Metric Conversion

Common usage:
 million = 106
 billion = 109
 trillion = 1012
 quadrillion = 1015
Area
From To Multiply by
acres (ac) hectares (ha) 0.4047
acres (ac) square metres (m2) 4047
hectares (ha) square metres (m2) 10000
hectares (ha) acres (ac) 2.471
perches (p) square metres (m2) 25.2929
2
roods (rd) square metres (m ) 1011.7
squares square metres (m2) 9.2903
2 2
square centimetres (cm ) square inches (in ) 0.155
square feet (ft2) square metres (m2) 0.0929
square inches (in2) square metres (m2) 0.00064516
2 2
square inches (in ) square millimetres (mm ) 645.16
square inches (in2) square centimetres (cm2) 6.4516
2 2
square metres (m ) square yards (yd ) 1.196
square metres (m2) square feet (ft2) 10.76
2 2
square metres (m ) square inches (in ) 1550
square metres (m2) acres (ac) 0.000247
square metres (m2) roods (rd) 0.000988
2
square metres (m ) perches (p) 0.0395
square metres (m2) hectares (ha) 0.0001
2
square metres (m ) squares 0.1076
square millimetres (mm2) square inches (in2) 0.00155
2 2
square yards (yd ) square metres (m ) 0.8361

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Length
From To Multiply by
centimetres (cm) inches (in) 0.3937
chains (ch) metres (m) 20.117
feet (ft) metres (m) 0.3048
inches (in) metres (m) 0.0254
inches (in) centimetres (cm) 2.54
inches (in) millimetres (mm) 25.4
international nautical miles (n metres (m) 1852
mile)
light years (l.y.) metres (m) 9.4605 x 1015
links (lk) metres (m) 0.2012
metres (m) miles 0.00062137
metres (m) chains (ch) 0.0497
metres (m) yards (yd) 1.0936
metres (m) links (lk) 4.9709
metres (m) feet (ft) 3.2808
metres (m) inches (in) 39.37
metres (m) international nautical miles 0.000539
(n mile)
metres (m) light years (l.y.) 1.057 x 10-16
metres (m) perches (p) 0.1988
miles metres (m) 1609.3
millimetres (mm) inches (in) 0.03937
perches (p) metres (m) 5.0292
yards (yd) metres (m) 0.9144

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Mass
From To Multiply by
drams (dr) kilograms (kg) 0.0017718
grains (gr) kilograms (kg) 0.000064798
hundredweights (cwt) kilograms (kg) 50.8023
kilograms (kg) tons 0.000984
kilograms (kg) tonnes (t) 0.001
kilograms (kg) short tons (sh tn) 0.0011023
kilograms (kg) hundredweights (cwt) 0.197
kilograms (kg) quarters (qr) 0.078736
kilograms (kg) stones (st) 0.1575
kilograms (kg) pounds (lb) 2.2046
kilograms (kg) ounces (oz) 35.274
kilograms (kg) drams (dr) 564.3
kilograms (kg) grains (gr) 15432
kilograms (kg) slugs 0.0685
kilograms (kg) troy ounces (oz tr) 32.1507
kilograms (kg) pennyweight (dwt) 643.01
ounces (oz) kilograms (kg) 0.02835
pennyweight (dwt) kilograms (kg) 0.0015552
pounds (lb) kilograms (kg) 0.4536
quarters (qr) kilograms (kg) 12.7006
short tons (sh tn) kilograms (kg) 907.18
short tons (sh tn) tonnes (t) 0.9072
slugs kilograms (kg) 14.5939
stones (st) kilograms (kg) 6.3502
tons kilograms (kg) 1016
tons tonnes (t) 1.016
tonnes (t) kilograms (kg) 1000
tonnes (t) tons 0.984
tonnes (t) short tons (sh tn) 1.1023
troy ounces (oz tr) kilograms (kg) 0.0311

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Power

From To Multiply by

horsepower (hp) Watts (W) 745.7

Watts (W) horsepower (hp) 0.001341

Pressure
From To Multiply by
millibars (mb) pascals (Pa) 100
millibars (mb) standard atmospheres (atm) 0.00098692
millimetres of mercury (mm Hg) pascals (Pa) 133.32
pascals (Pa) millimetres of mercury (mm Hg) 0.0075
pascals (Pa) millibars (mb) 0.01
pascals (Pa) standard atmospheres (atm) 0.0000098692
standard atmospheres (atm) pascals (Pa) 101325
standard atmospheres (atm) millibars (mb) 1013
pounds-force per square inch kilopascals (kPa) 6.8947573
(lbf/in2)
kilopascals (kPa) pounds-force per square inch 0.14503774
(lbf/in2)

Temperature
From To Multiply by
Celsius (degrees C) Fahrenheit (degrees F) 9/5 x C + 32
Celsius (degrees C) Kelvin (K) C + 273.15
Fahrenheit (degrees F) Celsius (degrees C) 5/9 x (F - 32)
Fahrenheit (degrees F) Kelvin (K) 5/9 x (F + 459.67)
Kelvin (K) Celsius (degrees C) K - 273.15
Kelvin (K) Fahrenheit (degrees F) 9/5 x K - 459.67

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Velocity and Speed
From To Multiply by
feet per minute (ft/min) metres per second (m/s) 0.00508
kilometres per hour (km/h) miles per hour (mile/h) 0.6214
knotts, international metres per second (m/s) 0.51444
metres per second (m/s) knotts, international 1.9438
metres per second (m/s) miles per hour (mile/h) 2.2369
metres per second (m/s) feet per minute (ft/min) 196.8
miles per hour (mile/h) metres per second (m/s) 0.447
miles per hour (mile/h) kilometres per hour 1.6093
(km/h)

Energy
From To Multiply by
British thermal units (Btu) joules (J) 1055.1
calories (cal) joules (J) 4.1868
joules (J) kilocalories (kcal) 0.00023884
joules (J) calories (cal) 0.23884
joules (J) British thermal units (Btu) 0.0009478
joules (J) kilowatt hours (kW.h) 0.00000027778
kilocalories (kcal) joules (J) 4186.8
kilowatt hours (kW.h) joules (J) 3600000

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Volume
From To Multiply by
cubic centimetres (cm3) cubic inches (in3) 0.06102
cubic feet (ft3) cubic metres (m3) 0.0283
cubic feet (ft3) litres (L) 28.317
cubic inches (in3) cubic millimetres (mm3) 16387
cubic inches (in3) cubic centimetres (cm3) 16.387
cubic inches (in3) cubic metres (m3) 0.000016387
cubic metres (m3) cubic yards (yd3) 1.3079
cubic metres (m3) cubic feet (ft3) 35.315
cubic metres (m3) cubic inches (in3) 61024
cubic metres (m3) US gallons (US gal) 264.172
cubic metres (m3) gallons (gal) 219.9
cubic metres (m3) litres (L) 1000
cubic metres (m3) quarts (qt) 879.88
cubic metres (m3) pints (pt) 1759
cubic metres (m3) gills 7039
cubic metres (m3) fluid ounces (fl oz) 35195
cubic metres (m3) fluid drachm (fl dr) 281560.6
cubic metres (m3) minims (min) 16893604
cubic millimetres (mm3) cubic inches (in3) 0.00006102
cubic yards (yd3) cubic metres (m3) 0.7646
fluid ounces (fl oz) cubic metres (m3) 0.000028413
fluid ounces (fl oz) millilitres (mL) 28.4131
fluid drachm (fl dr) cubic metres (m3) 0.0000035516
gallons (gal) cubic metres (m3) 0.0045461
gallons (gal) litres (L) 4.54609
gills cubic metres (m3) 0.00014206
litres (L) cubic metres (m3) 0.001
litres (L) cubic feet (ft3) 0.0353
litres (L) gallons (gal) 0.22
litres (L) US gallons (US gal) 0.2642
litres (L) minims (min) 16894
millilitres (mL) fluid ounces (fl oz) 0.035195
minims (min) cubic metres (m3) 0.000000059194
minims (min) litres (L) 0.000059194
pints (pt) cubic metres (m3) 0.00056826
quarts (qt) cubic metres (m3) 0.0011365
US gallons (US gal) cubic metres (m3) 0.0037854
US gallons (US gal) litres (L) 3.7854

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Mild Steel Angle
Stock Code Description Weight per
Metre
SA0101 13 x 13 x 3 Equal Angle 0.55kg
SA0103 20 x 20 x 3 Equal Angle 0.88kg
SA0104 25 x 25 x 3 Equal Angle 1.11kg
SA0106 25 x 25 x 5 Equal Angle 1.77kg
SA0107 30 x 30 x 3 Equal Angle 1.36kg
SA0109 30 x 30 x 5 Equal Angle 2.18kg
SA0110 40 x 40 x 3 Equal Angle 1.96kg
SA0112 40 x 40 x 5 Equal Angle 2.97kg
SA0113 40 x 40 x 6 Equal Angle 3.52kg
SA0115 45 x 45 x 3 Equal Angle 2.11kg
SA0117 50 x 50 x 3 Equal Angle 2.47kg
SA0118 50 x 50 x 5 Equal Angle 3.77kg
SA0119 50 x 50 x 6 Equal Angle 4.47kg
SA0120 50 x 50 x 8 Equal Angle 5.82kg
SA0121 60 x 60 x 6 Equal Angle 5.42kg
SA0122 60 x 60 x 8 Equal Angle 7.09kg
SA0124 70 x 70 x 6 Equal Angle 6.38kg
SA0126 70 x 70 x 10 Equal Angle 10.31kg
SA0131 80 x 80 x 6 Equal Angle 7.34kg
SA0132 80 x 80 x 8 Equal Angle 9.63kg
SA0133 80 x 80 x 10 Equal Angle 11.9kg
SA0135 90 x 90 x 6 Equal Angle 8.3kg
SA0139 100 x 100 x 8 Equal Angle 12.2kg
SA0140 100 x 100 x 10 Equal Angle 15.0kg
SA0141 100 x 100 x 12 Equal Angle 17.8kg
SA0145 150 x 150 x 10 Equal Angle 23.0kg
SA0146 150 x 150 x 12 Equal Angle 27.3kg
SA0203 40 x 25 x 4 Unequal Angle 1.91kg
SA0204 50 x 40 x 5 Unequal Angle 3.53kg
SA0209 75 x 50 x 6 Unequal Angle 5.65kg
SA0212 80 x 60 x 6 Unequal Angle 6.37kg
SA0214 100 x 65 x 7 Unequal Angle 8.77kg
SA0217 100 x 75 x 8 Unequal Angle 10.6kg
SA0218 100 x 75 x 10 Unequal Angle 13.0kg
SA0220 125 x 75 x 8 Unequal Angle 12.2kg
SA0221 125 x 75 x 10 Unequal Angle 15.0kg
SA0223 150 x 75 x 10 Unequal Angle 17.0kg
SA0224 150 x 75 x 12 Unequal Angle 20.2kg
SA0225 150 x 90 x 10 Unequal Angle 18.2kg
SA0226 150 x 90 x 12 Unequal Angle 21.6kg
SA0228 200 x 100 x 10 Unequal Angle 23.0kg