Grit Sizes and Grain Size Conversions
Table 1 Conversion of average grain intercept length (microns) to ASTM number
ASTM
No.
14.0
13.9
13.8
13.7
13.6
13.5
13.4
13.3
13.2
13.1
13.0
12.9
12.8
12.7
12.6
12.5
12.4
12.3
12.2
12.1
12.0
11.9
11.8
11.7
11.6
11.5
11.4
11.3
11.2
11.1
11.0
10.9
Average
intercept
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
3.0
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.7
3.8
3.9
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.5
4.7
4.8
5.0
5.2
5.4
5.5
5.7
5.9
6.1
6.4
6.6
6.8
7.1
7.3
ASTM
No.
10.8
10.7
10.6
10.5
10.4
10.3
10.2
10.1
10.0
9.9
9.8
9.7
9.6
9.5
9.4
9.3
9.2
9.1
9.0
8.9
8.8
8.7
8.6
8.5
8.4
8.3
8.2
8.1
8.0
7.9
7.8
7.7
Average
intercept
7.6
7.8
8.1
8.4
8.7
9.0
9.3
9.6
10.0
10.3
10.7
11.1
11.5
11.9
12.3
12.7
13.2
13.6
14.1
14.6
15.1
15.6
16.2
16.8
17.3
18.0
18.6
19.3
20.0
20.6
21.4
22.1
ASTM
No.
7.6
7.5
7.4
7.3
7.2
7.1
7.0
6.9
6.8
6.7
6.6
6.5
6.4
6.3
6.2
6.1
6.0
5.9
5.8
5.7
5.6
5.5
5.4
5.2
5.1
5.0
4.9
4.8
4.7
4.6
4.5
4.4
Average
intercept
22.9
23.7
24.4
25.4
26.3
27.2
28.2
29.2
30.3
31.3
32.4
33.6
34.7
35.9
37.2
38.5
39.9
41.3
42.8
44.3
45.8
47.4
49.1
53
55
56
58
60
63
65
67
69
ASTM
No.
4.3
4.2
4.1
4.0
3.9
3.8
3.7
3.6
3.5
3.4
3.3
3.2
3.1
3.0
2.9
2.8
2.7
2.6
2.5
2.4
2.3
2.2
2.1
2.0
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
1.0
0.5
0
00
Average
intercept
72
74
77
80
83
86
89
92
95
98
102
105
109
113
117
121
125
130
134
139
144
149
154
160
171
183
196
210
225
268
313
453