APPENDIX A3

Conversion Factors and

Multiple Metric Units

CONVERSION

FACTORS

From

To

Factor

Reciprocal

mm
m
m
km

in
ft
yard
mile

0.0394
3.2808
1.0936
0.6214

25.4
0.3048
0.9144
1.6093

mm 2
mm 2

in 2
circular rail

0.00155
1973.5

645.16
5.0671 x 10 -4

N
N

lbf
kgf

0.2248
0.1020

4.4482
9.8067

bar
bar
N/m 2
N/m E
kgf/cm 2

N/m 2
lbf/in /
torr ( m m H g )
lbf/in E
lbf/in 2

105
14.5
7.501 10 -3
1.450 10 -4
14.223

10-5
68.9476 10 -3
133.32
6894.76
0.07031

kg
kg
t (tonne)

ton
lb
lb

9.8421 x l0 -4
2.2046
2204.6

1016.05
0.4536
0.4536 x l0 -3

l (litre)
l (litre)

gal ( U K )
gal (US)

0.2202
0.2642

4.541
3.785

MULTIPLE

AND SUB-MULTIPLE

METRIC

UNITS

Multiple

Prefix

Symbol

Sub-multiple

Prefix

Symbol

1012
109
106
10 3
10 ~
10

tera
giga
mega
kilo
hecto
deca

T
G
M
k
h
da

I0 -I
10 -z
10-3
10 -6
10 -9
10 - ~

deci
centi
milli
micro
nano
pico

d
c
m
#
n
P

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