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Metric Conversion

This document provides a metric conversion table with conversion factors for converting between various units of measurement across different systems including metric (SI) and imperial (U.S. customary) units. The table includes conversion factors for areas, energies, forces, temperatures, velocities, volumes and other categories of measurement units.

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Metric Conversion

This document provides a metric conversion table with conversion factors for converting between various units of measurement across different systems including metric (SI) and imperial (U.S. customary) units. The table includes conversion factors for areas, energies, forces, temperatures, velocities, volumes and other categories of measurement units.

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METRIC CONVERSION TABLE

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AREA AND SECOND MOMENT OF AREA


square foot (ft2) square meter (m2) 9.290 304 E-02
2 2
square inch (in ) square meter (m ) 6.4516 E-04
2 2
square inch (in ) square centimeter (cm ) 6.4516 E+00
2 2
square yard (yd ) square meter (m ) 8.361 274 E-01

ENERGY (includes WORK)


kilowatt hour (kW * h) joule (J) 3.6 E+06
quad (1015 BtuIT) joule (J) 1.055 056 E+18
therm (U.S.) joule (J) 1.054 804 E+08
ton of TNT (energy equivalent) joule (J) 4.184 E+09
watt hour (W * h) joule (J) 3.6 E+03
watt second (W * s) joule (J) 1.0 E+00

FORCE
dyne (dyn) newton (N) 1.0 E-05
kilogram-force (kgf) newton (N) 9.806 65 E+00
kilopond (kilogram-force) (kp) newton (N) 9.806 65 E+00
kip (1 kip=1000 lbf) newton (N) 4.448 222 E+03
kip (1 kip=1000 lbf) kilonewton (kN) 4.448 222 E+00
pound-force (lbf) newton (N) 4.448 222 E+00

FORCE DIVIDED BY LENGTH


pound-force per foot (lbf/ft) newton per meter (N/m) 1.459 390 E+01
pound-force per inch (lbf/in) newton per meter (N/m) 1.751 268 E+02

HEAT FLOW RATE


calorieth per minute (calth/min) watt (W) 6.973 333 E-02
calorieth per second (calth/s) watt (W) 4.184 E+00
kilocalorieth per minute (kcalth/min) watt (W) 6.973 333 E+01
kilocalorieth per second (kcalth/s) watt (W) 4.184 E+03

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Metric Conversion Table

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LENGTH
foot (ft) meter (m) 3.048 E-01
inch (in) meter (m) 2.54 E-02
inch (in) centimeter (cm) 2.54 E+00
micron (m) meter (m) 1.0 E-06
yard (yd) meter (m) 9.144 E-01

MASS and MOMENT OF INERTIA


kilogram-force second squared
per meter (kgf * s2/m) kilogram (kg) 9.806 65 E+00
2 2
pound foot squared (lb * ft ) kilogram meter squared (kg * m ) 4.214 011 E-02
2 2
pound inch squared (lb * in ) kilogram meter squared (kg * m ) 2.926 397 E-04
ton, metric (t) kilogram (kg) 1.0 E+03
ton, short (2000 lb) kilogram (kg) 9.071 847 E+02

MASS DIVIDED BY AREA


pound per square foot (lb/ft2) kilogram per square meter (kg/m2) 4.882 428 E+00
pound per square inch
(not pound force) (lb/in2) kilogram per square meter (kg/m2) 7.030 696 E+02

MASS DIVIDED BY LENGTH


pound per foot (lb/ft) kilogram per meter (kg/m) 1.488 164 E+00
pound per inch (lb/in) kilogram per meter (kg/m) 1.785 797 E+01
pound per yard (lb/yd) kilogram per meter (kg/m) 4.960 546 E-01

PRESSURE or STRESS (FORCE DIVIDED BY AREA)


kilogram-force per square centimeter (kgf/cm2) pascal (Pa) 9.806 65 E+04
2
kilogram-force per square meter (kgf/m ) pascal (Pa) 9.806 65 E+00
2
kilogram-force per square millimeter (kgf/mm ) pascal (Pa) 9.806 65 E+06
2
kip per square inch (ksi) (kip/in ) pascal (Pa) 6.894 757 E+06
2
kip per square inch (ksi) (kip/in ) kilopascal (kPa) 6.894 757 E+03
2
pound-force per square foot (lbf/ft ) pascal (Pa) 4.788 026 E+01
2
pound-force per square inch (psi) (lbf/in ) pascal (Pa) 6.894 757 E+03
2
pound-force per square inch (psi) (lbf/in ) kilopascal (kPa) 6.894 757 E+00
2
psi (pound-force per square inch) (lbf/in ) pascal (Pa) 6.894 757 E+03
2
psi (pound-force per square inch) (lbf/in ) kilopascal (kPa) 6.894 757 E+00

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TEMPERATURE
degree Celsius (°C) kelvin (K) T/K = t/ °C + 273.15
degree centigrade degree Celsius (°C) t/ °C ≈ t /deg. cent.
degree Fahrenheit (°F) degree Celsius (°C) t/ °C = (t/ °F 2 32)/1.8
degree Fahrenheit (°F) kelvin (K) T/K = (t/ °F + 459.67)/1.8
kelvin (K) degree Celsius (°C) t /°C = T/ K 2 273.15

TEMPERATURE INTERVAL
degree Celsius (°C) kelvin (K) 1.0 E+00
degree centigrade degree Celsius (°C) 1.0 E+00
degree Fahrenheit (°F) degree Celsius (°C) 5.555 556 E-01
degree Fahrenheit (°F) kelvin (K) 5.555 556 E-01
degree Rankine (°R) kelvin (K) 5.555 556 E-01

VELOCITY (includes SPEED)


foot per second (ft/s) meter per second (m/s) 3.048 E-01
inch per second (in/s) meter per second (m/s) 2.54 E-02
kilometer per hour (km/h) meter per second (m/s) 2.777 778 E-01
mile per hour (mi/h) kilometer per hour (km/h) 1.609 344 E+00
mile per minute (mi/min) meter per second (m/s) 2.682 24 E+01

VOLUME (includes CAPACITY)


cubic foot (ft3) cubic meter (m3) 2.831 685 E-02
3 3
cubic inch (in ) cubic meter (m ) 1.638 706 E-05
3 3
cubic yard (yd ) cubic meter (m ) 7.645 549 E-01
3
gallon (U.S.) (gal) cubic meter (m ) 3.785 412 E-03
gallon (U.S.) (gal) liter (L) 3.785 412 E+00
3
liter (L) cubic meter (m ) 1.0 E-03
3
ounce (U.S. fluid) (fl oz) cubic meter (m ) 2.957 353 E-05
ounce (U.S. fluid) (fl oz) milliliter (mL) 2.957 353 E+01

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