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1 E-5 m
To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 10 micrometre and 100 micrometre (10-5 m and 10-4 m). See also lengths of other orders of magnitude.
- Shorter lengths
- 10 µm -- Width of cotton fibre
- 12 µm -- Width of acrylic fibre
- 13 µm -- Width of nylon fibre
- 14 µm -- Width of polyester fibre
- 15 µm -- Width of silk fibre
- 17 µm -- Dust mite excreta ¹ (http://www.ristenbatt.com/filt_eff.htm)
- 20 µm -- Width of wool fibre
- 25.4 µm -- 1/1000 inch, commonly referred to as 1 mil
- 80 µm -- average width of human hair (ranges from 18 to 180 µm)
- Longer lengths
(Fibre sizes from http://www.carnicom.com/micro2.htm)
External link Conversion Calculator for Units of LENGTH (http://www.ex.ac.uk/cimt/dictunit/ccleng.htm)
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