This chart provided by Lyle Rawlins (lrawlins@deltanet.com)
U.S. Graded (CAMI) | European Graded (FEPA) | |||||
Microns | Avg Dia | Mesh | Symbol | Mesh | Avg Dia | Microns |
0.3 | 0.0000118 | | | | | |
0.5 | 0.0000197 | | | | | |
1.0 | 0.0000394 | | | | | |
2.0 | 0.0000787 | | | | | |
3.0 | 0.000118 | | | | | |
4.0 | 0.000158 | | | | | |
5.0 | 0.000197 | | | | | |
6.0 | 0.000236 | | | | | |
6.5 | 0.00026 | 1200 | | | | - |
9.0 | 0.00035 | | | | | |
9.2 | 0.00036 | 1000 | | | | - |
12.0 | 0.00047 | | | | | |
12.2 | 0.00048 | 800 | | | | |
15.0 | 0.00059 | | | | | |
16.0 | 0.00062 | 600 | | P1200 | 0.00060 | 15.3 |
19.7 | 0.00077 | 500 | | P1000 | 0.00071 | 18.3 |
20.0 | 0.00079 | | | | | |
23.6 | 0.00092 | 400 | 10/0 | P800 | 0.00085 | 21.8 |
25.0 | 0.00098 | | | | | |
28.8 | 0.00112 | 360 | | P600 | 0.00100 | 25.8 |
30.0 | 0.00118 | | | | | |
- | | | - | P500 | 0.00118 | 30.2 |
36.0 | 0.00140 | 320 | 9/0 | P400 | 0.00137 | 35.0 |
40.0 | 0.001575 | | | | | - |
- | | | - | P360 | 0.00158 | 40.5 |
44.0 | 0.00172 | 280 | 8/0 | | | |
45.0 | 0.00177 | | | P320 | 0.00180 | 46.2 |
50.0 | 0.00197 | | | | | |
53.5 | 0.00209 | 240 | 7/0 | P280 | 0.00204 | 52.5 |
55.0 | 0.00217 | | | | | |
66.0 | 0.00257 | 220 | 6/0 | P220 | 0.00254 | 65.0 |
78.0 | 0.00304 | 180 | 5/0 | P180 | 0.00304 | 78.0 |
93.0 | 0.00363 | 150 | 4/0 | P150 | 0.00378 | 97.0 |
116.0 | 0.00452 | 120 | 3/0 | P120 | 0.00495 | 127.0 |
141.0 | 0.0055 | 100 | 2/0 | P100 | 0.00608 | 156.0 |
192.0 | 0.00749 | 80 | 0 | P80 | 0.00768 | 197.0 |
268.0 | 0.01045 | 60 | 1/2 | P60 | 0.01014 | 260.0 |
351.0 | 0.0139 | 50 | 1 | P50 | 0.01271 | 326.0 |
428.0 | 0.0169 | 40 | 1-1/2 | P40 | 0.01601 | 412.0 |
535.0 | 0.02087 | 36 | 2 | P36 | 0.02044 | 524.0 |
638.0 | 0.02488 | 30 | 2-1/2 | P30 | 0.02426 | 622.0 |
715.0 | 0.02789 | 24 | 3 | P24 | 0.02886 | 740.0 |
905.0 | 0.03535 | 20 | 3-1/2 | P20 | 0.03838 | 984.0 |
1320.0 | 0.05148 | 16 | 4 | P16 | 0.05164 | 1324.0 |
1842.0 | 0.07174 | 12 | 4-1/2 | P12 | 0.06880 | 1764.0 |
Yes, there are other standards but in 20+ years of selling both bonded and coated abrasives I have not seen any definition of them.