BOND - Intersection of two strands. Always equal to the width of two strands.

LWD - Long Way of Design - Distance from a point on a bond to a corresponding point on the following bond measured across the Long Way of Design. Also referred to as “pitch LWD”.

LWO - Long Way of Opening - Distance measured from the inside of the bond across to the inside of the bond LWD.

OVERALL THICKNESS - Actual measurement of the thickness of the mesh measured at the bond.

STRANDS - Individual slit metal strips, or sides of an expanded metal pattern

THICKNESS:
Standard Expanded Metal: Gauge or thickness of the sheet or coil from which the expanded metal was produced.
Flattened Expanded Metal: Overall thickness of the finished sheet.

WIDTH:
Standard Expanded Metal: Amount of metal fed into the expanding machine, which is slit and stretched with each stroke of the upper die.
Flattened Expanded Metal: Width of the strand.

SWD - Short Way of Design - Distance from a point on a bond to a corresponding point on the following bond measured across the SWD. Also referred to as “pitch SWD”.

SWO - Short Way of Opening - Distance measured from the inside of the bond across to the inside of the bond SWD.