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Technical Info: Micronic Particles
Relative Size of Micronic Particles
Relative Sizes
| Lower limit of Visibility (Naked Eye) |
40 Microns |
| White Blood Cells |
25 Microns |
| Red Blood Cells |
Microns |
| Bacteria (Cocci) |
2 Microns |
Linear Equivalents
| 1 inch |
25.4 millimeters |
254000 microns |
| 1 millimeter |
.0394 inches |
1000 microns |
| 1 micron |
254000 of an inch |
.001 millimeters |
| 1 micron |
3.94 x 105 |
.000039 inches |
Screen Sizes
| Meshes per linear inch |
U.S. Sieve No. |
Opening in inches |
Opening in Microns |
| 52.36 |
50 |
0.0117 |
297 |
| 72.45 |
70 |
0.0083 |
210 |
| 101.01 |
100 |
0.0059 |
149 |
| 142.8 |
140 |
0.0041 |
105 |
| 200 |
200 |
0.0029 |
74 |
| 270.26 |
270 |
0.0021 |
53 |
| 323 |
325 |
0.0017 |
44 |
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0.00039 |
10 |
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0.000019 |
0.5 |
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