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1 Cambelt International Corp Weights and Measures Metric Conversion Factors (Symbols of SI units, multiples, and submultiples are given in parentheses in the right hand column) Multiply By To Obtain LENGTH centimetre foot centimetre inch fathom * metre (m) foot * metre (m) foot 30.48* centimetre (cm) foot 304.8* millimetre (mm) inch * metre (m) inch 2.54* centimetre (cm) inch 25.4* millimetre (mm) kilometre mile (U.S. statute) metre inch metre fathom metre foot metre rod metre yard metre mile (U.S. statute) microinch * micrometre (micron) micrometre (micron) microinch mile (U.S. statute) * metre (m) mile (U.S. statute) * kilometre (km) millimetre foot millimetre inch rod * metre (m) yard * metre (m)

2 AREA acre metre² (m²) acre hectare centimetre² inch² centimetre² foot² foot² * metre² (m²) foot² * centimetre² (cm²) foot² * millimetre² (mm²) hectare acre inch² * millimetre² (mm²) inch² * centimetre² (cm²) inch² * metre² (m²) metre² inch² metre² foot² metre² yard² metre² acre millimetre² foot² millimetre² inch² yard² metre² (m²) centimetre³ inch³ foot³ metre³ (m³) foot³ litre gallon (U.K. liquid) metre³ (m³) gallon (U.K. liquid) litre gallon (U.S. liquid) metre³ (m³) gallon (U.S. liquid) litre inch³ 16, millimetre³ (mm³) inch³ centimetre³ (cm³) inch³ metre³ (m³) litre 0.001* metre³ (m³) litre gallon (U.K. liquid) litre gallon (U.S. liquid)

3 litre foot³ metre ³ gallon (U.K. liquid) metre ³ gallon (U.S. liquid) metre ³ foot³ metre ³ yard³ metre ³ 1000.* litre metre ³ 61, inch³ millimetre³ inch³ yard³ metre³ (m³) VELOCITY, ACCELERATION, and FLOW centimetre/second foot/minute centimetre/second foot/second centimetre/minute inch/minute foot/hour metre/second (m/s) foot/hour * metre/minute foot/hour * metre/hour foot/minute 0.508* centimetre/second foot/minute * metre/hour foot/minute * metre/minute foot/minute * metre/second (m/s) foot/second 30.48* centimetre/second foot/second * metre/minute foot/second * metre/second (m/s) foot/second² * metre/second² (m/s²) foot³/minute litre/minute foot³/minute metre³/second (m³/s) gallon (U.S. liquid)/min metre³/minute gallon (U.S. liquid)/min metre³/second (m³/s) gallon (U.S. liquid)/min litre/second gallon (U.S. liquid)/min litre/minute gallon (U.K. liquid)/min metre³/minute gallon (U.K. liquid)/min metre³/second (m³/s) inch/minute 25.4* millimetre/minute

4 inch/minute 2.54* centimetre/minute inch/minute * metre/minute inch/second² * metre/second² (m/s²) kilmetre/hour mile/hour (U.S. statute) litre/minute foot³/minute litre/minute gallon (U.S. liquid)/minute litre/second gallon (U.S. liquid)/minute mile/hour * kilometre/hour millimetre/minute inch/minute metre/second 1, foot/hour metre/second foot/minute metre/second foot/second metre/second² foot/second² metre/second² inch/second² metre/minute foot/minute metre/minute foot/second metre/minute inch/minute metre/hour foot/hour metre/hour foot/minute metre³/second foot³/minute metre³/second 13, gallon (U.K. liquid)/minute metre³/second 15, gallon (U.S. liquid)/minute metre³/minute gallon (U.K. liquid)/minute metre³/minute gallon (U.S. liquid)/minute MASS and DENSITY grain (1/7000 lb avoirdupois gram (g) gram grain gram 0.001* kilogram (kg) gram ounce (avoirdupois) gram ounce (troy) gram/centimetre³ pound/inch³ hundredweight (long) kilogram (kg)

5 hundredweight (short) kilogram (kg) kilogram 1000.* gram (g) kilogram ounce (avoirdupois) kilogram ounce (troy) kilogram pound (avoirdupois) kilogram slug kilogram ton (long) kilogram ton (short) kilogram 0.001* ton (metric) kilogram 0.001* tonne kilogram hundredweight (long) kilogram hundredweight (short) kilogram/metre³ pound/foot³ kilogram/metre³ pound/gallon (U.K. liquid) kilogram/metre³ pound/gallon (U.S. liquid) ounce (avoirdupois) gram (g) ounce (avoirdupois) kilogram (kg) ounce (troy) gram (g) ounce (troy) kilogram (kg) pound (avoirdupois) kilogram (kg) pound/foot³ kilogram/metre³ (kg/m³) pound/inch³ gram/centimetre³ (g/cm³) pound/gal (U.S. liquid) kilogram/metre³ (kg/m³) pound/gal (U.K. liquid) kilogram/metre³ (kg/m³) slug kilogram (kg) ton (long 2240 lb) kilogram (kg) ton (short 2000 lb) kilogram (kg) ton (metric) 1000.* kilogram (kg) tonne 1000.* kilogram (kg) FORCE and FORCE/LENGTH dyne * newton (N) kilogram-force * newton (N) kilopond * newton (N)

6 newton kilogram-force newton kilopond newton pound-force newton 100,000.* dyne newton poundal newton ounce-force newton/metre pound/inch newton/metre pound/foot ounce-force newton (N) pound-force newton(n) poundal newton (N) pound/inch newton/metre (N/m) pound/foot newton/metre (N/m) BENDING MOMENT or TORQUE dyne-centimetre * newton-metre (N m) kilogram-metre * newton-metre (N m) ounce-inch newton-millimetre ounce-inch newton-metre (N m) newton-metre pound-foot newton-metre 10,000,000.* dyne-centimetre newton-metre kilogram-metre newton-metre ounce-inch newton-millimetre ounce-inch pound-foot newton-metre (N m) MOMENT OF INERTIA and SECTION MODULUS moment of inertia (kg m²) pound-foot² moment of inertia (kg m²) pound-inch² moment of inertia (lb ft²) kilogram-metre² (kg m²) moment of inertia (lb inch²) kilogram-metre² (kg m²) moment of section (foot 4 ) metre 4 (m 4 ) moment of section (inch 4 ) centimetre 4 moment of section (metre 4 ) foot 4

7 moment of section (centimetre 4 ) inch 4 section modulus (foot³) metre³ (m³) section modulus (inch³) metre³ (m³) section modulus (metre³) foot³ section modulus (metre³) 61, Inch³ MOMENTUM kilogram-metre/second pound-foot/second kilogram-metre/second pound-inch/second pound-foot/second kilogram-metre/second (kg m/s) pound-inch/second kilogram-metre/second (kg m/s) PRESSURE and STRESS atmosphere ( lb/inch²) 101,325. Pascal (Pa) bar 100,000.* Pascal (Pa) bar pound/inch² bar 100,000.* Newton/metre² (N/m²) hectobar ton (long)/inch² kilogram/centimetre² pound/inch² kilogram/metre² * newton/metre² (N/m²) kilogram/metre² * pascal (Pa) kilogram/metre² pound/foot² kilonewton/metre² pound/inch² newton/centimetre² pound/inch² newton/metre² * bar newton/metre² 1.0* Pascal (Pa) newton/metre² pound/inch² newton/metre² kilogram/metre² newton/millimetre² pound/inch² pascal atmosphere pascal * bar pascal kilogram/metre² pascal 1.0* Newton/metre² (N/m²) pascal pound/foot² pascal pound/inch²

8 pound/foot² kilogram/metre² pound/foot² pascal (Pa) pound/inch² bar pound/inch² kilogram/centimetre² pound/inch² newton/centimetre² pound/inch² kilonewton/metre² pound/inch² newton/metre² (N/m²) pound/inch² newton/millimetre² (N/mm²) pound/inch² pascal (Pa) ton (long)/inch² hectobar ENERGY and WORK Btu (International Table) joule (J) Btu (mean) joule (J) calorie (mean) joule (J) foot-pound joule (J) foot-poundal joule (J) joule Btu (International Table) joule Btu (mean) joule calorie (mean) joule foot-pound joule foot-poundal joule joule (International U.S.) joule joule (U.S. legal, 1948) joule (International U.S.) joule (J) joule (U.S. legal, 1948) joule (J) joule watt-hour watt-hour 3600.* joule (J) POWER Btu (International Table)/hour watt (W) foot-pound/hour watt (W) foot-pound/minute watt (W) horsepower (550 ft-lb/s) kilowatt (kw)

9 horsepower (550 ft-lb/s) watt (W) horsepower (electric) 746.* watt (W) horsepower (metric) watt (W) horsepower (U.K.) watt (W) kilowatt horsepower (550 ft-lb/s) watt foot-pound/hour watt foot-pound/minute watt horsepower (550 ft-lb/s) watt horsepower (electric) watt horsepower (metric) watt horsepower (U.K.) watt Btu (International Table)/hour VISCOSITY centipoise 0.001* pascal-second (PA s) centistoke * metre²/second (m²/s) metre²/second 1,000,000.* centistoke metre²/second 10,000.* stoke pascal-second 1000.* centipoise pascal-second 10.* poise poise 0.1* pascal-second (Pa s) stoke * metre²/second (m²/s) TEMPERATURE To Convert From By To Obtain temperature Celsius, tc temperature Kelvin, tk tk = tc temperature Fahreneheit, tf temperature Kelvin, tk tk = (tf ) 1.8 temperature Celsius, tc temperature Fahrenheit, tf tf = 1.8 tc + 32 temperature Fahrenheit, tf temperature Celsius, tc tc = (tf-32)1.8 temperature Kelvin, tk temperature Celsius, tc tc = (tk temperature Kelvin, tk temperature Fahrenheit, tf tf = 1.8 tk temperature Kelvin, tk temperature Rankine, tr tr = 9/5 tk temperature Rankine, tr temperature Kelvin, tk tk = 5/9 tr * Where an asterisk is show, the figure is exact.

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