The ml stands for milliliter. The abbreviation ml is typically pronounced M-L saying the letters out loud or milliliter. This one is nice to remember. Mil pronounced mill is one thousandth of an inch. How dare they throw in Imperial measurements?! We were going strong with the metric system! But think of mil as a way to measure the thickness of flat objects like credit cards or walls of plastic objects like pails.
Some examples of mils would be:. But it can help to break each word down. Laminate is typically somewhere between 7mm to 12mm thick. This term does not mean millimeter. It is a unit invented to streamline the tedious work of engineers. Today mils are used to measure everything from aluminum foil to your credit card and vinyl of course. To give you some reference, a dime is about a millimeter thick, and just over 39mils.
See the graphic below for a visual. Vinyl usually runs between 50 to mils thick. Please remember that the thickness of vinyl and laminate flooring does not necessarily correlate with its quality. Density, construction, and thickness are all details to consider when comparing products. An every day trash bag ranges between 1.
A much stronger trash bag that offers better tear resistance is between 3 mils and 6 mils. A credit card is around 30 mils thick while a common deck of playing cards including the box is approximately.
A digital micrometer can assess the thickness of various types of plastic sheeting. If the plastic is measured over the scrim, them it will be thicker than if it is measured where there isn't any scrim.
The scrim gives the plastic much more strength when it comes to tear and puncture resistance. Please add us to your contacts on you phone by scanning this QR code. Global Plastic Sheeting, Inc.
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