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Unit Conversions Template

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This Unit Conversions template will help you to convert between common engineering quantities.
Select the tab at the bottom of the page for the type of quantity you are interested in (Length, Area, Volume, etc.).
On the selected page, enter your value in the slot for the current unit in Column C. The value in all other units will b
across the page in each of the appropriate columns.

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Length:
inches, feet, yards, miles, millimeters, centimeters
meters, micrometers, nanomet
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Area
inches , feet , yards , miles , mm , cm , meters
kilometers, acres, hectares
Volume
inches3, feet3, yards3, ounces, cups, pints, quarts
gallons, miles3, mm3, cm3, me
Weight
pounds, ounces, tons, grams, kilograms
milligrams, metric tons, stones
Temperature degreees in fahrenheit, celsius
kelvin, and rankine
Force
pounds force, kilograms force, newtons, and dynes
Energy
BTUs, watt-hours, kilowatt-hours, foot-pounds, inch-pounds, horsepower-hours, calories
Power
horsepower, watts, kilowatts, megawatts, BTU/hour, BTU/minute, calories/second, foot-p
Pressure
PSI, atmosphere, torr, inches of mercury, Pascal, bar
Time
nanosecond, millisecond, second, minutes, hour, day, week, fortnight, year, century

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kilometers, acres, hectares
gallons, miles3, mm3, cm3, meters3, kilometers, liters, tablespoons, teaspoons
milligrams, metric tons, stones, grains, carats
kelvin, and rankine

nds, horsepower-hours, calories, joules, ergs, therms, electron-volts, newton-meters, and dyne-centimeters
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Enter Length In:

Inches
Feet
Yards
Miles
Millimeters
Centimeter
Meters
Micrometer
Nanometer
Mil
Furlongs
Nautical Miles
Lightyears
Parsecs
Fathom
Rods

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

And this is the equivalent length in:

Inches
Feet
Yards
1 0.0833333333 0.0277777778
12
1 0.3333333333
36
3
1
63360
5280
1760
0.0393701 0.0032808399 0.0010936133
0.3937008 0.032808399 0.010936133
39.370079 3.280839895 1.0936132983
3.94E-005 3.28084E-006 1.09361E-006
3.94E-008 3.28084E-009 1.09361E-009
0.001 8.33333E-005 2.77778E-005
7920
660
220
72913.56 6076.1300204 2025.3766735
3.72E+017 3.1038E+016 1.0346E+016
1.21E+018 1.0124E+017 3.3745E+016
72
6
2
198
16.5
5.5

Miles
1.57828E-005
0.0001893939
0.0005681818
1
6.21371E-007
6.21371E-006
0.0006213712
6.21371E-010
6.21371E-013
1.57828E-008
0.125
1.1507822008
5.8785E+012
1.9173E+013
0.0011363636
0.003125

Millimeters
25.4
304.8
914.4
1609344
1
10
1000
0.001
0.000001
0.0254
201168
1852004.4302
9.4605E+018
3.0857E+019
1828.8
5029.2

Centimeters
2.54
30.48
91.44
160934.4
0.1
1
100
0.0001
0.0000001
0.00254
20116.8
185200.44302
9.4605E+017
3.0857E+018
182.88
502.92

Meters

Micrometers Nanometers
0.0254
25400
25400000
0.3048
304800
304800000
0.9144
914400
914400000
1609.344 1609344000 1.6093E+012
0.001
1000
1000000
0.01
10000
10000000
1
1000000 1000000000
0.000001
1
1000
0.000000001
0.001
1
0.0000254
25.4
25400
201.168
201168000 2.0117E+011
1852.0044302 1852004430 1.8520E+012
9.4605E+015 9.4605E+021 9.4605E+024
3.0857E+016 3.0857E+022 3.0857E+025
1.8288
1828800 1828800000
5.0292
5029200 5029200000

Mils
1000
12000
36000
63360000
39.37007874
393.7007874
39370.07874
0.0393700787
3.93701E-005
1
7920000
72913560.245
3.7246E+020
1.2148E+021
72000
198000

Furlongs
0.0001262626
0.0015151515
0.0045454545
8
0.000004971
4.97097E-005
0.0049709695
0.000000005
4.97097E-012
1.26263E-007
1
9.2062576067
4.7028E+013
1.5339E+014
0.0090909091
0.025

Nautical Miles
1.37149E-005
0.0001645784
0.0004937353
0.8689741632
0.00000054
5.39956E-006
0.0005399555
5.39956E-010
5.39956E-013
1.37149E-008
0.1086217704
1
5.10826E+012
1.66613E+013
0.0009874706
0.0027155443

Lightyears
2.68484E-018
3.22181E-017
9.66542E-017
1.70111E-013
1.05702E-019
1.05702E-018
1.05702E-016
1.05702E-022
1.05702E-025
2.68484E-021
2.12639E-014
1.95761E-013
1
3.2616306841
1.93308E-016
5.31598E-016

Parsecs
8.23159E-019
9.87791E-018
2.96337E-017
5.21553E-014
3.24078E-020
3.24078E-019
3.24078E-017
3.24078E-023
3.24078E-026
8.23159E-022
6.51942E-015
6.00194E-014
0.3065951044
1
5.92674E-017
1.62985E-016

Fathoms
0.0138888889
0.1666666667
0.5
880
0.0005468066
0.0054680665
0.5468066492
5.46807E-007
5.46807E-010
1.38889E-005
110
1012.6883367
5.1731E+015
1.6873E+016
1
2.75

Rods
0.0050505051
0.0606060606
0.1818181818
320
0.0001988388
0.0019883878
0.1988387815
1.98839E-007
1.98839E-010
5.05051E-006
40
368.25030427
1.8811E+015
6.1355E+015
0.3636363636
1

Enter area in:

Inches2
Feet2
Yards2
Miles2
mm2
cm2
Meters2
Kilometers2
Acres
Hectares

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

And this is the equivalent area in:

Inches2
Feet2
Yards2
Miles2
mm2
1 0.006944 0.000772 2.5E-010
645.16
144
1 0.111111 3.6E-008 92903.04
1296
9
1 3.2E-007 836127
4E+009 3E+007 3097600
1 3E+012
0.00155 1.1E-005 1.2E-006 3.9E-013
1
0.155 0.001076 0.00012 3.9E-011
100
1550.003 10.76391 1.19599 3.9E-007 1000000
2E+009 1E+007 1195990 0.386102 1E+012
6272591 43559.66 4839.962 0.001562 4E+009
2E+007 107639 11959.9 0.003861 1E+010

cm2
6.4516
929.0304
8361.274
3E+010
0.01
1
10000
1E+010
4E+007
1E+008

Meters2
0.000645
0.092903
0.836127
2589988
0.000001
0.0001
1
1000000
4046.825
10000

Kilometers2
6.452E-010
9.290E-008
8.361E-007
2.58998837
1.000E-012
1.000E-010
0.000001
1
0.00404682
0.01

Acres
1.59E-007
2.30E-005
0.0002066
639.99762
2.47E-010
2.47E-008
0.0002471
247.10442
1
2.4710442

Hectares
6.5E-008
9.3E-006
8.4E-005
258.9988
1.0E-010
1.0E-008
0.0001
100
0.404682
1

Enter volume in:

Inches3
Feet3
Yards3
Ounce
Cup
Pint
Quart
Gallon
Miles3
mm3
cm3
Meters3
Kilometers3
Liter
Tablespoon
Teaspoon

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

And this is the equivalent volume in:

Inches3
Feet3
Yards3
1 0.0005787 2.143E-005
1728
1 0.03703704
46656
27
1
1.8046873505 0.00104438 3.868E-005
14.437499847 0.00835503 0.00030945
28.875003862 0.01671007 0.00061889
57.749991049 0.03342013 0.00123778
231.00001756 0.13368057 0.00495113
2.5436E+014 1.472E+011 5451776000
6.10237E-005 3.531E-008 1.308E-009
0.061023759 3.531E-005 1.308E-006
61023.75899 35.3146753 1.30795094
6.1024E+013 3.531E+010
50939
61.02375899 0.03531468 0.00130795
0.9023438381 0.00052219 1.934E-005
0.3007812794 0.00017406 6.447E-006

Ounce
0.5541126
957.506573
25852.6775
1
8.00000058
16.0000035
31.9999977
128.00002
1.409E+014
3.381E-005
0.03381403
33814.0338
3.381E+013
33.8140338
0.50000009
0.1666667

Cup
0.06926407
119.688313
3231.58445
0.12499999
1
2.00000029
3.99999942
16.0000014
1.762E+013
4.227E-006
0.00422675
4226.75391
4.227E+012
4.22675391
0.06250001
0.02083334

Pint
0.03463203
59.8441478
1615.79199
0.06249999
0.49999993
1
1.99999942
7.99999954
8.809E+012
2.113E-006
0.00211338
2113.37665
2.113E+012
2.11337665
0.03125
0.01041667

Quart
0.01731602
29.9220826
807.896229
0.03125
0.25000004
0.50000014
1
4.00000092
4.404E+012
1.057E-006
0.00105669
1056.68863
1.057E+012
1.05668863
0.015625
0.00520833

Gallon
0.004329
7.48051891
201.974011
0.0078125
0.06249999
0.12500001
0.24999994
1
1.101E+012
2.642E-007
0.00026417
264.172097
2.642E+011
0.2641721
0.00390625
0.00130208

Miles3
3.931E-015
6.794E-012
1.834E-010
7.095E-015
5.676E-014
1.135E-013
2.270E-013
9.082E-013
1
2.399E-019
2.399E-016
2.399E-010
0.23991282
2.399E-013
3.548E-015
1.183E-015

mm3
16387.064
28316847
764554858
29573.5271
236588.234
473176.536
946352.799
3785412.07
4.168E+018
1
1000.00024
00244
1.000E+018
1000000.24
14786.7662
4928.92208

cm3
16.38706
28316.8397
764554.671
29.5735199
236.588176
473.176421
946.352568
3785.41115
4.168E+015
0.001
1
1000000
1.000E+015
1000
14.7867626
4.92892087

Meters3
1.639E-005
0.02831684
0.76455467
2.957E-005
0.00023659
0.00047318
0.00094635
0.00378541
80808
1.000E-009
0.000001
1
1000000000
0.001
1.479E-005
4.929E-006

Kilometers3
1.639E-014
2.832E-011
7.646E-010
2.957E-014
2.366E-013
4.732E-013
9.464E-013
3.785E-012
4.16818081
1.000E-018
1E-015
1.000E-009
1
1E-012
1.479E-014
4.929E-015

Liter
0.01638706
28.3168397
764.554671
0.02957352
0.23658818
0.47317642
0.94635257
3.78541115
4.168E+012
0.000001
0.001
1000
1.000E+012
1
0.01478676
0.00492892

Tablespoon
1.108225
1915.0128
51705.3456
1.99999964
15.9999983
32.0000012
63.9999838
255.999994
2.819E+014
6.763E-005
0.06762806
67628.0553
6.763E+013
67.6280553
1
0.33333333

Teaspoon
3.324675
5745.0384
155116.037
5.99999892
47.9999948
96.0000035
191.999951
767.999983
8.457E+014
0.00020288
0.20288417
202884.166
2.029E+014
202.884166
3
1

Enter weight in:

pound
ounce
ton
gram
kilogram
milligram
metric ton
stone
grain
carat

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

And this is the equivalent weight in:

pound
ounce
ton
1
16
0.0005
0.0625
1 3.1E-005
2000
32000
1
0.0022046225 0.035274 1.1E-006
2.204622476 35.27396 0.001102
2.20462E-006 3.5E-005 1.1E-009
2204.623 35273.97 1.102312
14
224
0.007
0.0001428571 0.002286 7.1E-008
0.0004409245 0.007055 2.2E-007

gram
453.5924
28.349525
907184.8
1
1000
0.001
1000000.2
6350.2936
0.0647989
0.2

kilogram
0.453592
0.02835
907.1848
0.001
1
0.000001
1000
6.350294
6.5E-005
0.0002

NOTE on Mass:
Some of the units on this page are, admittedly, mass, not weight. I have used the two concepts interchangeably, w
in a scientific sense, but will give correct conversions as long as normal Earth gravity is in effect. My apologies to o

milligram
453592.4
28349.525
907184800
1000
1000000
1.00000024
1000000238
6350293.6
64.7988948
200.000002

metric ton
0.000454
2.83E-005
0.907185
0.000001
0.001
1.00E-009
1
0.00635
6.48E-008
2.00E-007

stone
0.071429
0.004464
142.8571
0.000157
0.157473
1.57E-007
157.4731
1
1.02E-005
3.15E-005

grain
7000
437.5
14000000
15.43236
15432.36
0.015432
15432361
98000
1
3.086472

carat
2267.962
141.7476
4535924
5
5000
0.005
5000001
31751.47
0.323994
1

the two concepts interchangeably, which is not really justifiable,

gravity is in effect. My apologies to off-world users of this template.

Enter temperature in:

Farhrenheit
Celsius
Kelvin
Rankine

0
0
0
0

And this is the equivalent temperature in:

Fahrenheit
Celsius
Kelvin
Rankine
0 -17.777778 255.3722
459.67
32
0
273.15
491.67
-459.67
-273.15
0
0
-459.67
-273.15
0
0

Enter force in:

pound-force
kilogram-force
newton
dyne

1
1
1
1

And this is the equivalent force in:

pound-force
kilogram-force newton
dyne
1
0.4535924 4.448222 444822.2
2.204622476
1 9.8066502
980665
0.2248089237 0.1019716192
1
100000
2.24809E-006 1.019716E-006
0.00001
1

Enter energy in:

BTU
watt-hour
kilowatt-hour
foot-pound
inch-pound
horsepower-hour
calorie
joule
erg
therm
electron-volt
newton-meter
dyne-centimeter

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

And this is the equivalent energy in:

BTU
watt-hour kilowatt-hour
1 0.2930711 0.000293071
3.4121412859
1
0.001
3412.14128585
1000
1
0.0012850674 0.0003766 3.76616E-007
0.000107089 3.138E-005 3.13847E-008
2544.43344118 745.69991 0.745699907
0.0039683201
0.001163 0.000001163
0.000947817 0.0002778 2.77778E-007
9.478170E-011 2.778E-011 2.77778E-014
100000.390002 29307.224 29.3072243
1.518583E-022 4.451E-023 4.45053E-026
0.000947817 0.0002778 2.77778E-007
9.478170E-011 2.778E-011 2.77778E-014

foot-pound
778.1693
2655.2236
2655224
1
0.0833333
1980000
3.0880249
0.7375621
7.38E-008
77817233
1.18E-019
0.7375621
7.38E-008

Some Handy Definitions:

BTU = energy required to raise the temperature of one pound of water from 63 oF to 64oF
watt = one joule per second
horsepower = 550 foot pounds per second
calorie = energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of water from 14.5 oC to 15.5oC
electron-volt = 1.60 E-19 Joules
dyne = grams per square centimeter

inch-pound
9338.031
31862.681
31862681
11.999999
1
23759998
37.056296
8.8507444
8.851E-007
933806742
1.418E-018
8.8507444
8.851E-007

horsepower-hour
0.0003930148
0.001341022
1.341022025
5.0505051E-007
4.2087545E-008
1
1.5596085E-006
3.7250610E-007
3.7250610E-014
39.3016332764
5.9682561E-026
3.7250610E-007
3.7250610E-014

calorie
251.9958
859.8453
859845.3
0.323832
0.026986
641186.5
1
0.238846
2.39E-008
25199678
3.83E-020
0.238846
2.39E-008

joule
1055.056
3600.0001
3600000.1
1.3558181
0.1129848
2684519.8
4.1867999
1
0.0000001
105506011
1.60E-019
1
0.0000001

erg
10550560000
36000001365
3.6000E+013
13558180.72
1129848.4659
2.6845E+013
41867999.387
10000000
1
1.0551E+015
1.60219E-012
10000000
1

therm
0.00001
3.41213E-005
0.0341212798
1.28506E-008
1.07089E-009
0.0254442352
3.96830E-008
9.47813E-009
9.47813E-016
1
1.51858E-027
9.47813E-009
9.47813E-016

electron-volt
6.58509E+021
2.24692E+022
2.24692E+025
8.46228E+018
7.05190E+017
1.67553E+025
2.61317E+019
6.24146E+018
145637767
6.58511E+026
1
6.24146E+018
145637767

newton-meter
1055.056
3600.000136
3600000.136
1.355818072
0.1129848466
2684519.769
4.186799939
1
0.0000001
105506011.5
1.60219E-019
1
0.0000001

dyne-centimeter
10550560000
36000001364.86
6000001364857
13558180.7198
1129848.465913
6845197687212
41867999.38729
10000000
1
0550601E+015
1.6021902E-012
10000000
1

Enter power in:

horsepower
watt
kilowatt
megawatt
BTU/hour
BTU/minute
calorie/second
foot-pound/minute
foot-pound/second

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

And this is the equivalent power in:

horsepower
watt
kilowatt
1
745.7
0.7457
0.001341022
1
0.001
1.3410220385
1000
1
1341.02203849 1000000
1000
0.0003926652 0.29281 0.00029
0.0235599121 17.5686 0.01757
0.0056095978 4.18308 0.00418
0.000030303 0.0226 2E-005
0.0018181818 1.35582 0.00136

megawatt
0.0007457
0.000001
0.001
1
2.93E-007
1.76E-005
4.18E-006
2.26E-008
1.36E-006

Some Handy Definitions:

horsepower = 550 foot pounds per second
watt = one joule per second
kilowatt = thousand watts
megawatt = million watts
BTU = energy required to raise the temperature of one pound of water from 63 oF to 64oF
calorie = energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of water from 14.5 oC to 15.5oC

BTU/hour
2546.699
3.4151795
3415.1795
3415179
1
60
14.285957
0.0771727
4.6303618

C to 15.5oC

BTU/minute calorie/second foot-pound/minute foot-pound/second

42.44498
178.2659
33000
550
0.05691965 0.2390585006
44.2537272702
0.7375621212
56.9196536 239.058500611 44253.727270179
737.5621211697
56919.6536 239058.500611 44253727.270179 737562.121169655
0.01666667 0.0699988102
12.9579506648
0.2159658444
1 4.1999289433 777.4771009434
12.9579516824
0.23809927
1 185.1167273158
3.0852787886
0.00128621
0.005401997
1
0.0166666667
0.07717269
0.3241198182
60
1

Enter pressure in:

PSI
atmosphere
torr (mm mercury)
inches mercury
Pascal
bar

1
1
1
1
1
1

And this is the equivalent pressure in:

PSI
atmosphere
torr
1
0.06804596 51.71493
14.69595
1
760
0.019337 0.0013157895
1
0.491154 0.0334210502 25.399998
0.000145 9.86923E-006 0.0075006
14.50377 0.986923252 750.06168

Some Handy Definitions:

PSI = pounds per squre inch
atmosphere = 14.7 PSI
torr = pressure exerted by a column of mercury one millimeter high
inches of mercury = pressure exerted by a column of mercury one inch high
Pascals = Newtons per square meter
bar = 100,000 Pascals

inches mercury
2.036021
29.9212620411
0.0393700813
1
0.0002952999
29.5299892367

Pascal
6894.757
101325
133.3224
3386.388
1
100000

bar
0.068948
1.01325
0.001333
0.033864
0.00001
1

Enter time in:

nanosecond
millisecond
second
minute
hour
day
week
fortnight
year
century

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

And this is the equivalent time in:

nanosecond
millisecond second
1
0.000001 1.00E-009
1000000
1
0.001
1000000000
1000
1
59999988000
59999.988 59.99999
3.60000E+012 3599999.712
3600
8.64000E+013 86400030.41 86400.03
6.04800E+014 604800056 604800.1
1.20960E+015 1209599966 1209600
3.15360E+016 3.154E+010 31536002
3.15360E+018 3.154E+012 3.2E+009

minute
1.66667E-011
1.66667E-005
0.01666667
1
60.0000072
1440.0007949
10080.002951
20160.003464
525600.138
52560013.8

A Handy Definition:

second = the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of the radiation corresponding to the transition between the two hy

hour
2.7778E-013
2.7778E-007
0.000277778
0.016666665
1
24.00001037
168.000029
336.0000174
8760.001249
876000.1249

day
1.16E-014
1.16E-008
1.16E-005
0.0006944
0.0416666
1
6.9999982
13.999995
364.99989
36499.989

week
2E-015
2E-009
2E-006
1E-004
0.00595
0.14286
1
2
52.1429
5214.29

fortnight
8.2672E-016
8.2672E-010
8.2672E-007
4.9603E-005
0.00297619
0.071428599
0.50000006
1
26.07143094
2607.143094

year
3.171E-017
3.171E-011
3.171E-008
1.903E-006
0.00011416
0.00273973
0.01917808
0.03835616
1
100

century
3.17098E-019
3.17098E-013
3.17098E-010
0.000000019
1.14155E-006
2.73973E-005
0.0001917808
0.0003835616
0.01
1

transition between the two hyperfine levels of the ground state of the cesium 133 atom.