The Thou (also called Mil) is essential in precision engineering and manufacturing. For context, a standard sheet of paper is about 100 thou thick, while human hair measures approximately 20-30 thou in diameter. This unit is critical in machining tolerances, PCB design, and automotive engineering where exact measurements are crucial. The Decimeter (dm) is useful for medium-sized objects like the length of a notebook (2-3 dm), the height of a water bottle (2.5 dm), or the width of a laptop (3-4 dm). Often used in education and everyday measurements.
To convert between Thou (Mil) (mil) and Decimeter (dm), use the following formulas:
1 Thou (Mil) (mil) = 0.000254 Decimeter (dm)
1 Decimeter (dm) = 3937.0078740157483 Thou (Mil) (mil)
1 mil = 1 * 0.000254 dm = 0.000254 dm
5 mil = 5 * 0.000254 dm = 0.0012699999999999999 dm
10 mil = 10 * 0.000254 dm = 0.0025399999999999997 dm
50 mil = 50 * 0.000254 dm = 0.0127 dm
100 mil = 100 * 0.000254 dm = 0.0254 dm
500 mil = 500 * 0.000254 dm = 0.127 dm
1000 mil = 1000 * 0.000254 dm = 0.254 dm
| Thou (Mil) (mil) | Decimeter (dm) |
|---|---|
| 1 mil | 0.000254 dm |
| 5 mil | 0.0012699999999999999 dm |
| 10 mil | 0.0025399999999999997 dm |
| 25 mil | 0.00635 dm |
| 50 mil | 0.0127 dm |
| 100 mil | 0.0254 dm |
| 250 mil | 0.0635 dm |
| 500 mil | 0.127 dm |
| 1000 mil | 0.254 dm |