Mesh – The number of openings per lineal inch (25.4mm)
SWG – Standard wire gauge
Aperture – The distance between two adjacent wires (opening)
Diameter –The thickness of the wire before weaving
Pitch – The distance between the middle point of two adjacent wires or the sum of the aperture width and the wire diameter
% Open Area– The ratio of the area of the aperture to the area of the mesh expressed in percentage terms
Warp – All wires running lengthwise of the cloth as woven
Weft –All wires running across the cloth as woven
