ASTM E11-95

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Designation: E 11 – 95 An American National Standard
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Reprinted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. Copyright ASTM
Standard Specification for
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Wire Cloth and Sieves for Testing Purposes
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 11; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original
adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A superscript
epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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1. Scope the 45-μm No. 325 Sieve
E 161 Specification for Precision Electroformed Sieves
1.1 This specification covers the requirements for design
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(Square-Opening Series)
and construction of testing sieves using a medium of woven
E 323 Specification for Perforated-Plate Sieves for Testing
wire cloth mounted in a frame for use in testing for the
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Purposes
classification of materials according to designated particle size
E 437 Specifications for Industrial Wire Cloth and Screens
(See Note 1 and Note 2), and wire cloth, meeting the
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(Square Opening Series)
specifications of Table 1, to be designated test grade wire cloth.
2.2 Federal Standard:
All subsequent references to wire cloth shall mean test grade
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Fed. Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipment (Civil Agencies)
wire cloth. Methods for checking testing sieves and wire cloth
2.3 Military Standard:
for conformance to this specification are included in the annex.
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MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage
NOTE 1—Complete instructions and procedures on the use and calibra-
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tion of testing sieves are contained in ASTM STP447B. Note that sieve
3. Ordering Information
analysis results from two testing sieves of the same sieve designation may
3.1 Orders for items under this specification include the
not be the same because of the variances in sieve opening permitted by
following information as necessary:
this specification. To minimize the differences in sieve analysis results, the
3.1.1 Name of material (U.S.A. Standard Testing Sieves or
use of testing sieves matched on a performance basis is suggested. ASTM
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STP447B also contains a list of all published ASTM standards on sieve U.S.A. Standard sieve cloth),
analysis procedures for specific materials or industries. This list may be
3.1.2 ASTM designation and year of issue (ASTM
referenced to obtain statements of precision and bias for sieve analysis of
E 11 – 95),
specific materials.
3.1.3 Quantity of each item,
NOTE 2—For other types of sieves, see Specification E 323 and
3.1.4 Standard sieve designation (see Table 1, Column 1),
Specification E 161.
3.1.5 Alternative sieve designation if needed (see Table 1,
1.2 The values stated in SI units shall be considered
Column 2),
standard for the dimensions of the wire cloth openings and the
3.1.6 For testing sieves in standard circular frames:
diameter of the wires used in the wire cloth. The values stated
3.1.6.1 Nominal sieve frame diameter (see 5.2 and 5.3),
in inch-pound units shall be considered standard with regard to
3.1.6.2 Nominal sieve frame height (see Table 2),
the sieve frames.
3.1.7 For sieve cloth not in frames or in nonstandard frames:
1.3 The following precautionary statement refers only to the
3.1.7.1 Lateral dimensions of sieve cloth,
test method portion, Annex A1, of this specification: This
3.1.7.2 Description of nonstandard frame,
standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,
3.1.8 For U.S. Government purchases, if supplementary
if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user
requirements apply,
of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health
3.1.9 Compatible sieve pans and covers, and
practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-
3.1.10 Special requirements (specific type of metal for sieve
tions prior to use.
cloth and frames, matched sieves, for example).
2. Referenced Documents
4. Sieve Cloth Requirements
2.1 ASTM Standards:
4.1 Wire cloth used in U.S.A. standard testing sieves meet-
C 430 Test Method for Fineness of Hydraulic Cement by
ing the specifications shown in Table 1 shall be designated “test
grade”. Test grade sieve cloth shall be woven from stainless
steel, brass, bronze, or other suitable wire with a plain weave,
1 except that cloth with openings of 63 μm (No. 230) and finer
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E-29 on
Particle Size Measurement and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E29.01
on Sieves, Sieving Methods, and Screening Media.
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Current edition approved Jan. 15, 1995. Published March 1995. Originally Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.01.
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published as E 11 – 25T. Last previous edition E 11 – 87. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol
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