Open end
An end opening aligned with the housing arrangement.
Confirm the locating diameter and sealing surfaces.
Sintered metal fiber felt filter elements
Explore a bonded network of metal fibers, including possible pleated constructions. Compare working area, support and loading behavior within the available installation envelope.
Every element is made to order. Typical values are shown for orientation; dimensions, rating and materials are confirmed in the quotation drawing.
Metal fiber felt and filter cartridges
Sintered metal fibers form a porous network that can be used as sheet media or formed into cylindrical filter elements. The media geometry and support structure determine how the available housing space is used. Review viscosity, solids loading and the cleaning cycle when selecting the media.
Product-family parameters
- Standard material listed
- 316L
- Media forms
- Felt sheets; cylindrical filter elements
Confirm the selected dimensions, retention test and operating conditions before ordering. Ranges are not a single combined specification.
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Your first inquiry in brief
Start with the complete element and the task it must perform. You can discuss selection before every technical value is known.
- Application to review
- Particle filtration where available filtration area and loading behavior matter within a constrained installation envelope.
- Element to define
- Discuss a flat or pleated element. Review pleat access, support, end connections and the usable flow area rather than geometric area alone.
- Send first
- The fluid, contamination, required result and housing envelope. Add known viscosity, flow, permitted pressure loss and cleaning method.
- Next agreement
- Identify a candidate media and support construction, accessible area, connection details and the tests needed to assess loading and cleaning.
This table lists the inputs needed from you. Element data are provided with the quotation; unknown input values can be left open.
Choose your starting point
Have only part of the information? Start with it; missing details can be clarified before a proposal.
Metal fiber felt for polymer melt filtration
Review a supported pleated-fiber candle in a melt-filter housing, with mesh retained as a separate candidate. For another application, describe the actual installation rather than treating this arrangement as universal.
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Metal fiber felt candle filters for polymer melt filtration
Connect melt viscosity and allowable pressure loss to the pleat pack and heated candle housing.
Is this a useful starting point?
Start with the application and the tradeoffs. You can request help before every operating value is known.
- Worth evaluating when
- Additional filtration area within a constrained envelope is important and the installation can accommodate a supported pleated structure.
- Main trade-off
- More geometric area is useful only if flow can reach it. Pleat spacing, supports, viscosity and deposits affect the area used effectively and the complete assembly’s pressure loss.
- Consider other approaches when
- Sticky or bridging deposits obstruct access between pleats, or the cleaning method cannot reach retained contamination. Compare a more open geometry, pretreatment or another maintenance strategy.
Fit the element to your installation
Define the filtering area, support and sealing interface together. The drawings below describe geometry, not an approved manufacturing design.
Pleated cylinder
A cylindrical element using folded filtering media.
Confirm usable area, pleat spacing and support construction.
Cylindrical element
A tubular assembly with a defined filtering surface.
Confirm media support, seams and end construction.
Flat media section
A flat section for a specified component or assembly.
Define sheet dimensions, backing and the installation method.
Do not size from porosity alone
Compare media under equivalent fluid conditions, then include supports and the assembled cartridge. High void fraction by itself does not establish a usable flow rating.
Leave space for the contaminant
A compact pleat pack can increase nominal area while reducing access for viscous fluid or accumulated solids. Define the loading behavior before selecting the pleat arrangement.
Distinguish recovery from damage
After cleaning, low pressure drop alone is not proof of recovery: a damaged assembly can also pass more flow. Pair the hydraulic comparison with an agreed integrity assessment.
Connection and sealing details
Threaded connection
A thread-defined connection to the mating component.
Specify thread standard, size, engagement and seal.
Flange connection
A flange-defined mounting and sealing interface.
Provide bolt pattern, mating face and gasket details.
Selection inputs and technical definitions
The table explains what to define for selection. It is a requirements worksheet, with product ratings and supply options still to be confirmed.
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| Parameter / unit | What it means | What to specify |
|---|---|---|
| Fiber and assembly materialsalloy designation | Compatibility must include fibers, support layers, welds and end fittings. | Process and cleaning exposure, required alloy and material records. |
| Retention performanceµm + efficiency | A micron rating does not describe the full performance of a layered fiber medium. | Particle distribution, required efficiency and the agreed test conditions. |
| Fiber-media structurelayer arrangement | Fiber diameter, thickness and layer sequence affect the available passages. | Media designation, upstream face and construction evidence. |
| Porosity and permeability%; defined flow test | Void fraction and flow behavior are related but are not the same measurement. | Comparable media data and a clean-element flow curve. |
| Effective media aream² | Developed pleat area may differ from the area that is hydraulically useful. | Pleat height, count, spacing, support details and envelope dimensions. |
| Flow and fluid propertiesm³/h; mPa·s | Viscosity and flow variation affect pressure loss and how the element loads. | Normal, peak and start-up conditions; gas flow reference basis where relevant. |
| Differential-pressure envelopekPa or bar | Forward filtration and reverse cleaning apply different mechanical loads. | Clean allowance, service endpoint and approved reverse-flow application. |
| Thermal cycle°C | The complete assembly must tolerate the intended operating and cleaning cycle. | Continuous temperature, peaks, duration and cooling or heating sequence. |
| Regeneration and reusedefined procedure | Cleanability must be demonstrated for the contaminant and element construction. | Foulant, proposed method, inspection criteria and post-cleaning baseline comparison. |
A material name or micron value alone is not a complete specification. Pressure, temperature and cleaning limits apply to the assembled element.
How the selection parameters interact
Fiber diameter, layering and pore structure
Fiber diameter, layer mass and layer sequence contribute to the porous network. A fiber diameter is not the retained particle size. Compare the intended surface- or depth-loading construction with a stated retention test and flow direction; do not infer a universal micron rating from one structural parameter.
Porosity and pressure loss
Void fraction alone cannot specify permeability. Thickness, connected flow paths and the complete support arrangement also matter. Compare clean pressure loss at the same operating conditions, then track how captured solids change it. Research on pore modification illustrates that structure and resistance must be assessed together, not assigned by alloy name.
Pleat spacing and useful area
Pleating can fit more medium into an envelope, but tightly spaced folds and supports can restrict access or collect bridging deposits. Use an effective-area definition and the assembly’s measured flow behavior. Cleaning must reach the relevant deposits without imposing an unverified reverse load.
Read a particle-count ratio as a defined test result
A micron rating needs a particle-size definition and a test efficiency. For an agreed particle threshold x, define βx = Nup(≥x) / Ndown(≥x), where upstream and downstream counts use the same particle-sizing and sample-volume basis. The corresponding removal efficiency is ηx = (1 − 1/βx) × 100%.
Calculation example only: if βx = 75, the arithmetic gives ηx ≈ 98.67% at that threshold. This is not a measured result for our media or elements, does not qualify a supplied micron rating and does not establish the same ratio at other particle sizes.
- Request the test method and revision, particle material and size calibration, fluid, flow and sampling basis alongside the ratio.
- Keep a media specimen result separate from evidence for the completed element, including its seams, end fittings and bypass paths.
- For polymer service, describe deformable gels separately from hard particles; a particle-count ratio alone does not establish an agreed gel-reduction result.
Specify the fiber medium beyond its micron rating
Sintered fiber felt combines bonded fibers into a porous network. Fiber diameter is a construction input, not a particle-retention rating. Agree both media properties and finished-element requirements.
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| Parameter | How to specify and compare | Evidence to request |
|---|---|---|
| Particle retention | Distinguish average, nominal and absolute descriptions; state efficiency. | Challenge particles, test method and revision. |
| Thickness and structure | State thickness under specified load and support meshes. Bulk density is mass/bulk volume; porosity is void fraction. | Measurement conditions and layer specification. |
| Bubble point | Pressure at bubble onset: match wetting liquid and temperature; do not equate it with retention efficiency. | Test conditions and result. |
| Air permeability | Compare flow per exposed area at a stated specimen pressure difference. | Air-test pressure, temperature and specimen thickness. |
| Alloy and assembly | Specify alloy grade, seams, ends and seals; assess the complete element. | Material traceability, drawing and loading evidence. |
Connect flat-media tests to pleated-element performance
Reference air tests use 200 Pa for fiber felt and 1000 Pa for mesh. Confirm the specimen pressure difference before comparison; neither is an allowable operating differential pressure. Unit conversion: 1 L/(dm²·min) = 6 m³/(m²·h).
For viscous liquids or melts, request viscosity at operating temperature. Pleat height, spacing, support and blocked areas determine usable area; a flat-media air value cannot predict melt throughput.
- Agree cleaning exposure and repeat integrity, dimensions and clean-flow checks after cleaning; compare with the initial baseline.
How the filter medium works
Structure determines how fluid travels through the medium and where particles are retained.
A nonwoven metallic structure
Fine metal fibers are laid into a web and joined by sintering. Unlike woven mesh, the flow passages follow a three-dimensional network rather than a repeating woven pattern.
Loading can occur in depth or at the surface
Fiber-media construction and operating mode influence whether particles accumulate within the medium or form a surface cake. Cleaning and capacity should therefore be assessed for the proposed application, not inferred from the word felt.
Pleats change the available area
Pleating can increase media area inside a cartridge envelope. Spacing and support still matter: the flow must reach that area and the retained solids must have room to accumulate or be removed.
Industry applications and the parameters that matter
Select an industry to see the process conditions and performance criteria used to specify this filter medium.
Sintered metal filters for general industrial processes
Particle control in a compatible lubrication or process-liquid circuit
A layered fiber medium may be considered when particle control and working area are important in a limited envelope. Depth loading stores contamination within the network, which affects the maintenance route. Cold-start viscosity can make a circuit hydraulically more demanding than the warm steady state; compare the element and its supports within the actual system.
- Retention requirementµm; efficiency or cleanliness basis
- Use the protected equipment’s cleanliness or particle criterion.
- Viscosity over the operating cyclemPa·s; °C; L/min
- Include cold start, normal operation and peak flow.
- Pleat geometry and service criterionmm; m²; bar
- Relate usable area and contamination loading to the maintenance decision.
How to evaluate the result
Review clean and loaded hydraulic behavior with particle results, including the condition after intended cleaning.
Application boundary
No hydraulic-system equivalence, cold-start rating or guaranteed service interval is implied.
Sintered metal filters for chemical and petrochemical processes
Polymer melt filtration: gels and solid contamination need different scrutiny
A fiber network can provide distributed capture through its thickness. In a polymer process, hard particles, agglomerates and deformable gels do not present the same challenge. Media layering and flow direction affect where material accumulates. More area can help the hydraulic question, but inaccessible folds or retained degraded polymer can undermine the intended operating benefit.
- Melt rheology and temperaturerheology data; °C; kg/h
- Assess pressure loss and startup without treating the melt as room-temperature water.
- Contaminant type and quality targetchallenge description; defect criterion
- Separate hard-particle control from gel-related product defects.
- Working area and cleaning routem²; geometry; cleaning sequence
- Review fold access, retained polymer and assembly support.
How to evaluate the result
Assess melt quality and pressure rise together, followed by the intended offline cleaning and inspection.
Application boundary
Polymer names alone do not establish compatibility. Media benefits and reuse performance depend on the complete element and its operating conditions.
Sintered metal filters for pharmaceutical processes
Pharmaceutical powder recovery or process prefiltration: conditional candidate
The intended loading mode matters more than the fiber label. A surface-oriented construction can be evaluated for collecting powder and releasing deposits; a depth-oriented construction retains material within the network. Define the process role before transferring either concept to a product-contact or utility stream, and assess contamination control and the cleaning route for that role.
- Powder or particle propertiesµm distribution; loading
- Shape, size distribution and adhesion influence capture and release.
- Flow and allowed lossm³/h with basis or L/min; bar
- Define gas reference conditions or liquid viscosity as applicable.
- Loading mode and cleaning exposurelayer arrangement; °C; cycle
- Match surface/depth construction and support to the maintenance sequence.
How to evaluate the result
Check retained-product or downstream quality, deposit release, material compatibility and post-cleaning condition.
Application boundary
This is not a sterile barrier or medical-device approval. Powder-handling hazards and OEM validation require their own assessments.
Sintered metal filters for oil & gas and refining
Refinery or process-gas solids: evaluate the cake and the cleaning system
For a dry-particle gas service, a surface-oriented fiber construction may be evaluated with a cake-removal strategy. The cake changes both capture and pressure loss; its release depends on the deposits and the system, not just the medium. Gas composition and actual operating volume are needed to interpret a flow curve or scale an element area.
- Gas conditions and flow basiscomposition; bar abs; K; m³/h
- Distinguish reference volume from actual volume at the element.
- Dust properties and loadingµm distribution; concentration
- Adhesion, fines and moisture can change cake formation and release.
- Filtration and cleaning loadsbar; pulse/cycle description
- Assess forward pressure loss and the proposed reverse-pulse conditions separately.
How to evaluate the result
Review particle quality and pressure-loss recovery over representative filtration/cleaning cycles.
Application boundary
A metal fiber particle medium is not automatically a coalescer, flame arrestor or qualified hazardous-gas assembly.
Typical specifications
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| Model | Rating, µm | Bubble point, Pa | Air permeability at 200 Pa, L/(dm²·min), ≥ | Porosity, % | Thickness, mm | Dirt-holding capacity, mg/cm² |
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| YS-MF-003 | 3 | 12000–12300 | 9 | 55–68 | 0.30–0.35 | 1–6 |
| YS-MF-005 | 5 | 6000–7600 | 30 | 70–78 | 0.34–0.40 | 2–6 |
| YS-MF-007 | 7 | ≈5000 | 55 | ≈72 | ≈0.27 | ≈6.5 |
| YS-MF-010 | 10 | 3500–3800 | 100 | 75–78 | 0.32–0.50 | 4–8 |
| YS-MF-015 | 15 | 2300–2600 | 130 | 78–82 | 0.37–0.68 | 8–11 |
| YS-MF-020 | 20 | 1700–2000 | 230 | 75–82 | 0.49–0.68 | 12–15 |
| YS-MF-025 | 25 | 1400–1560 | 320 | 79–80 | 0.60–0.68 | 15–19 |
| YS-MF-030 | 30 | 1100–1300 | 450 | 79–80 | 0.62–0.68 | 18–23 |
| YS-MF-040 | 40 | 900–1020 | 580 | 77–80 | 0.53–0.68 | 23–26 |
| YS-MF-060 | 60 | 630–800 | 1000 | 85–87 | 0.65–0.70 | 30–36 |
| YS-MF-080 | 80 | ≈700 | 1300 | ≈85 | ≈0.68 | ≈40 |
| YS-MF-100 | 100 | — | 1220 | ≈88 | — | — |
Bubble point: ISO 4003-type test; air permeability: ISO 4022-type test at 200 Pa; “—” = not published, confirmed per order. Variants: high dirt-holding (higher porosity), high-pressure (lower porosity, denser), and single- or double-side guard mesh. Standard sheet up to 1200 × 1500 mm.
Reference values only; final specifications are confirmed for each custom order.
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| Material (model) | Rating range, µm | Porosity, % | Thickness, mm | Max. continuous media temperature (oxidizing gas) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 316L (YS-MF) | 3–200 | 55–88 | 0.27–0.70 | ≤ 400 °C |
| 310S (YS-MF-H) | by design | by design | by design | ≤ 480 °C |
| FeCrAl (YS-MF-A) | by design | by design | by design | ≤ 800 °C |
| Titanium Gr1, Ti ≥ 99.5 % (YS-MF-T) | by design | 50–80 | 0.10–1.50 | ≤ 280 °C |
| Nickel N6 (YS-MF-N) | by design | 50–80 | 0.25–1.00 | by project |
| Ti / Ni composite, 2–9 layers (YS-MF-TC) | by design | by design | 1.0–2.0 | by material |
Ti and Ni felts: standard 600 × 600 mm, up to 1000 × 1000 mm. In non-oxidizing service higher limits may apply; confirmed per project. Limits apply to the felt; assembled elements are limited by their seals and joints.
Reference values only; final specifications are confirmed for each custom order.
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| Form (model) | Typical dimensions | Rating, µm | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleated liquid cartridge (YS-MFE) | OD 35–80 mm; L 100–1500 mm | 1–100 | Perforated core and guard; thread, flange or 222/226 socket |
| Pleated melt candle (YS-PC) | by housing drawing | 3–100 | See polymer-melt page |
| Hot-gas candle / bag (YS-HG) | Ø 120–160 mm; L 1000–6000 mm (longer on request) | by design | Multilayer felt 0.7–1.2 mm; flange or thread; pulse-jet cleaning |
Inch-series cartridge lengths 10/20/30/40 in = 254/508/762/1016 mm; metric lengths on request.
Reference values only; final specifications are confirmed for each custom order.
Compare the fiber medium and assembled geometry
Resolve media identity, usable area and maintenance before treating a pleated construction as a replacement.
- Sintered mesh vs sintered powder vs metal fiber felt: how to compare
Compare sintered metal-fiber media, woven metal mesh and sintered powder-metal media for the application, rather than by appearance or the presence of pleats.
- Sintered metal filter pressure drop and flow area
Review viscosity, support blockage and accessible pleat area when assessing the complete element's pressure loss.
- How to clean sintered metal filters safely
Check whether cleaning can reach retained contamination without damaging the fiber medium, support or end joints.
Questions before selection
Is metal fiber felt the same as woven wire mesh?
No. Fiber felt is a nonwoven network; mesh is woven from wires. The structures create different flow and loading behavior, so the media should be compared by application and test evidence.
Does a larger pleated area guarantee longer life?
No. Service life also depends on contaminant loading, usable area, flow distribution and the allowable pressure drop. The added area must remain accessible under actual process conditions.
Is every metal-fiber cartridge suitable for back-pulsing?
No. The medium, pleats, supports, joints and cleaning system must be evaluated together for reverse-flow loading. Confirm the sequence and acceptance criteria for the specific assembly.
Start a metal-fiber inquiry
Share the installation envelope and filtration task. A complete set of performance data is not required to start the discussion.
Inquiry contextSintered metal fiber filter elements
Useful if available — optional for your first inquiry:
- Known media construction and required flat or pleated form; state whether an existing construction must be matched.
- Housing envelope, connections, sealing details, support and any documented active-area basis.
- Fluid or melt composition, particle or gel description, operating and start-up temperature, viscosity and flow if known.
- Required retention, acceptable pressure loss, cleaning approach and evaluation or order quantity if available.
Use the full inquiry form to attach a drawing or file. The short form alongside accepts your message.
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