What is 42cmil in Square Centimetres?

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What is 42 Circular Mils (42cmil) in Square Centimetres (cm²)?

What is 42cmil in cm²? Convert 42 Circular Mils (42cmil) to Square Centimetres (cm²) 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 Centimetres

Formula
cm² = cmil / 197352.52
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Square Centimetres, divide the number of Circular Mils by 197.4 thousand
Circular Mils (cmil) in 1 Square Centimetre
There are 197352.52 Circular Mils in 1 Square Centimetre
Square Centimetres (cm²) in 1 Circular Mil
There are 0 Square Centimetres 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 Centimetre
/skwɛːˌˈsɛntɪmiːtə/
Symbol: cm²
Unit System: SI

What is the Square Centimetre?

The square centimetre is a unit of area and is a multiple of the square metre; an SI derived unit. It has the symbol cm².

A square centimetre is equal to the area of a square with edges 1cm long. There are 10,000 square centimetres in a square metre.

It is often used to describe areas smaller than 1m² - including much work in classrooms on paper.


Conversion Tables for Circular Mils (cmil) to Square Centimetres (cm²)