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Glass Unit Converter

Every unit the glass trade actually uses, converted live in both directions: thickness in millimetres, decimal inches and the nearest fraction; area, weight and weight-per-area; surface compression in MPa and psi; U-value, R-value, thermal conductivity, and temperature. Type in any field and the rest follow.

Glass thickness

The one glaziers reach for most. Enter millimetres or inches; you get both, plus the nearest standard fraction and the nominal call-out.

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Nominal glass thickness reference

The industry pairings from ASTM C1036. These are nominal names, not exact conversions (6 mm and 1/4″ are called equivalent even though 6 mm is 0.236″). Tap a row to load it above.

Nominal inchNominal mmExact of the inchExact of the mm
How the numbers are produced. Every result is a direct mathematical conversion using standard factors (for example 1 inch = 25.4 mm, 1 psi = 6 894.757 Pa, U 1 BTU/hr·ft²·°F = 5.678 W/m²·K). Nothing is rounded to a "trade" value for you, so always sanity-check against your job's spec and the governing standard before cutting or ordering.
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