Metal wire mesh is woven from steel wire, copper wire, or other metal wires. According to the diameter of the metal wire and the size of the holes in the metal mesh, it is usually referred to as:
The diameter and mesh size of a metal wire, such as steel wire mesh;
The diameter and holes of a metal wire are medium, such as iron wire mesh (window screen);
The diameter and holes of a metal wire are small, such as copper wire cloth.
There are many mesh forms of metal wire mesh, the most common of which are square hole plain weave and square hole diagonal weave mesh. In addition, there are diamond shaped holes, hexagonal holes, twisted mesh, etc.
