What's a Mil?

WHAT'S A MIL? Aside from the dimensions of the bag, the mil thickness is another critical component in selecting the right plastic bag for your needs. A Mil is a unit of measurement used to measure the thickness of film in thousands of an inch; 1 Mil = 1/1000 inch. While simple in principle, it's very hard to visualize 1/1000 of an inch.

How many inches in 1 mil?

The answer is 1000. We assume you are converting between mil and inch. The SI base unit for length is the metre. 1 metre is equal to 39370.078740157 MILS, or 39.370078740157 INCHES. Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results. Use this page to learn how to convert between mils and inches.

What is a mil in plastic bags?

Thousands of In Stock Bags! WHAT'S A MIL? Aside from the dimensions of the bag, the mil thickness is another critical component in selecting the right plastic bag for your needs. A Mil is a unit of measurement used to measure the thickness of film in thousands of an inch; 1 Mil = 1/1000 inch.

What is a mil thickness?

Many of DeepRoot’s products are defined by their mil thickness. Our Geomembranes ( Water Barrier and Bamboo Barrier ), for example, have varying thicknesses of 30, 40 and 60 mil, while our root barriers are all 80 mil thick. But what is a mil? A mil is a thousandth of an inch — .001 inch. It is a typical manufacturing dimension.