Calculate Collapse Strength of Continuous Slot Screen
Input
Width of wire (See Table 1 Below )
inches
mm
Wire height (See Table 1 Below )
inches
mm
Minor base width (See Table 1 Below )
inches
mm
Mean diameter of screen (See Table 2 Below)
inches
mm
Slot width of screen
inches
mm
Result
Theoretical Collapse Strength
of Continuous Slot Screen
psi
/
kg/cm
2
Typical Wire Profiles
Screen Diameter (OD)
Wire Width
Wire Height
Minor Base Width
(in)
(mm)
(in)
(mm)
(in)
(mm)
(in)
(mm)
2.375
60
0.060
1.5
0.098
2.5
0.025
0.6
3.50
89
0.090
2.3
0.140
3.6
0.025
0.6
4.50
114
0.118
3.0
0.180
4.6
0.045
1.1
5.563
141
0.120
3.0
0.200
5.1
0.045
1.1
6.625
168
0.146
3.7
0.215
5.5
0.040
1.0
8.625
219
0.178
4.5
0.250
6.4
0.025
0.6
10.75
273
0.165
4.2
0.250
6.4
0.055
1.4
12.75
324
0.142
3.6
0.295
7.5
0.040
1.0
14.00
356
0.135
3.4
0.325
8.3
0.030
0.8
16.00
406
0.215
5.5
0.310
7.9
0.070
1.8
18.00
457
0.183
4.6
0.370
9.4
0.055
1.4
20.00
508
Table 1
Table 2