What kind of measurement method is used for steel tape measures

Release time:

2023-09-07

Tape head is loose, easy to measure size, tape measure size, there are two kinds of measuring method. One is to hang on the object, and the other is to top the object. The difference between the two measuring methods is the thickness of the iron sheet at the head of the tape measure. The purpose of the loose head of the tape measure is to compensate the iron sheet of the tape measure head when it is put on the object.

What kind of measurement method is used for standard steel tape measure

Measurement method

Numbers on a tape measure

The numbers on the tape measure are divided into two rows, one row of numbers is centimeter/CM, one row of numbers is inch, 1CM is about 0.3937 inch, 1 inch is about 2.54CM, so the number unit with the shorter distance between the two numbers is centimeter, the longer is inch, the number font with the unit centimeter is smaller than the inch, 100cm = 1 meter, and the unit centimeter is generally used in use.

Tape measure is commonly used in daily life. What we often see is a steel tape, commonly used in construction and decoration, and it is also one of the essential tools for families. Divided into fiber tape measure, tape measure, waist ruler, etc. Luban ruler, feng shui ruler and Wen meter are also steel tape measures.

Classification

The main type of tape measure is steel tape measure, followed by fiber tape measure, which is the tape measure that everyone often sees. Many people say it is a cloth measure, and there is a waist measure (tailor/measuring ruler belongs to this category). In the south of China and Hong Kong, the tape measure is usually called a soft ruler or a ruler. Its material is PVC plastic and glass fiber, glass fiber can prevent the use of the tape measure in the process of being stretched. In response to the environmental requirements of the European Union and the United States, the tape measure has introduced fiber tape measures that meet the environmental requirements of the European Union ROHS and the United States NP (excluding phthalates).

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