Oversized grain

As oversize is called the sieve residue having too large a particle size. According to DIN 66160 measurement of disperse systems , oversize is "the material or the mass fraction of the material related to the fine material above a defined separation limit in the fine material".

With an ideal separation there is no oversized grain.

See also

• Undersize
• Grain size
• Sieving (classification method)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Entry on oversized grain. In: Römpp Online . Georg Thieme Verlag, accessed on October 13, 2014.