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One mil is 1/000th of an inch. A sheet of paper is 4/1000ths of an inch thick, so 10 mil has the thickness of 2 1/2 sheets of paper. A mil is not to be confused with a millimeter(mm). On average human hair is 100 microns or .004 inches. 10 mil is the width of about 2 and a half human hairs.
To help compare different orders of magnitude, this page lists lengths between 10â4 m and 10â3 m (100 Âµm and 1 mm). 1  100 Âµm â 1/10 of a millimetre. 2  100 Âµm â 0.00394 inches. 3  100 Âµm â average diameter of a strand of human hair.  100 Âµm â thickness of a coat of 1  paint. 100 Âµm â length of a dust particle.