Stainless Steel Woven Wire Mesh---Plain Dutch Weave (PDW)

Mar. 26, 2026

Stainless Steel Woven Wire Mesh---Plain Dutch Weave (PDW)

Plain Dutch Weave (PDW):

Thicker warp wires and thinner, tightly packed weft wires in a 1/1 over-under pattern.

Advantage: Strong, rigid, High mechanical stability and strength, Easiest to clean and regenerate after backwashing, good for filter cake formation,

Offers a stable and predictable flow rate for standard liquid/gas filtration.

Disadvantage: Limited to coarser filtration (typically 45–300 µm), less robust for extreme pressure than twill.

Stainless Steel Woven Wire Mesh---Plain Dutch Weave (PDW)

Mesh No.	Wire Diameter	Absolute Filtration	Nominal Filtration	Mesh thickness	Roll Width Max	Weave type
Mesh No.	mm	μm	μm	mm	mm
8x85	0.45x0.315	315	275	1.052	1000	plain dutch
12x64	0.60x0.42	260-280	250	1.45	1600	plain dutch
14×88	0.50×0.32	255-275	250	1.14	1600	plain dutch
14×100	0.40×0.28	235-260	182	0.9	1600	plain dutch
16×120	0.36×0.24	180-198	150	0.86	1600	plain dutch
24×110	0.355×0.25	117-131	97	0.855	1600	plain dutch
30×150	0.25×0.18	100-110	82	0.61	1600	plain dutch
40×200	0.18×0.14	70-80	60	0.44	1600	plain dutch
50×250	0.14×0.112	66-72	50	0.36	1600	plain dutch
50×280	0.14×0.10	50-55	50	0.33	1300	plain dutch
60x270	0.14x0.10	46-53	39	0.291	1000	plain dutch
80×400	0.125×0.071	40-45	40	0.25	1000	plain dutch

Type	Advantages	Disadvantages	Best Used For
Plain Dutch (PDW)	High rigidity/strength; easy to clean and backflush; cost-effective.	Limited to micron ratings above ~45µm; triangular pores can be hard to deep-clean.	Slurry/liquid separation; fuel and water treatment.
Twill Dutch (TDW)	Extreme precision (down to 2µm); very high mechanical stability under pressure.	Higher flow resistance; prone to clogging; poor regenerability.	Critical high-pressure gas/liquid filtration; aerospace.
Reverse Plain Dutch (RPD)	Highest warp-direction strength; high flow rate; superior contaminant retention.	Pore size is often less consistent than regular Dutch weaves.	Filtration belts; vertical/horizontal pressure leaf filters; centrifuges.
Reverse Twill Dutch (RTD)	Combines high strength with smooth surface; minimal warp wire distortion; handles high mechanical stress.	Complex manufacturing; may have less stress resistance in certain configurations compared to RPD.	High-pressure polymer filtration; continuous filter screens.

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