermo-shrinkage does not shrink 0,5%4) In air or water
at 80°C less than 2.5%
at 100°C less than 5%4) 		4-8 % (Koch)
100 °C/ 15 min
1-5 % (Thermo)
150 °C/ 15 min		 100 °C/15 min approx. 20 % Boiling shrinkage 0.5-13%
Thermo-shrinkage 2.5-24%
1) Strength and elongation depend on the drawing degree (varies depending on the application)
2) Natural (transparent) moderate, colored good, black very good
3) No water absorption, only surface wetting
4) Available as « low shrinkage » or « shrinkable » depending on the application
5) Evaporation phenomena occur at temperatures above 200°C

Chemical Resistance

Legend
+ resistant
o conditionally resistant
– not resistant
Temperature PTFE PP PE PA PVDF PES
Acetone 20°C + + + + 0 +
60°C + + + + + +
Ethanol 96% 20°C + + + + + +
60°C + 0 + + + +
Formic acid 20°C + + + – + +
60°C + 0 + – + +
Gasoline 20°C + – + + + +
60°C + – + + + +
Chlorobenzene 20°C + + – + + +
60°C + – – + + +
Dimethylformamide 20°C + + + + + +
60°C + + +/0 + 0 –
Acetic acid 10% 20°C + + + + + +
60°C + + + 0 + +
Glacial acetic acid 20°C + + + 0 + +
60°C + – + 0 + 0
Salt solution 25% aqueous 20°C + + + + + +
60°C + + + + + +
Seawater 20°C + + + + + +
60°C + + + + + +
Mineral oil 20°C + + +/0 + + +
60°C + 0 0 + + +
Sodium hydroxide 50% 20°C + + + + + +
60°C + + + + + –
Sodium hydroxide 40% 20°C + + + + + –
60°C + + + + + –
Sodium hydroxide 10% 20°C + + + + + –
60°C + + + + + –
Phosphoric acid 85% 20°C + + + – + +
60°C + + +/0 – + +
Nitric acid 65% 20°C + – 0 – + –
60°C + – – – + –
Hydrochloric acid 36% 20°C + + + – + 0
60°C + 0 0 – + –
Sulfuric acid 50% 20°C + + + – + +
60°C + + + – + –
Carbon tetrachloride 20°C + – 0/- + + +
60°C + – – + + +
Trichloroethylene 20°C + 0 +/0 0 + +
60°C + 0 – 0 + +
Toluene 20°C + + 0 + + +
60°C + 0 – + + +