Similar International Standards
ISO 9044:2016International Organization for Standardization (ISO), International
HighCurrent
Industrial woven wire cloth — Technical requirements and testing
Defines technical requirements, tolerances, and test methods for woven wire cloth, matching the core purpose of IS 1568.
ASTM E2016-22American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM International), USA
HighCurrent
Standard Specification for Industrial Woven Wire Cloth
Covers industrial woven wire cloth for general purposes like filtering and screening, directly overlapping with the IS code's scope.
BS EN ISO 9044:2016British Standards Institution (BSI), UK
HighCurrent
Industrial woven wire cloth. Technical requirements and testing
The British and European adoption of ISO 9044, making its scope identical to the primary international equivalent.
ISO 4783-2:1989International Organization for Standardization (ISO), International
MediumCurrent
Industrial wire screens and woven wire cloth — Guide to the choice of aperture size and wire diameter combinations — Part 2: Preferred combinations for woven wire cloth
Provides guidance on selecting preferred combinations of aperture and wire diameter, a key component of IS 1568's tables.
Key Differences
≠IS 1568:1970 is a very old standard with basic requirements, whereas modern standards like ISO 9044:2016 are far more comprehensive, covering advanced weave types (e.g., Dutch weaves), detailed test procedures, and statistical quality control.
≠International standards like ISO 9044 define multiple tolerance classes (e.g., Class 1, 2, 3) for aperture size, allowing users to specify the required precision. IS 1568 provides only a single, generally wider, tolerance band.
≠IS 1568 provides a fixed list of aperture and wire diameter combinations. Modern standards like ASTM E2016 are more flexible, defining the rules and tolerances that can be applied to a wider range of custom and standard combinations.
≠Test methods in IS 1568 are described very briefly. ISO 9044 provides detailed, repeatable, and verifiable test methods for measuring parameters, often referencing modern techniques like optical projection or digital image analysis.
Key Similarities
≈All standards share the same fundamental purpose: to specify woven wire cloth for industrial applications like screening, grading, and filtering.
≈The primary defining characteristics of wire cloth are identical across all standards: the nominal aperture size (w) and the nominal wire diameter (d).
≈The most common weave types, 'Plain Weave' and 'Twill Weave', are recognized and defined in both IS 1568 and its international counterparts as the basis for general purpose cloth.
≈The range of materials covered is conceptually similar, including carbon steel, galvanized steel, stainless steel, and non-ferrous alloys like brass, bronze, and copper, even though specific grade designations differ.