To And From Metric Conversion Chart
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1PREMEDIA GROUP
INCHES TO MILLIMETERS
HOW TO CONVERT
CONVERSION CHART
TO AND FROM METRIC
conversion chart
Fraction
Decimal
mm
Length and Distance
(inches)
(inches)
When you
Multiply by
To find
know
1/64
.0156
.0396
inches
2.54
cm
1/32
.0312
.0792
feet
30.48
meters
1/16
.0625
1.587
miles
1.609
km
1/8
.1250
3.175
cm
0.394
inches
3/16
.1875
4.762
meters
1.094
feet
1/4
.2500
6.350
km
0.621
miles
5/16
.3125
7.937
3/8
.3750
9.525
Weight
7/16
.4375
11.112
5/8
.6250
15.875
When you
Multiply by
To find
know
11/16
.6875
17.462
pounds
0.454
kg
3/4
.7500
19.050
tons
0.907
metric tons
13/16
.8125
20.637
kg
2.205
pounds
7/8
.8750
22.225
metric tons
1.202
tons
15/16
.9375
23.812
PAPER CONVERSION CHART
gsm (grams per square meter)
lb (pounds) / caliper point
Uncoated “Woodfree” Offset
Gloss or Matte Text Paper
70 gsm
50 lb
90 gsm
60 lb
80 gsm
54 lb
100 gsm
70 lb
70 gsm
60 lb
115 gsm
78 lb
(commonly used for text)
80 gsm
68 lb
130/135 gsm
90 lb
70 gsm
70 lb
(commonly used for text)
80 gsm
90 lb
150 gsm
100 lb
(commonly used for endsheets)
(commonly used for text)
150 gsm
100 lb
170 gsm
120 lb
C2S
C1S
210 gsm
8 pt
200 gsm
8 pt
250 gsm
10 pt
220 gsm
10 pt
260 gsm
12 pt
240 gsm
12 pt
310 gsm
13.66 pt
278 gsm
14 pt
380 gsm
18 pt
334 gsm
18 pt
420 gsm
21.24 pt
414 gsm
24 pt
Text paper conversion
Chipboard
formula
2.4 mm
80 lb
30 oz (for books up to 128 pp)
lbs x 1.5 = gsm
3.0 mm
98 lb
40 oz (for books over 128 pp)
(i.e., 80 lbs x 1.5 = 120 gsm)
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