Shortcut Conversions

• Inches to Millimeters
• Imperial and Metric Sizes
   

Inches to Millimeters
Inches	Decimal	Millimeters
1/16"	.0625	1.59 mm
1/8"	.1250	3.18 mm
3/16"	.1875	4.76 mm
1/4"	.2500	6.35 mm
5/16"	.3125	7.94 mm
3/8"	.3750	9.53 mm
7/16"	.4375	11.11 mm
1/2"	.5000	12.70 mm
9/16"	.5625	14.29 mm
5/8"	.6250	15.88 mm
11/16"	.6875	17.46 mm
3/4"	.7500	19.05 mm
13/16"	.8125	20.64 mm
7/8"	.8750	22.23 mm
15/16"	.9375	23.81 mm
1"	1.00	25.40 mm

 

Imperial and Metric Sizes
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Inches	Millimetres	25.4
Inches	Centimetres	2.54
Millimetres	Inches	.03937
Centimetres	Inches	.3937
Feet	Metres	.3048
Metres	Feet	3.28
MBF, full sawn*	Cubic Metres	2.36
Cubic Metres	MBF, full sawn*	.424
MSF, 3/8" basis	Cubic Metres	.885
Cubic Metres	MSF, 3/8" basis	1.13

* Nominal sawn timber is usually converted to cubbic measure by the same factors. However, there are approximately 638 board feet of nominal sized timber in a cubic metre, making the mathematically correct conversion factors 1.57 and 0.638.

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