Steel Wool Grades

Reference data and engineering information about steel wool grades for material properties applications.

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Overview

Engineering reference data for Steel Wool Grades in material science and properties.

Key Formulas

Stress

$\sigma = \frac{F}{A}$

Force per unit area.

Strain

$\varepsilon = \frac{\Delta L}{L_0}$

Change in length per original length.

Hooke's Law

$\sigma = E \varepsilon$

Stress proportional to strain in elastic region.

Thermal Expansion

$\Delta L = \alpha L_0 \Delta T$

Length change due to temperature.

Variables

Symbol	Description	Unit
$\sigma$	Stress	Pa
$\varepsilon$	Strain	—
$E$	Young's modulus	Pa
$\alpha$	Thermal expansion coefficient	1/°C
$\Delta T$	Temperature change	°C

Steel Wool Grades Reference

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Standard steel wool grades and their corresponding fiber thicknesses.
Steel Wool	Grade	Fiber Thickness(inches)	Fiber Thickness(mm)
Super Fine	0000	0.001	0.025
Extra Fine	000	0.0015	0.035
Very Fine	00	0.0018	0.04
Fine	0	0.002	0.05
Medium	1	0.0025	0.06
Medium Coarse	2	0.003	0.075
Coarse	3	0.0035	0.09
Extra Coarse	4	0.004	0.1

Source: engineeringtoolbox.com

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