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A&E THREAD SIZE COMPARISON CHART
Thread Construction &
A&E Brand
Application
Perma Core ®
Ultimate
Ex-Light Weight
Shirting & Tailored Clothing
Tex Size
Old A&E
Tkt #
Avg.*
Avg.*
Avg.*
Cotton
Ndl Sz.**
Strength Strength Strength
Count
Min. Sz.
(lbs)
(grams)
(cN)
Far East
D-Tex
180
T-16
Metric
M180
89/2
66/2
1.9
844
827
65 / 9
160
M160
100/2
59/2
1.9
880
863
70 / 10
Light Weight
T-24
XF-100
120
M120
131/2
45/2
2.5
1,120
1,099
75 / 11
T-18
XXF-140
160
M160
100/2
59/2
1.9
875
858
65 / 9
T-24
XF-100
120
M120
131/2
46/2
2.6
1,184
1,161
75 / 11
T-30
MF-70
80
M80
169/2
35/2
3.5
1,597
1,566
80 / 12
T-40
M-50
75
M75
204/2
29/2
4.5
2,041
2,002
90 / 14
T-50
H-30
60
M60
295/2
20/2
6.6
3,007
2,949
100 / 16
T-60
T-60
50
M50
328/2
18/2
7.6
3,447
3,380
110 / 18
T-80
T-80H
36
M36
393/2
15/2
9.0
4,078
3,999
120 / 19
T-105
T-100
27
M27
492/2
12/2
10.7
4,872
4,777
125 / 20
T-120
T-120
25
M25
393/3
15/3
13.6
6,178
6,058
130 / 21
T-135
XH-16
20
M20
492/3
12/3
16.2
7,326
7,184
140 / 22
T-150
XXH-12
18
M18
393/4
15/4
18.3
8,305
8,144
160 / 23
T-180
14
M14
492/4
12/4
21.7
9,861
9,670
180 / 24
T-240
12
M12
591/4
10/4
26.7
12,111
11,876
200 / 25
T-300
Perma Core
XXF-140
Ex-Light Weight
®
T-18
8
M8
844/4
7/4
34.3
15,577
15,274
230 / 26
T-16
180
84/2
70/2
1.2
558
547
65 / 9
T-18
160
602
98/2
60/2
1.4
635
623
70 / 10
T-21
140
803
74/3
80/3
1.8
816
801
70
A&E THREAD SIZE COMPARISON CHART
Thread Construction &
A&E Brand
Application
Perma Core ®
Ultimate
Ex-Light Weight
Shirting & Tailored Clothing
Tex Size
Old A&E
Tkt #
Avg.*
Avg.*
Avg.*
Cotton
Ndl Sz.**
Strength Strength Strength
Count
Min. Sz.
(lbs)
(grams)
(cN)
Far East
D-Tex
180
T-16
Metric
M180
89/2
66/2
1.9
844
827
65 / 9
160
M160
100/2
59/2
1.9
880
863
70 / 10
Light Weight
T-24
XF-100
120
M120
131/2
45/2
2.5
1,120
1,099
75 / 11
T-18
XXF-140
160
M160
100/2
59/2
1.9
875
858
65 / 9
T-24
XF-100
120
M120
131/2
46/2
2.6
1,184
1,161
75 / 11
T-30
MF-70
80
M80
169/2
35/2
3.5
1,597
1,566
80 / 12
T-40
M-50
75
M75
204/2
29/2
4.5
2,041
2,002
90 / 14
T-50
H-30
60
M60
295/2
20/2
6.6
3,007
2,949
100 / 16
T-60
T-60
50
M50
328/2
18/2
7.6
3,447
3,380
110 / 18
T-80
T-80H
36
M36
393/2
15/2
9.0
4,078
3,999
120 / 19
T-105
T-100
27
M27
492/2
12/2
10.7
4,872
4,777
125 / 20
T-120
T-120
25
M25
393/3
15/3
13.6
6,178
6,058
130 / 21
T-135
XH-16
20
M20
492/3
12/3
16.2
7,326
7,184
140 / 22
T-150
XXH-12
18
M18
393/4
15/4
18.3
8,305
8,144
160 / 23
T-180
14
M14
492/4
12/4
21.7
9,861
9,670
180 / 24
T-240
12
M12
591/4
10/4
26.7
12,111
11,876
200 / 25
T-300
Perma Core
XXF-140
Ex-Light Weight
®
T-18
8
M8
844/4
7/4
34.3
15,577
15,274
230 / 26
T-16
180
84/2
70/2
1.2
558
547
65 / 9
T-18
160
602
98/2
60/2
1.4
635
623
70 / 10
T-21
140
803
74/3
80/3
1.8
816
801
70