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Mil , Micron , Millimeter : Do you know the Conversion Relationship between these Geomembrane thickness Units?


Millimeter is a very common unit of thickness, and its abbreviation is MM. Everyone should be very familiar with this unit. It’s SI unit , AKA, International System of Unit or Metric Unit.




But do you know what are Mil and Micron ?

Mil is a English Unit.  1 Mil = 1/1000 Inches = 0.0254 mm

For example  40mils = 40 x 0.0254 = 1.016 mm

As for Micron, 1mm = 1000 microns

For example , 500 microns = 0.5mm , 1000 microns = 1mm

Here is a table of common geomembrane thickness, using MM, Mil, and Micron.


Thickness                                            by Micons 300 microns 500 microns 750 microns 1000 microns 1140 microns 1250 microns 1500 microns 2000 microns 2500 microns 3000 microns
Thickness                                          by Metric Units 0.3 mm 0.5 mm 0.75 mm 1 mm 1.14 mm 1.25 mm 1.5 mm 2 mm 2.5 mm 3 mm
Thickness                                             by English Units 8 mils 20 mils 30 mils 40 mils 45 mils 50 mils 60 mils 80 mils 10 mils 120 mils