Convert square foot to square mil
Please provide values below to convert square foot [ft^2] to square mil [mil^2], or Convert square mil to square foot.
How to Convert Square Foot to Square Mil
1 ft^2 = 144000000 mil^2
Example: convert 15 ft^2 to mil^2:
15 ft^2 = 15 × 144000000 mil^2 = 2160000000 mil^2
Square Foot to Square Mil Conversion Table
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Square Foot
A square foot is a unit of area measurement equal to the area of a square with sides of one foot in length.
History/Origin
The square foot has been used historically in the imperial and US customary systems for measuring areas, especially in real estate and construction, dating back to the adoption of the imperial system in the UK and its influence in the US.
Current Use
Today, the square foot is widely used in real estate, architecture, and interior design in the United States and other countries that employ imperial units to measure property sizes, building areas, and land plots.
Square Mil
A square mil is a unit of area equal to the area of a square with sides measuring one mil (thousandth of an inch).
History/Origin
The square mil has been used primarily in engineering and manufacturing to measure very small areas, especially in fields like electronics and materials science, where precision at a microscopic scale is required.
Current Use
Today, the square mil is mainly used in the electronics industry to specify the cross-sectional area of wires and conductors, as well as in materials science for measuring tiny surface areas.