What are Square Millimeters?
A square millimeter is the area of a square one millimeter on each side, so there are 100 in a square centimeter and 1,000,000 in a square meter. Electrical cable is sized by cross-section in them – 1.5mm² and 2.5mm² are common.
What are Square Centimeters?
A square centimeter is the area of a square 1 centimeter on each side, which is 100 square millimeters or 0.0001 square meters. A postage stamp is a few square centimeters.