Centros de Estudios Tecnológicos del Mar No.

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Academia de Ciencias Experimentales

Factores de Conversión - Física [1]

Masa 1 g = 10 -3 kg Fuerza 1 N = 0.225 lb

1 kg = 103 g 1 lb = 4.45 N
1 u = 1.66 x 10 -24 g = 1.66 x 10 -27 kg Peso equivalente de una masa de 1 kg en la
1 tonelada métrica = 1000 kg superficie terrestre = 2.2 lb = 9.8 N

Longitud 1 nm = 10 -9 m Presión 1 Pa (N/m2) = 1.45 x 10 -4 lb/pulg2

1 cm = 10 -2 m = 0.394 pulg = 7.5 x 10 -3 torr (mm Hg)
1 m = 10 -3 km = 3.28 ft = 39.4 pulg 1 torr (mm Hg) = 133 Pa (N/m2) = 0.02 lb / pulg2
1 km = 103 m = 0.621 mi 1 atm = 14.7 lb / pulg2 = 1.013 x 105 N/m2
1 pulg = 2.54 cm = 2.54 x 10 -2 m = 30 pulg Hg = 76 cm Hg
1 ft = 0.305 m = 30.5 cm 1 lb / pulg2 = 6.90 x 103 Pa (N/m2)
1 mi = 5280 ft = 1609 m = 1.609 km 1 bar = 105 Pa
1 milibar = 102 Pa
Área 1 cm2 = 10 -4 m2 = 0.1550 pulg2 = 1.08 x 10 -3 ft
1 m2 = 104 cm2 = 10.76 ft2 = 1550 pulg2 Energía 1 J = 0.738 ft · lb = 0.239 cal = 9.48 x 104 Btu
1 pulg2 = 6.94 x 10 -3 ft2 = 6.45 cm2 = 6.45 x 10 -4 m2 = 6.24 x 1018 eV
1 ft2 = 144 pulg2 = 9.29 x 10 -2 m2 = 292 cm2 1 kcal = 4186 J = 3.968 Btu
1 Btu = 1055 J = 778 ft · lb = 0.252 kcal
Volumen 1 cm3 = 10 -6 m3 = 3.53 x 10 -5 ft3 = 6.10 x 10 -2 pulg3 1 cal = 4.186 J = 3.97 x 103 Btu = 3.09 ft · lb
1 m3 = 106 cm3 = 103 L = 35.3 ft3 = 6.10 x 104 pulg3 1 ft · lb = 1.36 J = 1.29 x 103 Btu
= 264 gal 1 eV = 1.60 x 10 -19 J
1 litro = 103 cm3 = 10-3 m3 = 1.056 ct = 0.264 gal = 1 kWh = 3.6 x 106 J
0.0353 ft3
1 pulg = 5.79 x 10 -4 ft3 = 16.4 cm3 = 1.64 x 10 -5 m3
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Potencia 1 W = 0.738 ft · lb/s = 1.34 x 10-3 hp = 3.41 Btu/h
1 ft3 = 2738 pulg3 = 7.48 gal = 0.0283 m3 = 28.3 L 1 ft · lb/s = 1.36 W = 1.82 x 103 hp
1 ct = 2 pt = 946 cm3 = 0.946 L 1 hp = 550 ft · lb/s = 745.7 W = 2545 Btu/h
1 gal = 4 ct = 231 pulg3 = 0.134 ft3 = 3.785 L
Equivalentes 1 u = 1.66 x 1027 kg ⟷ 931.5 MeV
Tiempo 1 h = 60 min = 3600 s masa-energía 1 masa de electrón = 9.11 x 10 -31 kg
1 día = 24 h = 1440 min = 8.64 x 104 s = 5.49 x 10 -4 u ⟷ 0.511 MeV
1 año = 365 días = 8.76 x 103 h = 5.26 x 105 min = 1 masa de protón = 1.672 62 x 10 -27 kg
3.16 x 107 s = 1.007 276 u ⟷ 938.27 MeV
1 masa de neutrón = 1.674 93 x 10 -27 kg
Ángulo 1 rad = 57.3º = 1.008 665 u ⟷ 939.57 MeV
1º = 0.0175 rad 60º = π /3 rad
15º = π /12 rad 90º = π /2 rad Temperatura TF = 9/5 Tc + 32
30º = π /6 rad 180º = π rad TC = 5/9 (TF − 32)
45º = π /4 rad 360º = 2π rad TK = Tc + 273
1 rev/ min = (π / 30) rad / s = 0.1047 rad/s
Fuerza cgs 1 dina = 10 -5 N = 2.25 x 10 -6 lb
Rapidez 1 m/s = 3.60 km/h = 3.28 ft/s = 2.24 mi/h
1 km/h = 0.278 m/s = 0.621 mi/h = 0.911 ft/s Energía cgs 1 ergio = 10 -7 J = 7.38 x 10 -6 ft · lb
1 ft/s = 0.682 mi/h = 0.305 m/s = 1.10 km/h
1 mi/h = 1.467 ft/s = 1.609 km/h = 0.447 m/s
60 mi/h = 88 ft/s

Elaborado por:
Ing. Luis Carlos Tapia Sandoval
[1] J. D. Wilson, A. J. Buffa, y B. Lou, Física. México, D.F.: Pearson Educación, 2007.