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Metric/Inch Conversion Chart
Metric Size Decimal Inch Fractional Inch
1 mm .039 inch  
  .0625 inch 1/16”
2 mm .079 inch  
3 mm .118 inch  
  .125 inch 1/8”
4 mm .158 inch  
  .188 inch 3/16”
5 mm .197 inch  
6 mm .236 inch  
  .250 inch 1/4”
6.5 mm .255 inch  
7 mm .276 inch  
  .313 inch 5/16”
8 mm .315 inch  
9 mm .354 inch  
  .375 inch 3/8”
10 mm .394 inch  
11 mm .433 inch  
  .438 inch 7/16”
12 mm .472 inch  
  .500 inch 1/2”
13 mm .512 inch  
14 mm .551 inch  
  .563 inch 9/16”
15 mm .591 inch  
  .625 inch 5/8”
16 mm .630 inch  
17 mm .669 inch  
  .688 inch 11/16”
18 mm .709 inch  
19 mm .748 inch  
  .750 inch 3/4”
20 mm .787 inch  
  .813 inch 13/16”
21 mm .827 inch  
22 mm .866 inch  
  .875 inch 7/8”
23 mm .906 inch  
  .938 inch 15/16”
24 mm .945 inch  
25 mm .984 inch  
25.4 mm 1.00 inch 1”

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