| Material | 304 / 316L / 2205 / 2507 / Ti |
|---|---|
| Size | 1.5x2.5 - 3.0x4.6 mm |
| Application | Water well, sand control, dewatering screens |
V-shaped wedge wire profile for water well, sand control and dewatering screens, held to 0.02 mm for consistent slots.
Request a QuoteWedge wire is the V-shaped profile that wraps a screen. Wide at the working surface, narrow behind it, welded to support rods at a set pitch: the slot opens outward, so particles pass or drop away instead of lodging. Get the profile right and the screen backwashes clean for years. Get it wrong by a few hundredths and the slots drift, the screen blinds unevenly, and nobody can prove why.
We roll and draw wedge wire in-house, rolling to form the section and drawing to hold the control dimension at ±0.02 mm. Same profile, same slot, coil after coil.
Common Sizes
| Profile (surface width × height) | Included angle | Typical slot range |
|---|---|---|
| 1.5 × 2.5 mm | 10–15° | 0.15–0.50 mm |
| 1.8 × 3.2 mm | 10–15° | 0.20–0.75 mm |
| 2.3 × 3.7 mm | 10–15° | 0.50–1.00 mm |
| 3.0 × 4.6 mm | 10–15° | 0.75–2.00 mm |
Other sections are made to drawing. The angle, apex radius and surface width are what set open area and cut point — see our note on what the V profile actually does if you are choosing between them.
Where It Goes
- Water well screens — the standard duty: sand-free water at lowest drawdown, slots from 0.15 mm up.
- Oil and gas sand control — premium screens and gravel-packed liners; duplex grades where the well is hot or sour.
- Dewatering and sizing — coal prep, mineral processing, aggregate washing, where the screen takes abrasion as well as water.
- Food and process filtration — 316L with smooth surface for CIP washdown.
Material
304 covers municipal water and most industrial duties. 316L for coastal, brine and food plant. Duplex 2205 and 2507 for hot chloride, higher differential pressure and long service life offshore. Titanium Gr2 where nothing else survives. If you are unsure which fits, send the medium and temperature and we will recommend the cheapest grade that lasts — the same logic we use for all shaped wire.
Supply Form and Lead Time
Coils for wrapping machines, or straightened lengths for panel welding. Surface Ra ≤ 0.8 μm, no die marks, apex radius held repeatable from coil to coil so your slot inspection stays meaningful. Standard profiles run 20 working days from drawing approval; new sections are quoted after we review the drawing.
Send us the slot, the duty and the screen type, and we will come back with a profile proposal and a price. Contact our sales team — you will get an answer the same working day.
