What is 16μm in Mils?

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What is 16 Micrometres (16μm) in Mils (mil)?

What is 16μm in mil? Convert 16 Micrometres (16μm) to Mils (mil) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

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Quick Reference for Converting Micrometres to Mils

Formula
mil = μm / 25.4
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Mils, divide the number of Micrometres by 25.4
Micrometres (μm) in 1 Mil
There are 25.4 Micrometres in 1 Mil
Mils (mil) in 1 Micrometre
There are 0.04 Mils in 1 Micrometre

Unit Information

Micrometre
/ˈmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˌmiːtə/
Symbol: μm
Unit System: SI

What is the Micrometre?

The micrometre (American spelling micrometer) is a unit of length and is a multiple of the SI unit metre. It uses the symbol μm.

It represents one millionth of a metre and is also known by its previously depreciated name micron.

In the US, the term 'micron' helped distinguish the unit name from the device 'micrometer' but the International System of Units (SI) discontinued this term in favour of micrometre as the prefix system required the use of the Greek symbol 'μ' which invoked the factor x10−6.

Mil
/mɪl/
Symbol: mil
Unit System: Imperial

What is the Mil?

The mil is a unit of length in the imperial unit system and uses the symbol mil (or sometimes thou).

A mil in one one-thousandth of an inch (0.001 inches) or 25.4 μm.

The mil is still used in the US to measure thickness of various materials.


Conversion Tables for Micrometres (μm) to Mils (mil)