Conversion Factors

Mass and Density Pressure

1 kg 5 2.2046 lb 1 Pa 5 1 N/m2
1 g/cm3 5 103 kg/m3 5 1.4504 3 1024 lbf/in.2
1 g/cm3 5 62.428 lb/ft3 1 bar 5 105 N/m2
1 lb 5 0.4536 kg 1 atm 5 1.01325 bar
1 lb/ft3 5 0.016018 g/cm3 1 lbf/in.2 5 6894.8 Pa
1 lb/ft3 5 16.018 kg/m3 1 lbf/in.2 5 144 lbf/ft2
1 atm 5 14.696 lbf/in.2

Length Energy and Specific Energy

1 cm 5 0.3937 in. 1 J 5 1 N ? m 5 0.73756 ft ? lbf
1 m 5 3.2808 ft 1 kJ 5 737.56 ft ? lbf
1 in. 5 2.54 cm 1 kJ 5 0.9478 Btu
1 ft 5 0.3048 m 1 kJ/kg 5 0.42992 Btu/lb
1 ft ? lbf 5 1.35582 J
Velocity 1 Btu 5 778.17 ft ? lbf
1 Btu 5 1.0551 kJ
1 km/h 5 0.62137 mile/h
1 Btu/lb 5 2.326 kJ/kg
1 mile/h 5 1.6093 km/h
1 kcal 5 4.1868 kJ

Volume Energy Transfer Rate

1 cm3 5 0.061024 in.3 1W 5 1 J/s 5 3.413 Btu/h
1 m3 5 35.315 ft3 1 kW 5 1.341 hp
1 L 5 1023 m3 1 Btu/h 5 0.293 W
1 L 5 0.0353 ft3 1 hp 5 2545 Btu/h
1 in.3 5 16.387 cm3 1 hp 5 550 ft ? lbf/s
1 ft3 5 0.028317 m3 1 hp 5 0.7457 kW
1 gal 5 0.13368 ft3
1 gal 5 3.7854 3 1023 m3 Specific Heat
1 kJ/kg ? K 5 0.238846 Btu/lb ? 8R
1 kcal/kg ? K 5 1 Btu/lb ? 8R
Force 1 Btu/lb ? 8R 5 4.1868 kJ/kg ? K
1 N 5 1 kg ? m/s2
1 N 5 0.22481 lbf Others
1 lbf 5 32.174 lb ? ft/s2
1 ton of refrigeration 5 200 Btu/min 5 211 kJ/min
1 lbf 5 4.4482 N
1 volt 5 1 watt per ampere

Constants

Universal Gas Constant Standard Atmospheric Pressure

8.314 kJ/ kmol ⴢ K 1.01325 bar
R ⫽ • 1545 ft ⴢ lbf/ lbmol ⴢ ⬚R 1 atm ⫽ • 14.696 lbf / in.2
1.986 Btu/ lbmol ⴢ ⬚R 760 mm Hg ⫽ 29.92 in. Hg

Standard Acceleration of Gravity Temperature Relations

9.80665 m/ s 2 T1⬚R2 ⫽ 1.8 T1K2
g⫽ e T1⬚C2 ⫽ T1K2 ⫺ 273.15
32.174 ft/ s2
T1⬚F2 ⫽ T1⬚R2 ⫺ 459.67