Hexagonal wire mesh is also known by the name of chicken wire, gabion mesh and hexagonal wire netting. Materials of wire are low carbon steel, stainless steel, zinc-5% aluminum alloy (galfan), iron. Surface treatments are galvanized, PVC coating or galvanized plus PVC coating. Hex mesh is usually used as fence for chicken, rabbit, duck, geese and so on. It can protect vegetable, flower or small plant from poultry and small animals. Chicken wire also can decorate furniture, cabinet and dresser, manufacture sculptures, or used as window screen and door screen. It can be made into rockfall netting and stucco mesh. Heavy hexagonal wire mesh could used for gabion basket and gabion sack, it can control and guide water or flood, used as retaining walls, channel lining, in emergency situation and river training work.
Specifications
Mesh size | Wire gauge (BWG) | |
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inch | mm | |
3/8" | 10 | 32, 31, 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21 |
1/2" | 13 | 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20 |
5/8" | 16 | 32, 31, 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21 |
3/4" | 20 | 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19 |
1" | 25 | 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18 |
1-1/4" | 32 | 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18 |
1-1/2" | 40 | 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17 |
2" | 50 | 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14 |
2-1/2" | 65 | 21, 20, 19, 18 |
3" | 75 | 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14 |
4" | 100 | 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14 |
Mesh size | Wire gauge (BWG) | |
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inch | mm | |
1" | 25 | 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18 |
1-1/4" | 32 | 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18 |
1-1/2" | 40 | 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17 |
2" | 50 | 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16 |
3" | 75 | 20, 19, 18, 17, 16 |
Mesh size | Wire diameter (mm) | |
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inch | mm | |
3/8" | 10 | 0.4 mm, 0.5 mm, 0.6 mm, 0.8 mm |
1/2" | 13 | 0.6 mm, 0.8 mm, 0.9 mm, 1.0 mm |
5/8" | 16 | 0.4 mm, 0.5 mm, 0.6 mm, 0.8 mm, 0.9 mm, 1.0 mm |
3/4" | 19 | 0.6 mm, 0.8 mm, 0.9 mm, 1.0 mm, 1.2 mm |
1" | 25 | 0.7 mm, 0.9 mm, 1.0 mm, 1.2 mm, 1.4 mm |
1-1/4" | 30 | 0.85 mm, 1.0 mm, 1.10 mm, 1.30 mm, 1.4 mm |
1-1/2" | 40 | 0.8 mm, 1.0 mm, 1.2 mm, 1.4 mm, 1.6 mm |
2" | 50 | 1.0 mm, 1.2 mm, 1.4 mm, 1.6 mm, 2.0 mm |
Features
Applications
Hexagonal wire mesh has wide application range, such as