Soil sieve vs sand sieve

Monday June-23 2025  17:50:33

Soil sieve is a professional tool for analyzing soil particle size distribution. It is used to grade and screen soil according to its different physical properties (such as sand, silt, clay and other particles of different particle sizes). Soil is usually composed of coarse grading stones to fine soil particles, with particle sizes ranging from a few millimeters to a few microns. Common sieving methods include 2 mm (separating grading stones from sand), 0.25 mm (sand and silt boundary), 0.05 mm (silt and soil boundary), etc. The recommended mesh size is 10 mesh, 60 mesh, 200 mesh, etc., which are suitable for laboratory fine analysis.

Sand sieve is a tool for screening sand. It is graded according to the characteristics of sand (such as relatively uniform particle size, mainly medium and coarse particles). The particle size of sand is usually between 0.075 mm and 4.75 mm. It is a coarse particle with good wear resistance and good fluidity. The commonly used apertures of sand sieve are 4.75 mm, 2.36 mm, 1.18 mm, 0.6 mm, etc. The recommended mesh sizes are 4 mesh, 8 mesh, 16 mesh, 30 mesh, etc., which are suitable for separating coarse sand, medium sand, and fine sand.

Differences between Soil sieve and sand sieve

Soil sieves are often used for standard screening in laboratories, such as soil particle grading tests, which require high precision and a wide screening range, and are suitable for grading different particle sizes; sand sieves are mainly used for rapid grading of sand and gravel on engineering sites or production lines. The screens are coarse and focus on efficiency and durability.

Sieve hole size of soil sieve and sand sieve

Soil sieve: The coarse sieve commonly used in geotechnical tests is generally round hole, with a hole diameter of 100mm, 80mm, 60mm, 40mm, 20mm, 10mm, 5mm, 2mm, etc.; the fine sieve is generally square hole, with an equivalent hole diameter of 2.0mm, 1.0mm, 0.5mm, 0.25mm, 0.10mm, 0.075mm.

Sand sieve: Common sand sieve aperture specifications include 0.075mm, 0.15mm, 0.3mm, 0.6mm, 1.18mm, 2.36mm, 4.75mm, 9.5mm, etc., mainly concentrated in the finer particle range

Recommended mesh size of soil sieve and sand sieve

The standard sieve combination used for soil grading test is usually: 4.75mm, 2.00mm, 0.425mm, 0.075mm, and sometimes more sieves are used for fine analysis.

Recommended combination: The screen combinations commonly used for construction sand grade analysis are: 4.75mm, 2.36mm, 1.18mm, 0.6mm, 0.3mm, 0.15mm.

What are the uses of soil sieves and sand sieves?

Soil sieves are mainly used for grading, screening, analysis, and testing of soil samples in various laboratories to determine the composition ratio of particles of different sizes in the soil, understand the physical properties of the soil, such as particle grading, porosity, etc., and can also be used for soil separation, purification, and removal of impurities in the soil. They are widely used in agriculture, geology, environmental science and other fields.

Sand screens are usually used to screen sand in the construction industry to ensure that the particle size of the sand meets the standards for construction sand, such as for concrete mixing, wall building, plastering and other construction links; they are also used in sand fields, mines and other places to grade and screen sand particles, and separate sand of different particle sizes to meet the needs of different uses, such as glass making, casting, etc.

Although both Soil sieve and sand sieve are used to screen particulate matter, there are differences in the size of the sieve holes and application scenarios. Soil screens are mainly used for particle size analysis of soil samples to distinguish soil particles of different sizes, such as sand, silt and clay. This is very important for understanding soil texture, assessing soil fertility, conducting agronomic research, and environmental monitoring. Sand screens are mainly used to screen sand to remove impurities in sand or to grade sand by particle size.