You can cut stainless steel wire mesh easily if you match your tool to the mesh thickness and follow safe methods. For thin mesh, use scissors or a rotary cutter. For medium mesh, tin snips or a nibbler work best. Thick mesh calls for an angle grinder or industrial blades.
There are three main ways to make stainless steel wire harder: cold working, heat treatment, and precipitation hardening. Each method is best suited for specific types of wire. For instance, cold working is ideal for austenitic alloys such as SS304/SS316 stainless steel wire.
You might ask if stainless steel wire can stop rust. The answer is yes—stainless steel wire fights corrosion in most places. This happens because makers add chromium to the alloy. Chromium makes a thin, invisible layer on the ten wire.
