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IS 2405:2000 (Part 1) is the Indian Standard (BIS) for industrial sieves, part 1: wire cloth sieves. This standard specifies the requirements for wire cloth sieves used for industrial purposes, detailing aperture sizes, wire diameters, materials, weave patterns, and manufacturing tolerances. It ensures structural durability and standardization for continuous industrial screening and material grading.
industrial sieves, Part 1: Wire cloth sieves
Overview
Status
Current
Usage level
Specialized
Domain
Materials Science — Sieves, Sieving and Other Sizing Methods
! Do not confuse with IS 460. IS 2405 is for robust industrial process sieving, allowing for larger tolerances and heavier wire gauges compared to precise laboratory test sieves.
! Material selection (e.g., high-carbon steel vs. stainless steel) must carefully match the abrasiveness, corrosiveness, and temperature of the process material.
! Verify the screening capacity and open area percentage derived from the specific combination of aperture size and wire diameter chosen from Table 1.
ISO 3310-1:2016ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
HighCurrent
Test sieves — Technical requirements and testing — Part 1: Test sieves of metal wire cloth
Defines technical requirements for test sieves using metal wire cloth, which is the primary scope of IS 2405-1.
ASTM E11 - 20ASTM International (American Society for Testing and Materials), USA
HighCurrent
Standard Specification for Woven Wire Test Sieve Cloth and Test Sieves
Covers specifications for woven wire test sieve cloth and the construction of test sieves, directly aligning with IS 2405-1.
BS 410-1:2000BSI (British Standards Institution), UK
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Test sieves. Technical requirements and testing. Test sieves of metal wire cloth
Historically equivalent to IS 2405:2000, covering the same requirements for wire cloth test sieves.
JIS Z 8801-1:2006JSA (Japanese Standards Association), Japan
HighCurrent
Test sieves -- Part 1: Metal wire cloth
Specifies Japanese industrial requirements for test sieves made of metal wire cloth, closely related to the IS code.
Key Differences
≠IS 2405 is from the year 2000, while its primary international counterparts (ISO 3310-1 and ASTM E11) have been updated more recently (2016 and 2020 respectively), incorporating more advanced inspection techniques and potentially tighter tolerances.
≠IS 2405:2000 allows for a wider range of wire materials, including galvanized or tinned mild steel, which is generally not specified in modern ISO or ASTM standards for precision test sieves due to corrosion and durability concerns.
≠Modern standards like ISO 3310-1 provide more detailed and stringent marking and traceability requirements, often mandating unique serial numbers for each sieve, which is not a mandatory requirement in IS 2405:2000.
≠The inspection and verification procedures in ISO 3310-1 and ASTM E11 are more statistically rigorous and detailed, specifying the number of apertures to be measured and the optical equipment to be used, compared to the more general guidance in IS 2405:2000.
Key Similarities
≈All standards are fundamentally based on the same geometric progression of nominal aperture sizes (based on Renard's R-series), ensuring compatibility and logical sequencing in sieve analysis across different systems.
≈The basic constructional principle of a test sieve, consisting of a taut woven wire cloth mounted on a rigid circular frame, is identical across all standards.
≈All standards specify the use of a plain square weave for most aperture sizes to ensure aperture stability and consistency, with twill weave permitted for very fine or heavy-duty applications.
≈The concept of defining tolerances for average aperture size, maximum individual aperture size, and wire diameter is a core and consistent feature in IS 2405 and its international equivalents.
Parameter Comparison
Parameter
IS Value
International
Source
Nominal Aperture Size (Principal Size)
1.00 mm
1.00 mm
ISO 3310-1:2016
Nominal Wire Diameter for 1.00 mm Sieve
0.63 mm
0.630 mm
ASTM E11 - 20
Tolerance on Average Aperture for 1.00 mm Sieve
± 0.030 mm (±30 µm)
± 0.030 mm (±30 µm)
ISO 3310-1:2016
Max. Permissible Individual Aperture for 1.00 mm Sieve
1.218 mm
1.215 mm (for 'Compliance' grade sieve)
ASTM E11 - 20
Standard Sieve Frame Diameters
100, 150, 200, 300, 450 mm
100, 200, 300, 400 mm (metric) & 8 in (203.2mm), 12 in (304.8mm) (imperial)