What is 16cmil in Square Inches?

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What is 16 Circular Mils (16cmil) in Square Inches (in²)?

What is 16cmil in in²? Convert 16 Circular Mils (16cmil) to Square Inches (in²) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

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Quick Reference for Converting Circular Mils to Square Inches

Formula
in² = cmil / 1273239.49
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Square Inches, divide the number of Circular Mils by 1.3 million
Circular Mils (cmil) in 1 Square Inch
There are 1273239.49 Circular Mils in 1 Square Inch
Square Inches (in²) in 1 Circular Mil
There are 0 Square Inches in 1 Circular Mil

Unit Information

Circular Mil
/ˈsəːkjʊləˌmɪl/
Symbol: cmil
Unit System: Units For Measuring Wire Gauges

What is the Circular Mil?

The circular mil is a unit designed specifically to measure the area of a wire with a circular cross section. It has the symbol cmil.

An inch is 1000 mils. This makes the circular mil particularly useful for measuring cross sections of wire as there is no need to use the symbol π so the process is simplified.

A circular mil is a very small unit so not advised to use for large areas!

Square Inch
/skwɛːˌɪn(t)ʃ/
Symbol: in²
Unit System: Imperial

What is the Square Inch?

The square inch is a unit of area and is an imperial unit with the symbol in².

One square inch is equal in area to a square with edges one inch in length.

The square inch is a common unit of measurement in the UK and US.


Conversion Tables for Circular Mils (cmil) to Square Inches (in²)