Mils to centimeters Converter


This page allows you to convert length values expressed in mils to their equivalent in centimeters.

Enter the value in mils in the top field (the one marked "mil"), then press the "Convert" button or the "Enter" key. The converter also works the other way round: if you enter the value in centimeters in the "cm" field, the equivalent value in mils is calculated and displayed in the top field.

Mils to Centimeters Conversion Formula

$L_{centimeters}=L_{mils} * \frac{127}{50000}$

Where Lmils is the length in mils and Lcentimeters is its equivalent in centimeters.

Reverse formula (centimeters to mils)

Mil

The mil is a unit of measure typically used in manufacturing and engineering for describing distance tolerances with high precision or for specifying the thickness of materials. One mil is equal to one thousandth of an inch, or 10-3 inches.

The mil is also referred to as thou.

The closest unit to the mil in the metric system is the micrometer: One mil is equal to 25.4 µm.

Centimeter

Centimeter is a unit of length used by the metric system. One centimeter is 1/100 of a meter. That means there are 100 centimeters in 1 meter. One inch is equal to 2.54 cm. The following line should be approximately 1 centimeter long: beginning of line1 cm lineend of line