Below are specifications for available carbon steel expanded metal products. Click on any highlighted item to view an illustration for that particular design, view specs for 'Stainless' or 'Aluminum' expanded metals, or return to the 'Expanded Metals' page.

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CARBON STEEL - STANDARD
	STYLE				Lbs. Per 100 Sq. Ft.								Standard Sheet Size (Feet)								Design Size (Inches)								Opening Size (Inches)								Strand Size (Inches)								Overall Thickness (Inches)				No. of Designs Per Ft.								(%) Open Area
					Plain				Galv. Wt.				Width SWD				Length LWD				SWD				LWD				SWO				LWO				Width				Thick- ness								SWD				LWD
	1/4"-#20				86				-----				4				8				.250				1.00				.125				.718				.072				.036				.135				48				12				45
	1/4"-#18				114				-----				4				8				.250				1.00				.110				.718				.072				.048				.147				48				12				43
	1/2"-#20				43				-----				4				8				.500				1.20				.438				.938				.072				.036				.140				24				10				80
	1/2"-#18				70				88				4 & 6				8 & 10				.500				1.20				.438				.938				.088				.048				.172				24				10				72
	1/2"-#16				86				104				4 & 6				8 & 10				.500				1.20				.375				.938				.087				.060				.175				24				10				65
	1/2"-#13				147				174				4 & 6				8 & 10				.500				1.20				.312				.938				.096				.092				.204				24				10				57
	3/4"-#16				54				61				4 & 6				8 & 10				.923				2.00				.813				1.750				.101				.060				.210				13				6				78
	3/4"-#13				80				94				4 & 6				8 & 10				.923				2.00				.750				1.688				.096				.092				.205				13				6				76
	3/4"-#10 (13 ga.)				120				134				4 & 6				8 & 10				.923				2.00				.750				1.625				.144				.092				.290				13				6				72
	3/4"-#9 (10 ga.)				180				198				4 & 6				8 & 10				.923				2.00				.688				1.562				.150				.134				.312				13				6				68
	1"-#16				44				51				4				8				1.00				2.40				.938				2.062				.087				.060				.192				12				5				82
	1 1/2"-#18				20				-----				4				8				1.33				3.00				1.313				2.625				.068				.048				.140				9				4				90
	1 1/2"-#16				40				48				4				8				1.33				3.00				1.250				2.625				.108				.060				.230				9				4				85
	1 1/2"-#13				60				68				4 & 6				8 & 10				1.33				3.00				1.188				2.500				.105				.092				.242				9				4				85
	1 1/2"-#10 (13 ga.)				79				90				4 & 6				8 & 10				1.33				3.00				1.188				2.500				.138				.092				.284				9				4				80
	1 1/2"-#9 (10 ga.)				120				144				4 & 6				8 & 10				1.33				3.00				1.125				2.375				.144				.134				.312				9				4				76
	1 1/2"-#6 (6 ga.)				250				275				4 & 6				8 & 10				1.33				3.00				1.110				2.313				.203				.198				.433				9				4				69
	2"-#10 (13 ga.)				68				81				4				8				1.85				4.00				1.625				3.438				.164				.092				.327				6.5				3				82
	2"-#9 (10 ga.)				90				99				4				8				1.85				4.00				1.563				3.375				.149				.134				.312				6.5				3				84
For smaller sizes, see Mini-Mesh
CARBON STEEL - FLATTENED
	STYLE				Lbs. Per 100 Sq. Ft.								Standard Sheet Size (Feet)								Design Size (Inches)								Opening Size (Inches)								Strand Size (Inches)								Overall Thickness (Inches)				No. of Designs Per Ft.								(%) Open Area
					Plain				Galv. Wt.				Width SWD				Length LWD				SWD				LWD				SWO				LWO				Width				Thick- ness								SWD				LWD
	1/4"-#20				82				-----				4 & 6				8				.250				1.05				.084				.715				.079				.030				.030				48				11.60				35
	1/4"-#18				108				-----				4 & 6				8				.250				1.05				.075				.715				.080				.040				.040				48				11.60				35
	1/2"-#20				40				51				4 & 6				8				.500				1.25				.375				1.00				.079				.029				.029				24				9.500				65
	1/2"-#18				66				83				4 & 6				8 & 10				.500				1.25				.312				1.00				.097				.039				.039				24				9.500				60
	1/2"-#16				82				98				4 & 6				8 & 10				.500				1.25				.312				1.00				.096				.050				.050				24				9.500				63
	1/2"-#13				140				161				4 & 6				8 & 10				.500				1.25				.265				1.00				.107				.070				.070				24				9.500				52
	3/4"-#16				51				57				4 & 6				8 & 10				.923				2.10				.750				1.750				.111				.048				.048				13				5.700				74
	3/4"-#14				63				74				4 & 6				8 & 10				.923				2.10				.688				1.813				.105				.061				.061				13				5.700				74
	3/4"-#13				75				88				4 & 6				8,10&12				.923				2.10				.688				1.781				.106				.070				.070				13				5.700				74
	3/4"-#10 (13 ga.)				114				128				4				8				.923				2.10				.637				1.755				.160				.070				.070				13				5.700				68
	3/4"-#9 (10 ga.)				171				188				4 & 6				8,10&12				.923				2.10				.563				1.688				.165				.120				.120				13				5.700				63
	1"-#16				41				50				4 & 6				8				1.00				2.50				.813				2.250				.098				.050				.050				12				4.684				78
	1 1/2"-#16				38				46				4 & 6				8				1.33				3.20				1.062				2.750				.119				.048				.048				9				3.75				83
	1 1/2"-#14				46				54				4 & 6				8				1.33				3.20				1.062				2.750				.116				.060				.060				9				3.75				80
	1 1/2"-#13				57				66				4 & 6				8 & 10				1.33				3.20				1.062				2.750				.116				.070				.070				9				3.75				80
	1 1/2"-#9 (10 ga.)				114				125				4 & 6				8,10&12				1.33				3.20				1.0				2.563				.158				.110				.110				9				3.75				75