Hexagonal Wire Mesh is a mesh of wire commonly used to fence poultry livestock. It is made of thin, flexible galvanized steel wire, or PVC coated wire with hexagonal opening. It is available in various opening sizes. Hexagonal wire mesh is available in various wire gauges usually ranging from 14 gauge (BWG) to 27 gauge (BWG).
Speciality hexagonal wire meshes are woven from pure stainless steel, brass, and bronze. These meshes are used in many applications such as the anticorrosion industry.
In construction, Hexagonal wire mesh is used as a matrix to hold cement or plaster, in a process known as stuccoing. Concrete reinforced with Hexagonal wire mesh yields ferrocement, a versatile construction material. It can also be used as a security measure in musical venues to protect the musicians from things being thrown.
It can also be fabricated into a gabion, which is filled with earth or stones and used to form retaining walls for purposes of protecting and reinforcing channel banks, sloping areas, roads, bridges, water reservoirs and other fieldworks from erosion. Hexagonal wire mesh is a tiptop material in flood control or fighting a flood.