Stainless steel woven wire bush fire mesh

Bushfire mesh is a product made from stainless steel woven wire or even perforated steel. As long as the aperture of the hole is less than 2mm it automatically complies with Australian Bushfire standards. Bushfire mesh is not different from any woven wire mesh. Any stainless steel woven wire mesh with an aperture of 2mm or less automatically complies with Australian standard for bushfire protection code. The bushfire protection stainless steel woven wire mesh can be used for protection against ember attacks and radiant heat. It can be used to protect windows, doors, skylights, decking and patios, heating unit, roof vents and gutters, evaporative cooling units, and eaves and downpipes. Bushfire protection under AS3959-2009 is required on sites where the Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) has been determined as one of the six levels of risk; construction of a building in bushfire-prone areas' specifies screening of openings to be made with corrosion- resistant steel mesh, with a maximum aperture of 2mm. All the mesh below has an aperture of less than 2mm and bigger open area to let a breeze in the home.

Approx aperture		Mesh Per inch	Wire Dia		Approx open Area %	Approx Wire Gauze
			mm	inch
mm	micron
1.82	1820	10	0.71	0.028	52%	22
1.74	1740	10	0.8	0.032	46%	21
1.6	1600	10	0.91	0.035	41%	20
1.6	1600	12	0.5	0.02	58%	25
1.4	1400	12	0.71	0.028	44%	22
1.3	1300	14	0.5	0.02	52%	25
1.25	1250	14	0.56	0.022	48%	24

 

• BAL - Low
• BAL - 12.5 (protection from ember attack and radiant heat up to and including 12.5kW/m²)
• BAL - 19 (protection from ember attack and radiant heat greater than 12.5kW/m² up to and including 19 kW/m²)
• BAL - 29 (protection from ember attack and radiant heat greater than 19 kW/m² up to and including 29 kW/m²)
• BAL - 40 (protection from ember attack, increased likelihood of flame contact and radiant heat greater than 29kW/m² up to and including 40 kW/m²)
• BAL - FZ (protection from flame contact, together with ember attack and radiant heat of more than 40 kW/m²)

Reference websites to get more information about bushfire protection and their requirement. http://www.vba.vic.gov.au http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au Also, a customer must check with their local authority to find out the right specification and right product material for bushfire mesh.