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Conversions

This document lists common unit conversion factors for several physical quantities including mass, length, volume, force, pressure, energy, and power. It provides equivalent values between metric and imperial units such as kilograms to pounds, meters to feet, liters to gallons, newtons to pounds-force, atmospheres to pounds per square inch, joules to British thermal units, and watts to horsepower. An example conversion factor is provided to convert grams to pounds.

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Conversions

This document lists common unit conversion factors for several physical quantities including mass, length, volume, force, pressure, energy, and power. It provides equivalent values between metric and imperial units such as kilograms to pounds, meters to feet, liters to gallons, newtons to pounds-force, atmospheres to pounds per square inch, joules to British thermal units, and watts to horsepower. An example conversion factor is provided to convert grams to pounds.

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FACTORS FOR UNIT CONVERSIONS

Quantity

Equivalent Values

Mass

1 kg = 1000 g = 0.001 metric ton = 2.20462 Ibm = 35.27392 oz


llbm = 16 oz = 5 X 10- 4 ton = 453.593 g = 0.453593 kg

Length

1m

Volume

= 106 microns (11m) = 1010 angstroms (A)


= 1.0936 yd = 0.0006214 mile
1ft = 12 in. = 1/3 yd = 0.3048 m = 30.48 em
1 m3 = 1000 L = 106 cm3 = 106 mL
= 35.3145 ft 3 = 220.83 imperial gallons = 264.17 gal
100 em = 1000 mm
= 39.37 in.
3.2808 ft

= 1056.68 qt
1 ft 3 = 1728 in. 3 = 7.4805 gal
= 28,317 cm3

Force
Pressure

= 0.028317 m3

= 28.317 L

= 1 kgrnls2 = lOS dynes = 105 gcm/s2 = 0.2248llbt


= 32.174lbm ft/s2 = 4.4482 N = 4.4482 X 105 dynes
1 atm = 1.01325 X 105 N/m2 (Pa) = 101.325 kPa = 1.01325 bar
lN
llb1

= 1.01325 X 106 dynes/cm2

= 10.333 m H 2 0
= 14.6961btiin.2 (psi) = 33.9 ft H 2 0 at 4c
= 29.921 in. Hg at oc

= 760 mm Hg at oc (torr)

Energy

1J

= 1 Nm
= 2.778

Power

= 107 ergs = 107 dynecm


= 0.23901 cal

x 10- 7 kWh

at 4C

1 Btu = 252 Cal


1 Cal = 4.184 J

= 0.7376 ft-lbt = 9.486 X 10- 4 Btu


= 1 J/s = 0.23901 caVs = 0.7376 ftlbtiS = 9.486 X 10- 4 Btu/s

1W

= 1.341

x 10- 3 hp

. (2.20462 gIbm ) .
Example: The factor to convert grams to Ibm IS
1000

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