{"id":2832,"date":"2026-02-17T13:10:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T13:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/witest.co.za\/compressoren.nu\/niet-gecategoriseerd\/how-large-should-my-compressor-be-to-be-able-to-sandblast\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T13:10:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T13:10:28","slug":"how-large-should-my-compressor-be-to-be-able-to-sandblast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/compressoren.nu\/en\/faq\/how-large-should-my-compressor-be-to-be-able-to-sandblast\/","title":{"rendered":"How large should my compressor be to be able to sandblast?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"product\"><div class=\"product\"><p>De capaciteit van de compressor in liters of m\u00b3\/minuut is belangrijker dan de druk in bar. Deze volume capaciteit moet zijn afgestemd op de gewenste straaldruk en de doorlaatdiameter van de straalpijp. Het persluchtverbruik van een straalsysteem wordt enkel bepaalt door de diameter van de straalpijp (nozzle) en de ingestelde persluchtdruk. Het type of de inhoud van de straalketel of bijvoorbeeld lengte van de straalslang zijn niet van invloed.   <\/p>\n<p>De volgende tabel toont het persluchtverbruik in m\u00b3\/minuut bij verschillende straalpijp diameters en straaldrukken.<\/p>\n<table class=\"tg\" style=\"table-layout: fixed; width: 700px; height: 508px;\">\n<colgroup>\n<col style=\"width: 101px;\">\n<col style=\"width: 71px;\">\n<col style=\"width: 71px;\">\n<col style=\"width: 71px;\">\n<col style=\"width: 71px;\">\n<col style=\"width: 71px;\">\n<col style=\"width: 71px;\">\n<col style=\"width: 71px;\">\n<col style=\"width: 71px;\">\n<col style=\"width: 72px;\"> <\/colgroup>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"tg-v0hj\" style=\"text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"2\">Nozzle opening in mm<\/th>\n<th class=\"tg-v0hj\" colspan=\"9\">Pressure in bar<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-yj5y\" style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-om6i\" style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-yj5y\" style=\"text-align: center;\">4<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-yj5y\" style=\"text-align: center;\">5<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-yj5y\" style=\"text-align: center;\">6<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-yj5y\" style=\"text-align: center;\">7<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-yj5y\" style=\"text-align: center;\">8<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-yj5y\" style=\"text-align: center;\">9<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-yj5y\" style=\"text-align: center;\">10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">4 mm<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">0,3<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">0,5<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">0,6<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">0,7<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">0,9<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1,1<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1,2<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1,3<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1,5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">5 mm<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">0,5<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">0,7<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">0,9<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1,2<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1,4<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1,6<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1,9<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">2,1<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">2,3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">6 mm<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">0,7<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1,0<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1,3<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1,7<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">2,0<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">2,3<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">2,7<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">3,0<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">3,3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">7 mm<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">0,9<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1,4<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1,7<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">2,1<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">2,7<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">3,0<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">3,4<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">4,0<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">4,5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">8 mm<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1,2<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1,8<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">2,4<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">3,0<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">3,6<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">4,2<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">4,8<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">5,4<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">6,0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">9 mm<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1,5<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">2,3<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">3,0<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">3,7<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">4,3<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">5,0<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">5,8<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">6,6<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">7,3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">10 mm<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1,8<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">2,8<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">3,7<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">4,6<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">5,6<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">6,5<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">7,4<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">8,3<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">9,3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">11 mm<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">2,2<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">3,3<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">4,4<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">5,3<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">6,3<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">7,3<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">8,4<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">9,5<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">10,6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">12 mm<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">2,7<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">4,0<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">5,3<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">6,6<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">8,0<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">9,3<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">10,6<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">12,0<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">13,3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">13 mm<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">3,2<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">4,7<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">6,3<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">7,9<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">9,3<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">11,1<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">12,6<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">14,1<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">15,7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">14 mm<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">3,6<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">5,4<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">7,2<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">9,1<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">10,7<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">12,6<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">14,6<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">16,3<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">18,2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">15 mm<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">4,2<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">6,3<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">8,4<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">10,4<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">12,5<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">14,6<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">16,7<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">18,8<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">20,8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">16 mm<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">4,7<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">7,1<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">9,4<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">11,8<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">14,2<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">16,7<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">19,0<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">21,3<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">23,7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The capacity of the compressor in litres or m\u00b3\/minute is more important than the pressure in bar. This volume capacity must be matched to the desired blasting pressure and the bore diameter of the blasting nozzle. The compressed air consumption of a blasting system is determined solely by the diameter of the nozzle and the set compressed air pressure. The type or volume of the blasting vessel, or for example the length of the blasting hose, do not have any influence.   <\/p>\n<p>De volgende tabel toont het persluchtverbruik in m\u00b3\/minuut bij verschillende straalpijp diameters en straaldrukken.<\/p>\n<table class=\"tg\" style=\"table-layout: fixed; width: 700px; height: 508px;\">\n<colgroup>\n<col style=\"width: 101px;\">\n<col style=\"width: 71px;\">\n<col style=\"width: 71px;\">\n<col style=\"width: 71px;\">\n<col style=\"width: 71px;\">\n<col style=\"width: 71px;\">\n<col style=\"width: 71px;\">\n<col style=\"width: 71px;\">\n<col style=\"width: 71px;\">\n<col style=\"width: 72px;\"> <\/colgroup>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"tg-v0hj\" style=\"text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"2\">Nozzle opening in mm<\/th>\n<th class=\"tg-v0hj\" colspan=\"9\">Pressure in bar<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-yj5y\" style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-om6i\" style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-yj5y\" style=\"text-align: center;\">4<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-yj5y\" style=\"text-align: center;\">5<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-yj5y\" style=\"text-align: center;\">6<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-yj5y\" style=\"text-align: center;\">7<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-yj5y\" style=\"text-align: center;\">8<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-yj5y\" style=\"text-align: center;\">9<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-yj5y\" style=\"text-align: center;\">10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">4 mm<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">0,3<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">0,5<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">0,6<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">0,7<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">0,9<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1,1<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1,2<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1,3<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1,5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">5 mm<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">0,5<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">0,7<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">0,9<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1,2<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1,4<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1,6<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1,9<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">2,1<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">2,3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">6 mm<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">0,7<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1,0<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1,3<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1,7<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">2,0<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">2,3<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">2,7<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">3,0<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">3,3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">7 mm<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">0,9<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1,4<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1,7<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">2,1<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">2,7<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">3,0<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">3,4<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">4,0<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">4,5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">8 mm<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1,2<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1,8<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">2,4<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">3,0<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">3,6<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">4,2<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">4,8<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">5,4<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">6,0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">9 mm<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1,5<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">2,3<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">3,0<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">3,7<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">4,3<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">5,0<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">5,8<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">6,6<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">7,3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">10 mm<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1,8<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">2,8<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">3,7<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">4,6<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">5,6<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">6,5<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">7,4<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">8,3<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">9,3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">11 mm<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">2,2<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">3,3<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">4,4<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">5,3<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">6,3<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">7,3<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">8,4<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">9,5<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">10,6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">12 mm<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">2,7<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">4,0<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">5,3<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">6,6<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">8,0<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">9,3<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">10,6<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">12,0<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">13,3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">13 mm<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">3,2<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">4,7<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">6,3<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">7,9<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">9,3<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">11,1<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">12,6<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">14,1<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">15,7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-3xi5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">14 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