Volt per mil (V/mil)
One volt per thousandth of an inch. US unit for dielectric strength of insulation.
What is a volt per mil?
- Symbol
- V/mil
- Quantity
- Electric Field Strength
- Unit system
- US customary
- Definition
- One volt per thousandth of an inch. US unit for dielectric strength of insulation.
- Exact
- Yes, the value is exact by definition
- Source
- International yard and pound agreement (1959)
Common applications
Used in US datasheets for the dielectric strength of plastics, films, coatings and circuit board materials.
Volt per mil in other electric field strength units
- 1 V/mil ≈ 39370.07874 V/mVolt per meter
- 1 V/mil ≈ 39.37007874 kV/mKilovolt per meter
- 1 V/mil ≈ 393.7007874 V/cmVolt per centimeter
- 1 V/mil ≈ 0.3937007874 kV/cmKilovolt per centimeter
- 1 V/mil ≈ 39.37007874 V/mmVolt per millimeter
- 1 V/mil ≈ 0.03937007874 kV/mmVolt per mil to Kilovolt per millimeter converter
- 1 V/mil = 1000 V/inVolt per inch
- 1 V/mil ≈ 1.313244469 statV/cmStatvolt per centimeter
Volt per mil quick reference
| Volt per mil | Kilovolt per millimeter | Volt per meter | Kilovolt per meter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 V/mil | ≈ 0.03937007874 kV/mm | ≈ 39370.07874 V/m | ≈ 39.37007874 kV/m |
| 10 V/mil | ≈ 0.3937007874 kV/mm | ≈ 393700.7874 V/m | ≈ 393.7007874 kV/m |
| 100 V/mil | ≈ 3.937007874 kV/mm | ≈ 3937007.874 V/m | ≈ 3937.007874 kV/m |
| 1000 V/mil | ≈ 39.37007874 kV/mm | ≈ 39370078.74 V/m | ≈ 39370.07874 kV/m |
Where the volt per mil fits
The next smaller electric field strength unit is the statvolt per centimeter (statV/cm). 1 V/mil ≈ 1.313244469 statV/cm, and 1 statV/cm = 0.76147284332 V/mil.
The next larger electric field strength unit is the kilovolt per centimeter (kV/cm). 1 V/mil ≈ 0.3937007874 kV/cm, and 1 kV/cm = 2.54 V/mil.
Frequently asked questions
- How many kilovolts per millimeter are in one volt per mil?
- One volt per mil ≈ 0.03937007874 kV/mm (kilovolts per millimeter).
- How many volts per meter are in one volt per mil?
- One volt per mil ≈ 39370.07874 V/m (volts per meter).
- How many kilovolts per meter are in one volt per mil?
- One volt per mil ≈ 39.37007874 kV/m (kilovolts per meter).