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How to identify the material of SS wire mesh?

There are many kinds of stainless steel wire mesh materials. It is difficult to distinguish the material of the stainless steel wire mesh with the naked eye. People usually use high-magnet magnets to attract the screen. If it can't, it is stainless steel. If it can, it is not stainless steel. However, this method is not very accurate and it is easy to judge errors.
Here are two tips for you to identify the material of SS wire mesh:

1.Identify the material from the nickel content

No nickel SS material and two nickel stainless steel mesh which with low-nickel content is easy to get rust. The wire mesh made with 4 nickel SS or 304 stainless steel will get rust only encountered strong acid conditions.

2.Check the material with chemical method

Try copper sulfate identification method . Place a drop of water on the stainless steel mesh, then rub it with copper sulfate. If there is no discoloration, the material is usually stainless steel. If changed into purple, also with non-magnetic, it is usually high manganese steel.

There also have other methods to identify the ss wire mesh, people could choose the suitable method to identify stainless steel according to their actual situation.


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