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Conversion "mu" to microns

2004

I'm trying to relate two measurements from two different sources they are as follows;

0.22 µm compared to 104 microns = mesh/filter openings

I just want to know how they relate to each other.

Can someone convert one to the other?

Kevin Brown
Duha Color Services - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

µ is the lower case greek letter "mu", which is used as an abbreviation for "micro". So 0.22µm is 0.22 micrometers or 0.22 microns.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
2004

In other words, µm is exactly the same units as microns, i.e., µm = microns

Mark Edwards
- Melbourne, Australia
2005

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