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Anonymous Poster	Mil vs micron 09/17/2008 5:25 AM
	What is the difference for mil(US) and micron(EU). Both indicate gauge/thickness of thin materials like plastics or paper. What is the ratio for Mil vs micron?
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ozzb Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Rosedale, Maryland USA Posts: 5197 Good Answers: 266	#1 Re: Mil vs micron 09/17/2008 6:50 AM
	The base of measure one being metric the other based on an inch. 1 micron = .03937007874 mil __________________ Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving in a pretty, pristine body but rather to come sliding in sideways, all used up and exclaiming, "Wow, what a ride!"
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All About M.E. Power-User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 147 Good Answers: 5	#2 Re: Mil vs micron 09/17/2008 7:24 AM
	Also, 1 mil = 0.001 inches __________________ Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
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PWSlack Guru Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In the bothy, 7 chains down the line from Dodman's Lane level crossing, in the nation formerly known as Great Britain. Kettle's on. Posts: 32175 Good Answers: 839	#3 In reply to #2 Re: Mil vs micron 09/17/2008 8:01 AM
	0.001 in is also called a "thou": 0.055in = "55 thou". "Mill" (with 2 'l's) is also used as short-speak for "millimetres": "15 mill" = 15mm, or a "gnat's" under 5/8in. __________________ "Did you get my e-mail?" - "The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place" - George Bernard Shaw, 1856
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cnpower Guru Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: CHINA Posts: 2945 Good Answers: 14	#4 Re: Mil vs micron 09/17/2008 8:43 AM
	When I change this unit, I ususlly do like this, 1'' = 1000mil = 2.54cm = 25.4mm = 25.4x1000um inch (mil) and um are also length unit.
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ducon Guru Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Hop around Toronto, New York & Karachi Posts: 1876 Good Answers: 19	#5 Re: Mil vs micron 09/18/2008 3:21 PM
	Long ago when I was dealing in Honeywell Electronic Air Cleaner normally rated at .01 micron efficoency/ a Filter rated 2 micron/o.5 miron, I recal reading that 1" if divided 28400 times - that 1 part of the inch or 1/28400" = 1 micron. The dust that we see in the sun rays floating is 300 micron and below 250 micron you cannot see. It made my understanding on the micron easier. PS It can be 26400th part of an inch. __________________ I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow. Woodrow Wilson
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