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Square inch (in²) - Imperial/US area unit
Square inch is an Imperial/US customary unit of area equal to a square 1 inch on a side. Used for small surface areas in manufacturing, displays, and hardware specs.
- Symbol: in²
- System: Imperial/US customary
- Exact relations: 1 in² = (2.54 cm)² = 6.4516 cm² = 0.00064516 m² = 645.16 mm²
- Other relations: 1 in² = 1/144 ft² ≈ 0.006944444 ft² ≈ 0.000771605 yd²
- Typical examples: screen area, gasket/washer footprints, cross-sectional areas in inch–pound drawings
Square decimeter (dm²) - small metric area
Square decimeter is a metric unit of area equal to the area of a square with sides of 1 decimeter (0.1 meter). Used for small surface areas in product labeling, tiling, and heat-flux specifications.
- Symbol: dm²
- System: SI derived unit
- Exact relations: 1 dm² = (0.1 m)² = 0.01 m² = 100 cm² = 10,000 mm²
- Imperial/US equivalents: 1 dm² ≈ 0.107639 ft² ≈ 0.011959 yd² ≈ 15.5000 in²
- Typical examples: a 10 cm × 10 cm tile = 1 dm²; packaging surface area; heat flux quoted in W/dm²