SI* (MODERN METRIC CONVERSION FACTORS)
APPROXIMATE CONVERSIONS TO SI UNITS |
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| Symbol | When You Know | Multiply By | To Find | Symbol |
LENGTH |
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| in | inches | 25.4 | millimeters | mm |
| ft | feet | 0.305 | meters | m |
| yd | yards | 0.914 | meters | m |
| mi | miles | 1.61 | kilometers | km |
AREA |
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| in2 | square inches | 645.2 | square millimeters | mm2 |
| ft2 | square feet | 0.093 | square meters | m2 |
| yd2 | square yards | 0.836 | square meters | m2 |
| ac | acres | 0.405 | hectares | ha |
| mi2 | square miles | 2.59 | square kilometers | km2 |
| VOLUME | ||||
| fl oz | fluid ounces | 29.57 | millileters | mL |
| gal | gallons | 3.785 | liters | L |
| ft3 | cubic feet | 0.028 | cubic meters | m3 |
| yd3 | cubic yards | 0.765 | cubic meters | m3 |
| NOTE: Volumes greater than 1000 L shall be shown in m3 | ||||
| MASS | ||||
| oz | ounces | 28.35 | grams | g |
| lb | pounds | 0.454 | kilograms | kg |
| T | short tons (2000lb) | 0.907 | megagrams (or "metric ton") |
MG (or "t") |
| TEMPERATURE (exact) | ||||
| °F | farenheit temperature | 5(F-32)/9 or (F-32)/1.8 |
Celcius temperature | °C |
| ILLUMINATION | ||||
| fc | foot-candles | 10.76 | lux | lx |
| fl | foot-Lamberts | 3.426 | candela/m2 | cd/m2 |
| FORCE and PRESSURE or STRESS | ||||
| lbf | pundforce | 4.45 | newtons | N |
| lbf/in2 | poundforce per square inch | 6.89 | kilopascals | kPa |
APPROXIMATE CONVERSIONS FROM SI UNITS |
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| Symbol | When You Know | Multiply By | To Find | Symbol |
LENGTH |
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| mm | millimeters | 0.039 | inches | in |
| m | meters | 3.28 | feet | ft |
| m | meters | 1.09 | yards | yd |
| km | kilometers | 0.621 | miles | mi |
AREA |
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| mm2 | square millimeters | 0.0016 | square inches | in2 |
| m2 | square meters | 10.764 | square feet | ft2 |
| m2 | square meters | 1.195 | square yards | yd2 |
| ha | hecteares | 2.47 | acres | ac |
| km2 | square kilometers | 0.386 | square miles | mi2 |
| VOLUME | ||||
| mL | millileters | 0.034 | fluid ounces | fl oz |
| L | liters | 0.264 | gallons | gal |
| m3 | cubic meters | 35.71 | cubic feet | ft3 |
| m3 | cubic meters | 1.307 | cubic yards | yd3 |
| MASS | ||||
| g | grams | 0.035 | ounces | oz |
| kg | kilograms | 2.202 | pounds | lb |
| Mg (or "t") |
megagrams (or "metric ton") |
1.103 | short tons (2000lb) | T |
| TEMPERATURE (exact) | ||||
| °C | Celcius temperature | 1.8C +32 | Fahrenheit temperature | °F |
| ILLUMINATION | ||||
| lx | lux | 0.0929 | foot-candles | fc |
| cd/m2 | candela/m2 | 0.2919 | footLamberts | fl |
| FORCE and PRESSURE or STRESS | ||||
| N | newtons | 0.225 | poundforce | lbf |
| kPa | kilopascals | 0.145 | poundforce per square inch | lbf/in2 |