How to convert microns to chains (US survey)
1 micron is equal to 4.970959596 × 10⁻⁸ chains (US survey), and 1 chain (us survey) is equal to 20,116,840.23 microns. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
chains (US survey) = microns × 4.970959596 × 10⁻⁸
chains (US survey) = microns ÷ 20,116,840.23Example: convert 1 µ to ch (US): 1 × 4.970959596 × 10⁻⁸ = 4.970959596 × 10⁻⁸ ch (US).
Micron to Chain (US Survey) conversion table
| Micron (µ) | Chain (US Survey) (ch (US)) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 µ | 4.970959596 × 10⁻¹⁰ ch (US) |
| 0.1 µ | 4.970959596 × 10⁻⁹ ch (US) |
| 1 µ | 4.970959596 × 10⁻⁸ ch (US) |
| 2 µ | 9.941919192 × 10⁻⁸ ch (US) |
| 3 µ | 1.491287879 × 10⁻⁷ ch (US) |
| 5 µ | 2.485479798 × 10⁻⁷ ch (US) |
| 10 µ | 4.970959596 × 10⁻⁷ ch (US) |
| 20 µ | 9.941919192 × 10⁻⁷ ch (US) |
| 50 µ | 0.000002485479798 ch (US) |
| 100 µ | 0.000004970959596 ch (US) |
| 250 µ | 0.00001242739899 ch (US) |
| 500 µ | 0.00002485479798 ch (US) |
| 1,000 µ | 0.00004970959596 ch (US) |
About the micron
The micron is the older name for the micrometer (one millionth of a meter). It's still common in filtration, semiconductor manufacturing and particle sizes.
Symbol: µ · 1 µ = 0.000001 m · Category: Metric (SI)
About the chain (us survey)
The US survey chain is 66 US survey feet, about 20.11684 m, used in the US Public Land Survey System.
Symbol: ch (US) · 1 ch (US) = 20.11684023 m · Category: US survey units