Gauss

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Gauss (G)

Unit of flux density or induction. Numerically, one gauss is one line of flux per square centimetre of area.

Source: API RP 5A5, Field Inspection of New Casing, Tubing, and Plain-end Drill Pipe, Reaffirmed August 2010. Global Standards

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