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)
Conversion Calculator for Units of LENGTH (
http://www.ex.ac.uk/cimt/dictunit/ccleng.htm)