CONVERSIONS

LINEAR MASS & WEIGHT TEMPERATURE

1 in = 2.54 cm 1 kg = 2.2 lbm °F = 1.8°C + 32
= 1000 mil 1 lbm = 16 oz R = °F + 460
1 ft = 12 in = 7000 grains K = °C + 273
= .3048 m 1 lbf = 32.2 lbm R = 1.8 K
= 3 hands 1 slug = 32.2 lbm ∆°F = 1.8 ∆°C
1m = 3.28 ft = 1 lbf
= 100 cm 1 Mton = 1000 kg
= 1000 mm = 2200 lbm PRESSURE
1 yd = 3 ft 1 short ton = 2000 lbm
1 atm = 101.325 kPa
= 0.9144 mm 1 long ton = 2240 lbm
= 14.7 psi
1 fathom = 6 ft 1 kgf = 9.80665 N
= 760 mmHg
1 chain = 66 ft 1 kg = 2.2 lbs
= 29.92 inHg
1 furlong = 660 ft = 0.0685 slug
= 760 torr
1 mile = 1.609 km 1 kip = 1000 lbs
= 1.013 bar
= 5280 ft
= 1.032 KG/cm2
= 1760 yd
= 10.33 mH20
FORCE 1 kPa = 1 kN/m2
= 1000 Pa
AREA 1N = 1 kg-m/s2 = 0.146 psi
1 lb = 1 slug-ft/s2 = 10 dynes/cm2
1 ha = 10,000 sq. m 1 kgf = 9.81 N 1 bar = 100 kPa
= 11,960 sq. yd 1 lbf = 4.448 N
1 acre = 43,560 sq. yd
= 4046.8 sq. m
= 0.4047 ha WORK & ENERGY
1 sq m = 10.76 sq. ft ABSOLUTE
= 1.195 sq. yd 1 Btu = 1.055 kJ
= 0.252 kcal VISCOSITY
= 778 ft-lbf 1 reyn = 1 lb-sec/in2
1J = 1 N-m 1 poise = 1 dyne-s/cm2
VOLUME 1 kcal = 4.187 kJ = 0.1 Pa-s
1 erg = 1 Dyne – cm
1 US gal = 3.79 li = 107 J
= 231 cu. In
= 4 quarts KINEMATIC
= 8 pints POWER VISCOSITY
1 cu.m = 1000 li
= 35.31 cu. ft 1 hp = 0.7457 kW 1 stoke = 1 cm2/s
= 264.2 US gal = 550 ft-lbm/s = 0.001 m2/s
1 cu. ft = 7.48 US gal = 42.5 Btu/min
= 28.32 li = 33000 ft-lbm/min
= 1728 cu. in = 2545 Btu/hr
1 kW = 1 kJ/s ADDITIONAL
1 bbl = 42 gal
1 ganta = 8 chupas = 1000 Watts 1 clo = 0.880(Btu/h-ft2-F)2
=3L = 1.341 HP 1 board ft = 1ft x 1ft x 1ft
= 56.9 Btu/min ρsteel = 7850 kg/m3
= 737.6 ft-lbm/s = 0.284 lb/in3
= 238.9 kcal/s Esteel = 30x106 psi
ANGLE
1 TOR = 3.516 kW = 206x106 MPa
1 rev = 360 deg = 200 Btu/min Gsteel = 12x106 psi
= 4π rad = 50.4 kcal/min = 82.7x106 MPa
= 400 grad 1 BHP = 35 322 kJ/hr Mass of the Earth
= 400 gons = 33 480 Btu/hr = 5.972x1024 kg
= 6400 mils 1 MHP = 0.736 kW gmoon = 5.47 ft/s2