A mil is a thousandth of an inch — .001 inch. It is a typical manufacturing dimension. When we make a product we specify the thickness as a mil. How do you visualize such a small dimension? In order to help people understand what the mil thickness of a product is, I try to...
BOPP micron width Calculator Calculate the weight of a roll of BOPP film in mils, which is also referred to as a BOPP roll’s gauge or micron. Understand that higher mil amounts indicate thicker, and heavier, BOPP films. Determine the micron width (thickness) given the mil thickness you r...
A.There are two additional ways to measure the coating thickness. One is to use a micrometer which would be accurate to one tenth of a mil (as platers call 'a tenth'). Keep in mind that you would be measuring two deposits - the top and the bottom. Another procedure is gravimetric -...
In this edition of Tech Talk, Scott and Eric go over how to properly use a wet mil gauge to determine wet mil thickness. Tools for Measuring Wet & Dry Film Thickness Are your guys on the roof properly measuring coatings as they apply the system? Do they have the proper tools to accur...
But if a coating has been improperly applied, correction after cure requires costly extra labor time, may lead to contamination of the film, and may introduce problems of adhesion and integrity of the coating system. Measuring film thickness before cure can determine the need for immediate ...
Higher mil thickness reduces the number of full wraps necessary to create a water/airtight seal. Density refers to the pipe's ability to be compacted into the root of the threads. Tapes higher in density prevent excess stretching during assembly, which would lead to less compaction and possible...
A process called electroplating adds copper to the surface using a tank. How long it's plated, how much solution is used, and how strong the current is, determine the thickness of the copper. Changing these things can create PCBs with different amounts of copper. Cost: Copper costs a lot...
Pre-bake: prior to soldering, bake the PCBs in the 100-125 °C range within a clean oven to force moisture desorption. Hole wall thickness: Insufficient hole wall plating thickness can allow diffusion through small pores, so make sure plated holes have at least 1 mil wall thickness. ...
When defining a fallback to determine the end of the test, the force difference is the most relevant value to set. Overtravel The bond tester also gives the option to “overtravel” a distance after fallback is triggered. This clears the pulled wire away from the test area for failure mo...
Copper: 3.45 mils Dielectric: 15 mils Clearance: 150 milsBend (N/A here): 1 mil Total: 168.45 mils (0.168”) Round up:0.170” minimum thickness This methodology can be followed to calculate minimum workable thickness for any PCB stackup and design constraints. ...