APPROXIMATE CONVERSIONS FROM STANDARD / US CUSTOMARY UNITS TO SI / METRIC UNITS (Scroll down for conversions from metric to standard

measurements) SYMBOL WHEN YOU KNOW MULTIPLY BY TO FIND SYMBOL LENGTH 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 in2 square inches 645.2 square millimeters mm2 ft2 square feet 0.093 square meters m2 yd2 square yard 0.836 square meters m2 ac acres 0.405 hectares ha 2 mi square miles 2.59 square kilometers km2 VOLUME fl oz fluid ounces 29.57 milliliters mL gal gallons 3.785 liters L 3 ft cubic feet 0.028 cubic meters m3 yd3 cubic yards 0.765 cubic meters m3 MASS oz ounces 28.35 grams g lb pounds 0.454 kilograms kg T short tons (2000 lb) 0.907 megagrams (or Mg (or "t") "metric ton") TEMPERATURE (F-32) x 5 / 9 o o F Fahrenheit or Celsius C (F-32) / 1.8 ILLUMINATION fc foot-candles 10.76 lux lx 2 fl foot-Lamberts 3.426 candela/m cd/m2

lbf lbf/in2

FORCE and PRESSURE or STRESS poundforce 4.45 newtons poundforce per square 6.89 kilopascals inch

N kPa

APPROXIMATE CONVERSIONS FROM SI / METRIC UNITS TO STANDARD / US CUSTOMARY UNITS SYMBOL WHEN YOU KNOW MULTIPLY BY TO FIND LENGTH mm millimeters 0.039 inches m meters 3.28 feet m meters 1.09 yards km kilometers 0.621 miles AREA 2 mm millimeters 0.0016 square inches 2 m square meters 10.764 square feet 2 m square meters 1.195 square yards ha hectares 2.47 acres 2 km square kilometers 0.386 square miles VOLUME mL milliliters 0.034 fluid ounces L liters 0.264 gallons m3 cubic meters 35.314 cubic feet 3 m cubic meters 1.307 cubic yards MASS g grams 0.035 ounces kg kilograms 2.202 pounds megagrams Mg (or "t") 1.103 short tons (2000 lb) (or "metric ton") TEMPERATURE o C Celsius 1.8C + 32 Fahrenheit

SYMBOL in ft yd mi in2 ft2 yd2 ac mi2 fl oz gal ft3 yd3 oz lb T

o

lx cd/m2 N kPa

ILLUMINATION lux 0.0929 foot-candles 2 candela/m 0.2919 foot-Lamberts FORCE and PRESSURE or STRESS newtons 0.225 poundforce poundforce per square kilopascals 0.145 inch

fc fl lbf lbf/in2

Equivalent Measures of Length

1 meter (m) 1 centimeter (cm) 1 millimeter (mm) 39.37 inches (in.) 0.39 in. 0.039 in.

1 yard (yd) 1 foot (ft) 1 inch (in.)

91.44 centimeters (cm) 30.48 cm 2.54 cm

Household Measures (Approximate)

1 drop 1 teaspoon 1 tablespoon 1 cup 1/20 mL 5 mL 15 mL 250 mL

Weight and Apothecaries' Equivalents

1 milligram (mg) 1 gram (g) 1 kilogram (kg) 1 pound (avoirdupois) 1 grain (gr) 1 ounce (1/16 pound) 1/65 grain (1/60) 15.43 grains (15) 2.20 pounds (avoirdupois) 453.6 grams 0.065 gram (60 mg) 28.4 grams

Fluid Equivalents
1 fluid ounce (oz.) 1 pint (pt.) 16 fl. oz.) 1 pint, In the Imperial system 1 quart (qt.) 1 quart, In the Imperial system 1 gallon (gal.) 1 gallon, In the Imperial system 29.57 mL (30) 473.2 mL (500) 20 fluid ounces 946.4 mL (1000) 40 fluid ounces 3785.6 mL (4000) 160 fluid ounces

Metric System Weights and Measures

1 kilogram (kg) 1 milligram (mg) 1 microgram (g) 1 liter (L) 1 milliliter (mL) 1 microliter (L) 1 milliliter (ml) 1000 grams (103) 0.001 gram (10-3) 0.000001 gram (10-6) 1000 mL (103) 0.001 L (10-3) 0.000001 L (10-6) 1 cubic centimeter (cc)

Weight - Unit Conversion Factors Units Given

lb lb oz kg g kg g lb

Units Wanted
453.6

For Conversion Multiple By

0.4536 28.35 2.2046

kg kg g g mg mg/g mg/kg g/kg Mcal kcal/kg kcal/lb ppm ppm ppm mg/kg ppm mg/g g/kg

mg g mg g g mg/lb mg/lb g/lb kcal kcal/lb kcal/kg g/g mg/kg mg/lb % % % %

1,000,000 1,000 1,000 1,000,000 1,000 453.6 0.4536 0.4536 1,000 0.4536 2.2046 1 1 0.4536 0.0001 0.0001 0.1 0.1