CONVERSION FACTORS 7/5/06 11:50 AM

Unit, symbol, dimensions

Length
L
L

Speed

L/T

Mass

Force

ML/T2

Volume

L3

Energy
Work

E
W

ML2 /T2

Power

ML2/T3

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Pressure

M/LT2

Viscosity

M/LT

Kinematic
Viscosity

L2/T

Temperature

Mass and Force Units1

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Conversion Factors
1 m = 3.281 ft = 1.094 yd = 39.37 in = km/1000 = 106 micron
1 ft = 0.3048 m = 12 in = mile/5280 = km/3281
1 mm = m/1000 = in/25.4 = 39.37 mill = 1000 micron = 107
1 m/s = 3.6 km/hr = 3.281 ft/s = 2.237 mph = 1.944 knot
1 ft/s = 0.3048 m/s = 0.6818 mph = 1.097 km/hr = 0.5925 knot
1 kg = 2.2046 lbm = 1000 g = slug/14.59 = (metric ton or tonne or Mg)/1000
1 lbm = lbf s2/(32.2ft) = kg/2.205 = slug/32.20 = 453.6 g = 16 oz = 7000 grains
1 lbm = short ton/2000 = metric ton (tonne)/2205
1 lbf = 4.4482 N = 32.2 lbmft/s2 = 0.4536 kgf
1 N = 0.2248 lbf = kgm/s2 = 105 dyne = kgf/9.81
1 m3 = 35.29 ft3 = 1000 L = 264.2 U.S. gal
1 ft3 = 0.02831 m3 = 28.31 L = 7.48 U.S. gal = 6.23 Imperial gal
1 ft3 = acre-ft/43,560
1 U.S. gal = 231 in3 = barrel (petroleum)/42 = 4 U.S. quarts = 8 U.S. pints
1 U.S. gal = 3.785 L = 0.003785 m3
1 US cup = 8 US ounces-liquid = 16 US Tablespoons = 48 US Teaspoons =
US quarts = 0.2366 L
1 J = kgm2/ s2 = 1 Nm = 1 Ws = 1 VC = 0.7376 ftlbf = 9.4810-4 Btu
1 J = 0.239 cal = 107 erg
1 Btu = 1055 J = 1.055 kWs = 2.9310-4 kWh = 252 cal = 777.97 ftlbf
1 Btu = 3.9310-4 hph
1 W = kgm2/ s3 =1.3410-3 hp = J/s = Nm/s = VA = 0.239 cal/s
1 W = 9.4910-4 Btu/s
1 hp = 0.746 kW = 550 ft lbf/s = 33,000 ftlbf/min = 2545 Btu/h
1 Pa = N/m2 = kg/ ms2 = 10-5 barr = 1.45010-4 lbf/in2
1 Pa = 0.0075 torr = 0.0040 in H2O = 10 dyne/com
1 atm = 101.3 kPa = 2116 psf = 1.013 bar = 14.696 lbf/in2 = 33.89 ft of water
1 atm = 29.92 in of mercury = 10.33 m of water
1 atm = 760 mm of mercury = 760 torr
1 psi = atm/14.696 = 6.89 kPa = 27.7 in H2O = 51.7 torr
1 Pas = kg/ms = Ns/ m2 = 10 poise = 0.02089 lbfs/ft2
1 cP = 0.01 poise = 0.01 g/cm s = 0.001 kg/m s = 0.001 N s/m2 = 0.001 Pas
1 cP = 0.01 dynes/cm2 = 6.7210-4 lbm/fts = 2.42 lbm/fth = 2.0910-5 lbfs/ft2
1 m2/s = 10.76 ft2/s
1 cSt = 0.01 Stoke = 0.01 cm2/s = 10-6 m2/s = 1 cP/(g/cm3)
1 cSt = 1.08 10-5 ft2/s = cP/(62.4 lbm/ft3)
K = C + 273.15 = R/1.8 C = 2.73
C = (F 32)/1.8
R = F + 459.67 F + 460 = 1.8 K
F = 1.8C + 32
gc = 1.0 = 1.0 kgm/Ns2 = 32.2 lbmft/lbfs2 = 1.0 slugft/lbfs2

Mass and force units are related through Newtons second law: F = ma. To convert units in equations involving
mass and force, apply the factor gc.
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