Due to its attractive price point and its corrosion resistance, galvanized wire mesh is very popular among industrial users of wire mesh. Galvanized is not a metal or alloy; it is a process in which a protective zinc coating is applied to steel to prevent rusting. In the wire mesh industry, however, it is often treated as a separate category because of its wide spread use in all types of applications.

The galvanized wire mesh specifications featured here range in opening size from approximately 1/16” to 1/24”. This small list includes common specifications that users select for general industrial uses, including filtration and sifting. Some of the items are also used as insect screening and similar applications. Please keep in mind that many of these items are manufactured in galvanized before woven form.