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Optical Density ~ % Transmission Conversion Table
Density Opacity %T Density Opacity %T Density Opacity %T
0 1.0 100 1.1 13 8.0 2.1 130 0.80
0.1 1.3 80 1.2 16 6.3 2.2 160 0.63
0.2 1.6 63 1.3 20 5.0 2.3 200 0.50
0.3 2.0 50 1.4 25 4.0 2.4 250 0.40
0.4 2.5 40 1.5 32 3.2 2.5 320 0.32
0.5 3.2 32 1.6 40 2.5 2.6 400 0.25
0.6 4.0 25 1.7 50 2.0 2.7 500 0.20
0.7 5.0 20 1.8 63 1.6 2.8 630 0.16
0.8 6.3 16 1.9 80 1.3 2.9 800 0.13
0.9 8.0 13 2.0 100 1.0 3.0 1000 0.10
1.0 10.0 10