Line Density

Line density is a measure of mass per unit length. The S I compatible unit of line density is kilograms/metre. A major use of line density is in the textile industry to indicate the coarseness of a yarn or fiber. For that purpose the SI unit is rather large so the preferred unit there is the tex. (1 tex = 1 gram/kilometer) To change any of these other units of line density into their equivalent values in kilograms/metre use the operation and conversion factor given. Those marked with # are exact. Other values are given to an appropriate degree of accuracy.

denier divide by 9 000 000 #

drex divide by 10 000 000 #

grams/centimetre divide by 10 #

grams/kilometre (tex) divide by 1 000 000 #

grams/metre divide by 1000 #

grams/millimetre 1

kilograms/kilometre divide by 1000 #

kilograms/metre 1

milligrams/centimetre divide by 10 000 #

milligrams/millimetre divide by 1000 #

ounces/inch x 1.116 125

ounces/foot x 0.093 01