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Square mil
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | square mil |
| standard | Imperial and US customary measurement systems |
| quantity | Area |
| symbol | mil2 |
| units1 | Imperial and US customary |
| inunits1 | |
| units2 | SI units |
| inunits2 | 1.000000e-6 in2 |
A square mil is a unit of area, equal to the area of a square with sides of length one mil. A mil is one thousandth of an international inch. This unit of area is usually used in specifying the area of the cross section of a wire or cable.
Equivalence to other units of area
1 square mil is equal to:
- 1 millionth of a square inch (1 square inch is equal to 1 million square mils)
- 1e-6 in2
- about 1.273 circular mils (1 circular mil is equal to about 0.7854 square mils). 1.273 ≈ and 0.7854 ≈ .
References
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