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January 9, 2014

How to convert angularity in mils/inch to angles in degrees

By Michael Keohane

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Occasionally we get asked how to convert shaft alignment angularity values expressed as mils (thousandths) per inch to degrees. Since mils per inch is the rise over run that means that the conversion to an angle is the arctangent. Or the conversion from an angle is the tangent of that angle.

Remember to include the decimals when converting so 1 mil/1 inch = .001″/1 inch.

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Chart

Angularity in mils/inch

Angle in degrees

Angle in Radians

0.1

0.006

0.0001

0.2

0.011

0.0002

0.3

0.017

0.0003

0.4

0.023

0.0004

0.5

0.029

0.0005

0.6

0.034

0.0006

0.7

0.04

0.0007

0.8

0.046

0.0008

0.9

0.052

0.0009

1

0.058

0.001

1.1

0.063

0.0011

1.2

0.069

0.0012

1.3

0.074

0.0013

1.4

0.08

0.0014

1.5

0.086

0.0015

1.6

0.092

0.0016

1.7

0.097

0.0017

1.8

0.103

0.0018

1.9

0.109

0.0019

2

0.116

0.002

2.1

0.12

0.0021

2.2

0.126

0.0022

2.3

0.132

0.0023

2.4

0.138

0.0024

2.5

0.143

0.0025

2.6

0.149

0.0026

2.7

0.155

0.0027

2.8

0.16

0.0028

2.9

0.166

0.0029

3

0.172

0.003

3.25

0.186

0.00329

3.5

0.201

0.0035

3.75

0.215

0.00375

4

0.229

0.004

4.25

0.243

0.00425

4.5

0.258

0.0045

4.75

0.272

0.00475

5

0.286

0.005

 

1 Comment

  1. kristina on November 6, 2019 at 9:41 pm

    How many inches or mils. is a 19degree angle