Standard Specification for Wire-Cloth Sieves for ‘Testing Purposes AASHTO DESIGNATION: M 92-96 AASHTO M 92.96 is identical to ASTM E 11-98. 812 SPECIFICATIONS FOR MATERIALS M92 ip Designation: E 11-95 Standard Specification for [AMERICAN SOOEETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS er rab Wen Canaan PATO gene rom br Ti Sars Copy AST rite ma come comes nn et tp te Wire Cloth and Sieves for Testing Purposes’ “Tis wandad issued under the fixed designation E11: the number immediately following the cesgnaion indicates the year of ‘apa adoption eran the ease of feisn, te wear of st evingn A number in parentheses indicates the ear as reaporovl. A Scpersngs sion (einiats sn eon change since the last revision or eapprovs. 1. Scope 1.1 This specification covers the requirements for design and construction of testing sieves using a medium of woven wire cloth mounted in 2 frame for use in testing for the classification of materials according to designated particle size (See Notes 1 and 2), and wire cloth, meeting the specifications of Table 1, to be designated test grade wire cloth, All subsequent references to wire cloth shall mean test, grade wire cloth, Methods for checking testing sieves and wire cloth for conformance to this specification are included in the annex Nore Complete instructions and procedures on the use and calitration of tesng sieves are contained in ASTM STP4A7B2 Note that seve analyse rule ffom two testing sieves of the same seve Gesgnation may not be the same beeause of the vanances in sieve ‘pening permed by this speifestion. To mnimie the dilferences in ‘Seve analy results, the use of esting eves matched ona performance taut 1s sugested. 4STA! STP4A7B® abo contains 3 list ofall published ASTM standards on sieve analysis procedures for specific matenals oF Tndustries. This lst may be referenced to obiain siatements of precision and bias for seve analysis of specie materials Nore 2—For other types of sieves see Specification £ 323 and Specficaion Ei6t 1.2 The values stated in SI units shall be considered standard for the dimensions of the wire cloth openings and the diameter of the wires used in the wire cloth, The values stated in inch-pound units shall be considered standard with regard to the sieve frames. 1.3 The following precautionary statement refers only to the test method portion, Annex Al, of this specification: This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with is use. It ts the responsi- bility of the user of this standard 10 establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. aR yrenced Documents 2.1 ASTM Standards. C430 Test Method for Fineness of Hydraulic Cement by the 45-um No, 325 Sieve? E 161 Specification for Precision Electroformed Sieves (Square-Opening Series)* "The pecan is under the jundicton of ASTM Commitee E-29 on Panic Siae Measurement and isthe crest esponsibily of Sabcommitiee £29.01 ‘om Seve, Sieving Methods, and Sereenng Med Cnenteaivon approved Jap. 15, 1998. Publishes March 1995. Onpinally publses a E 11-257. Last prenous ection E11 = 87 Manual on Texing Sienng Methods, ASTM STP 4478. railabe from ASTM Headguarer > Anal Bk of ASTM Standards, Vo! O49) + annua! Book of ASTM Standard, Vol 16.02 E 323 Specification for Perforated-Piate Sieves for Testing. Purposes* E 437 Specifications for Industrial Wire Cloth and Screens (Square Opening Series)* 2.2 Federal Standard: Fed. Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipment (Civil Agencies)® 2.3. Military Standard’ MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage* 3. Ordering Information 3.1. Orders for items under this specification include the following information as necessary: 3.1.1 Name of material (U.S.A. Standard Testing Sieves or USA. Standard sieve cloth), 3.1.2 ASTM. designation and year of issue (ASTM EL-95), 3.1.3 Quantity of each item, 3.1.4 Standard sieve designation (see Table 1. Column 1), 3.1.5 Alternative sieve designation if needed (see-Table |. Column 2) 3.1.6 For testing sieves in standard circular frames: 3.1.6.1 Nominal sieve frame diameter (see 5.2 and 5.3) 3.1.6.2. Nominal sieve frame height (see Table 2), 3.1.7 For sieve cloth not in frames or in nonstandard frames: 3.1.7.1 Lateral dimensions of sieve cloth, 3.1.7.2. Description of nonstandard frame, 3.1.8 For U.S. Government purchases, if supplementary requirements apply, 3.1.9. Compatibie sieve pans and covers, and 3.1.10 Special requirements (specific type of metal for sieve cloth and frames, matched sieves, for example) 4, Sieve Cloth Requirements 4.1 Wire cloth used in U.S.A. standard testing sieves meeting the specifications shown in Table | shall be desig- nated “test grade”. Test grade sieve cloth shall be woven from stainless steel, brass, bronze, or other suitable wire with, a plain weave, except that cloth with openings of 63 umm (No. 230) and finer may be woven with a twill weave. For Gefinitions of “plain” and “twill” weave, refer to Specifica- tion E 437. The wire shall not be coated or plated 4.2 The openings of the sieve cloth of successive sieves pro- gress from a base of 1 mm in the ratio of approximately 42:1 4.3 All measurements of openings and wire diameters * avaiable fom Standardization Documents Order Desk Bag 4 Seevon D. 700 Robbins Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19111-5084, in; NPODS.Mon SPECIFICATIONS FOR MATERIALS 3B ol) et TABLE 1 Nominal Dimensions, Permissible Variations for Wire Cloth of Standard Test Sioves (U.S.A.) Standard Series Pormanaie Varaton — Opeang Omenson Sie Ousinsbon Nomoa Seve of Average Opening “Exceesee By No! Maemum inaweuts Nomina re —= Spenegn® ——“tromthe Starsard) MaraThan Sate Opening Diameter mime anda” ‘Ateraive Sieve Onagnaten Openings @ 2 o a ® ® 7 is me Sn. 5 Throne Tao mm 1309 mm 300 406 1260 fae 200m 02mm het mm 820 10 re ane “ 2300 rm taxa om tea mm 60 30m aaa a5 2270 mm 180m harm 630 5mm 3m 3 7a mm 737 mm 830 Sm 2a. 2s Seem 552mm $80 3mm 22 22 20m 557 mm 500 50 mme zine 2 S23 mm S28 mm 500 ‘Sem Tin irs 30m amen 450 50m vain 18 3mm S85 mm Pr 315mm Yin 125 Raam 2mm 400 265mm 108 108 Iam 0mm 355 250 mm? 100m ¢ 281 mm 264mm 355 Bimm mn oars 2am 27 355 {9.0mm ah 9780 189 mm 201 mn 315 160 mm sn 0625 167 mm 170mm 315 122mm 2530 9530 1369 mm 1405 230 125 mn ten? 2500 110mm 1331 230 12mm hen 438 1175 me pee 250 95mm wn oars 387 mm a18mm 22 80mm Sen o32 84 mm 58 nem 200 87 men 0285 0255 705 mm 720m 2 5.3mm? wae 0250 858 mm 578m 130 58mm Nowe 0223 550 mm Sot mm 180 sm nos o187 502 mm 534mm ry 400mm ne § o1st 823mm £35 mm 0 335 mm Nos ota 255 mm 258 mm % 280mm net 910 2575 mem 3g70 mm 2 236 mm Ne 8 Sonar 2515 mem 2600 om +00, 200mm Ne 10 ore? 2138 men LES mm 0900 iT rm No 12 Doser 1820 mm 1699 309 town No 4 sss 1505 mn 1555 mm on 138mm Ne 16 0460 1200 mm 1.89 nm 0630 1.00 mm No 18 0 1.080 ren 1335 mm 0880 850 um No 20 oon 325 um 370 um 303 710 um No 25 0278 Psu 815 om 0.880 00 um Ne 30 0a oun 354m 2.400 ‘004m no 35 oar 0m 585 um ons 25 5m Ne «0 ores Thum 02 ym 0269 355 um No 45 9013 6um 25 4 baz 300um Ne 50 oon 37 am 363 um 0300 250m 0.60 9.088 2834m 6 um 0169 21gum no.70 9.083 2am 2a um D149 120 um so. 80 070 2a um rim ozs 130m No. 100 ‘0.089 74 924m 0100 125 um No. 120 anes 147 um sum 2.050 108 um No. 140 aoe 128m a ye oar um Ne. 170 ones 18 22pm 083 75 um No, 200 ones Sum 134m 9080 sum No. 220 ones Tim eum Dus saum Ne. 270 one um eum 035 sum No. 325 oor sum SS. ose 38x a. 400 oonss aun sum 030 224m No. 480 oor aun Sum 028 2sume No, 500 20010 aim oun ozs 20 ume No. 635 0008 Bum ss 0020 7 These standard designators corresoond fo he values for lest Seve openings recommended by e Imernatonal Sianderas Organzatcn. Geneva, Switerand, excopt ware noted nny aporonentely aquvlent to metre values n Coun 1 "The average carota of Ow wires he x andy aecten easixe separate, of ary wee dosh not eva or ihe namin! vas 3 are than 185 % © Tage sivas are cot inthe arch Sane Dut ay nave bean ced because ray afm conan usage, ‘These nurs (3 to 625) ae the aproaanaie Munber | opennga per inear Du ta prfared atthe eve be ete by Ihe standard dessraton ruatves or meromates. 700 yt shall be made along the midpoints of the opening as shown in Fig. 1. 4.4 Sieve cloth shall conform to the dimensional require- ments of Table I. The average opening (distance between parallel wires measured at the center of the opening), in the x (horizontal) and y (vertical) directions measured separately. shall conform to the values in Column 1, within the permissible variation in average opening size shown in Column 4. Not more than 5 % of the openings shall exceed the value shown in Column 5, The maximum individuala4 SPECIFICATIONS FOR MATERIALS M92 qb et TABLE 2 Dimensions of Standard Frames Maan ureter, oe vocal Fame nae a Tope Outsae on an NeTR! eRe 3 Saabs 0 Goma) SO) + BARE HORS aN FRE (75+07%' -000) PE 000) 078) 54.6 HH © 60003 0680/-C000 6.099 0000-0090 1 45) "082 2 078-000) 8 8000 oc30/-0.000 982 2000) -076) 7 25) re #000 0.000030) 2.60)FH (200 076) -000. @O3 +000) -076) 1 25)re x0 ro.000 + 0. 30000 + 0000-0050 376) FH (254 > 076 (2s 5000) 076) Ye GBH 52 12000 + O630/-0.000 12000 + 0.000/-0.030 (83) FH (905 5 076) -0.00) (905 + 000) -076) 260) as ne 7 Ger ware news wre not preckone ° ideasured 0.2 mm) below the tp ote ame © Distance om the top of the ame tote seve clin sutace FH = fut hag HH nat hoght M = etermeaate recht d+] FIG. 1 Proper Dimensioning of Wire Cloth Mesh opening size shall not exceed the vaiue shown in Column 6. 4.4.1 The average diameter of the x (horizontal) and y (vertical) wires, measured separately. shall conform to the diameter in Column 7 within the tolerances in Footnote A of Table | 4.5. Wires shall be crimped in such a manner that they will be rigid when in use. 4.6 There shall be no punctures or obvious defects in the cloth, 5, ‘Test Sieve Frames 5.1 General Requirements—Frames for wire cloth sieves shall be constructed in such a manner as to be ngid. The wire cloth shall be mounted on the frame without distortion, looseness. oF waviness. To prevent the material being sieved from catching in the joint between the wire cloth and the frame. the joint shall be filled smoothly or constructed $0 that the material will not be trapped. 5.2 Standard Frames—Sieve frames shall be circular with nomunal diameters of 3.6. 8. 10. or 12 in. (76, 152. 203, 254, of 305 mm) as may be specified. The dimenstons shall conform to the requirements in Table 2. Frames shali be ‘made from noncorrosive material such as brass or stainless steel and be of seamless construction, “5.2.1 The bottom of the frame shall be constructed so as to provide an easy’sliding fit with any sieve frame of the same ‘nominal diameter conforming to the specified dimensions. $.2.2 The joint or fillet at the connection of the sieve cloth to the frame will provide a minimum clear sieving surface with a diameter equal to the nominal diameter less 0.5 in. (3 mm). Nore 3—Attenion is calles to Test Method C #30, which contains requirements for 2 in, (51 mm) diameter sieves used in the mineral industry, especially the cement group, 3.3 Nonstandard Frames—Other sieve frames may be cither square, rectangular, or circular, The frame may have the sieve cloth permanently installed, or may be designed 10 permit replacement. The provisions of 5.1 apply Nore 4—While there are no requirements for nesting of non. standard sieve frames, cate should be applied in use to prevent loss of ‘matenal dunng analysis. 5.4 Pans and Covers—Pans and covers for use with sieves shall be made so as to nest with the sieves. Pans with extended rims (“stacking skirts") shall be furnished when specified, The pans and covers shall conform to the dimen- sions in Table 2 6. Product Marking 6.1 Each test sieve shall bear a label marked with the following information: 6.1.1 U.S.A. standard testing sieve, 6.1.2 This designation (ASTM E-11), 6.1.3 Standard sieve designation (from Table 1, Column D, 6.1.4 Name of manufacturer or distributor, and 6.1.5 Alternative sieve designation (from Table 1, Col- umn 2) (optional), 1. Keywords 7.1 opening; particle size; sieve; sieve analysis: sieve cloth: sieve designation; test grade wire cloth; test sieve SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS The following supplementary requirements shall apply only when specified by the purchaser in the contract or order. Si. Responsibility for Inspection Si. Unless otherwise specified in the contract or pur- chase order, the producer is responsible for the performance of all inspection and test requirements specified herein. Except as otherwise specified in the contract or order, the producer may use his own or any other suitable facilities for the performance of the inspection and test requirements specified herein, unless disapproved by the purchaser. The purchaser shall have the right to perform any of the inspections and tests set forth in this specification where such inspections are deemed necessary to ensure that materials meet the specification, 'S2. Government Procurement $2.1. Unless otherwise specified in the contract, the mat rials shall be packaged in accordance with the suppiiersM92 SPECIFICATIONS FOR MATERIALS 8s hen standard practice that will be acceptable to the carrier at lowest rates, Containers and packing shall comply with the Uniform Freight Classification rules or National Motor Freight Classification rules. Marking for shipment of such ‘materials shall be in accordance with Fed. Std. No. 123 for civil agencies, and MIL-STD-129 for military agencies, ANNEX (Mandatory Information) ‘Al. TEST METHODS FOR CHECKING WIRE CLOTH AND TESTING SIEVES TO DETERMINE, WHETHER THEY CONFORM TO SPECIFICATION ALL Every opening in the metal wire cloth in a test sieve shall be eligible for inspection for compliance with ihe requirements listed in Table | Al.I.1 When a sieve has 30 openings or less. measure all openings. In other cases the examination shall proceed in stages from a survey of general condition. to a methocicai scrutiny of indiviaual openings, and finally to measurement of opening size for compliance with the tolerances. Ai.L.2 Measure opening size, as described in Test Metnods Two, Three, and Four, on equipment with a precision of at least 2.5 um or 10 % of the value in Coiuma 4 for the specific mesh designation, whichever 1s greater, Al.2 Test Method One—Examunation of General Condi- tion of the Wire Cloth—For this purpose, view the sieve cioth against a uniformly illuminated background. If obvious deviations, for example, weaving defects. creases, wrinkles, foreign matter in the cloth, are found, the wire cloth is unacceptable. AL3 Test Method Two—Examination for Maximum In- dividual Opening—The observer shall carefully and method- ically examine the appearance of all the openings. in order to detect oversize openings. Openings whose width deviates by about 10 % of the average value are apparent to the unaided eye of a skilled observer. By this test method, known as the "handicap method”, it is probable that all oversize openings exceeding the average value by about 10 % or more will be detected. At the same time it is easily possible to detect Sequences of large openings, and local irregularities in the weaving, appearing as distortions in the openings. If an opening is found to be larger than that permissible in accordance with Column 6 of Table 1, the wire cloth is unacceptable. AL4 Test Method Three—Determination of the Distribution of Wire Cloth Openings—To establish the size distribution of sieve openings, determine the frequency of opening size measurements using the following procedi AL4.1 For samples (testing sieves or wire cloth) with 30 of less openings, measure all full openings. For samples sith over 30 openings, measure-a minimum of 30 full openings ALA.2 Select openings in a line of vines diagonal t0 the direction of the wires according to Fig. Al.1. and measure ten adjacent openings along each line. When greater num- bers of openings are available, choose she fields in such a manner that none of the openings being measured overlap. AL4.3 Measurement of the Average Onenng Size—Mea- sure the average opening as the distance between parallel wires (measured at the center of the opening—see Fig. 1) in both directions, being sure to keep the "and 1’ measurements, separate. Once the opening data is tabu.ated, check the data versus the prescribed limits in Table | ALS Test Method Four—Measwremsent oF che stverage Wire Diamteter—Obiain the average diameter of the wires by measuring 30 different wires selected at random in each direction. Once the opening data is tabuiated, check the data versus the prescribed limits in Table |x] |_ TTT T FIG. 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