Conversions
Conversions
Conversions
1 m/s2 = 3.28084 ft/s2 = 100 cm/s2 = 39.37 inch per second squared (inch/s2)
1 ft/s2 = 0.3048 m/s2 = 30.48 cm/s2
1 g = 9.80665 m/s2 = 32.17405 ft/s2
Area
acre, are, barn, sq.ft., sq.in., foot2, hectare, inch2, mile2, section, meter2, township, yard2, hectares
Density
kg/cubic meter, gram/centimeter 3, lmb/cubic inch, lbm/cubic foot, slug/cubic foot, kilogram/cubic meter,
lbm/gallon (US liq)
Density Water 1,000 kg/m3 = 62.43 Lbs./Cu.Ft = 8.33 Lbs./Gal. = 0.1337 Cu.Ft./Gal.
1 lb/ft3 = 16.018 kg/m3 = 0.016 g/cm3 = 0.00926 oz/in3 = 2.57 oz/gal (Imperial) = 2.139 oz/gal
(U.S.) = 0.0005787 lb/in3 = 27 lb/yd3 = 0.161 lb/gal (Imperial) = 0.134 lb/gal (U.S) = 0.0121
ton/yd3
1 slug/ft3 = 515.379 kg/m3
1 kg/l = 62.43 lb/ft3
1 kg/m3 = 0.001 g/cm3 = 0.0005780 oz/in3 = 0.16036 oz/gal (Imperial) = 0.1335 oz/gal (U.S.) =
0.0624 lb/ft3 = 0.000036127 lb/in3 = 1.6856 lb/yd3 = 0.010022 lb/gal (Imperial) = 0.008345 lb/gal
(U.S) = 0.0007525 ton/yd3
Energy
British Thermal Unit (Btu), calorie, joule, kilojoule, electron volt, erg, foot lbf, foot poundal, kilocalorie,
kilowatt hour, watt hour,
1 J (Joule) = 0,1020 kpm = 2.778x10-7 kWh = 2.389x10-4 kcal = 0.7376 ft lbf = 1 (kg m2)/s2 = 1
watt second = 1 Nm = 1 ft lb = 9.478x10-4 Btu
1 kpm = 9.80665 J = 2.724x10-6 kWh = 2.342x10-3 kcal = 7.233 ft lbf = 9.295x10-3 Btu
1 kWh = 3.6x106 J = 3.671x105 kpm = 859.9 kcal = 2.656x106 ft lbf = 3.412x103 Btu
1 kJ = 1 kNm = 1kWs = 103 J = 0.947813 Btu = 737.6 ft lbf = 0.23884 kcal
1 Btu (British thermal unit) = 1,055.06 J = 107.6 kpm = 2.931x10-4 kWh = 0.252 kcal = 778.16
ft lbf = 1.055x1010 ergs = 252 cal = 0.293 watt hour
1 cal = 4.186 J
1 kcal = 4186,8 J = 426,9 kp m = 1.163x10-3 kWh = 3.088 ft lbf = 3.9683 Btu = 1,000 cal
1 ft lbf (foot pound force) = 1.3558 J = 0.1383 kp m = 3.766x10 -7 kWh = 3.238x10-4 kcal =
1.285x10-3 Btu
1 hp h (horse power hour) = 2.6846x106 J = 0.7457 kWh
1 erg = 1 (g cm2)/s2 = 10-7 J
1 eV = 1.602x10-19 J
1 Q = 1018 Btu = 1.055x1021 J
1 Quad = 1015 Btu
1 kg m = 7.233 ft lb = 0.00929 Btu = 9.806 Joule
1 N (Newton) = 0.1020 kp = 7.233 pdl = 7.233/32.174 lbf = 0.2248 lbf = 1 (kg m)/s2 = 105 dyn =
1/9.80665 kgf
1 lbf (Pound force) = 4.44822 N = 0.4536 kp = 32.17 pdl = 4.448x105 dyn
1 dyn = 1 (g cm)/s2
1 kg has a weight of 1 kp
1 kp (Kilopond) = 9.80665 N = 2.205 lbf = 70.93 pdl
1 pdl (Poundal) = 0.13826 N = 0.01409 kp = 0.03108 lbf
Heat flux
Hydraulic Gradients
1 ftH2O/100 ft = 0.44 psi/100 ft = 9.8 kPa/100 m = 1000 mmH2O/100 m
1 psi/100 ft = 2.3 ftH2O/100 ft = 2288 mmH2O/100 ft = 22.46 kPa/100 m
Length
feet, meters, centimeters, kilometers, miles, furlongs, yards, micrometers, inches,angstrom, cubit,
fathom, foot, hand, league, light year, micron, mil, nautical mile, rod,
Mass, weight
pounds, kilograms, grams, ounces, grains, tons (long), tons (short), tons (metric), carat, grain, ounce
mass, pound mass (lbm), slug, tonne
Moment of Inertia
1 kg m2 = 10000 kg cm2 = 54675 ounce in2 = 3417.2 lb in2 = 23.73 lb ft2
Power
horsepower, kilowatt, watt,btu/second, calorie/second, foot lbf/second, kilocalorie/second
Pressure
atmosphere, centimeters of mercury, foot of water, bar, barye, centimeter of water, dyne/centimeter 2,
inch of mercury, inch of water, kgf/centimeter 2, kgf/meter 2, lbf/foot2, lbf/inch2 (psi), millibar, millimeter of
mercury, pascal, torr, newton/meter 2
Standard Atmospheric Pressure 1 atm = 101.325 kN/m2 = 101.325 kPa = 14.7 psia = 0 psig =
29.92 in Hg = 760 torr = 33.95 Ft.H2O = 407.2 In.W.G (Water Gauge) = 2116.8 Lbs./Sq.Ft.
1 N/m2 = 1 Pa = 1.4504x10-4 lb/in2 = 1x10-5 bar = 4.03x10-3 in water = 0.336x10-3 ft water =
0.1024 mm water = 0.295x10-3 in mercury = 7.55x10 -3 mm mercury = 0.1024 kg/m2 = 0.993x10-5
atm
1 Pa = 10-6 N/mm2 = 10-5 bar = 0.1020 kp/m2 = 1.02x10-4 m H2O = 9.869x10-6 atm = 1.45x10-4
psi (lbf/in2)
1 N/mm2 = 106 Pa = 10 bar = 1.020x105 kp/m2 = 102.0 m H2O = 9.869 atm = 145.0 psi (lbf/in2)
1 mmHg = 1 torr = 0.01934 lb/in2
1 atm = 101,325 Pa (N/m2) = 1.013x102 kN/m2 = 1.033x104 kp/m2 = 1.033 kp/cm2 = 1.013 bar
= 14.696 psi (lb/in2) = 407.1 in H2O at 62 0F (16.7 oC) = 33.9 ft H2O at 62 0F (16.7 oC) = 10.33 m
H2O at 62 0F (16.7 oC) = 29.92 in mercury at 62 0F (16.7 oC) = 760 mm mercury at 62 0F (16.7
o
C) = 760 torr
1 bar = 105 Pa (N/m2) = 0.1 N/mm2 = 10,197 kp/m2 = 10.20 m H2O = 0.9869 atm = 14.50 psi
(lbf/in2) = 106 dyn/cm2 = 750 mmHg
1 kp/m2 = 9.81 Pa (N/m2) = 9.807x10-6 N/mm2 = 10-3 m H2O = 1 mm H2O = 0.9681x10-4 atm =
1.422x10-3 psi (lb/in2) = 0.0394 in H2O = 0.0736 mm mercury
1 psi (lb/in2) = 144 psf (lbf/ft2) = 6,894.8 Pa (N/m2) = 6.895x10-3 N/mm2 = 6.895x10-2 bar =
27.71 in H2O at 62oF (16.7oC) = 703.1 mm H2O at 62oF (16.7oC) = 2.0416 in mercury at 62oF
(16.7oC) = 51.8 mm mercury at 62oF (16.7oC) = 703.6 kg/m2 = 0.06895 atm = 2.307 Ft. H2O = 16
ounces
1 psf (lbf/ft2) = 47.88 N/m2 (Pa) = 0.006944 lbf/in2 (psi)
1 dyn/cm2 = 145.04x10-7 lbf/in2
1 in mercury (Hg) = 3,376.8 N/m2= 0.49 lb/in2 = 12.8 in water
1 Ounce = 1.73 In.W.C.
1 Ft.H2O = 0.4335 psi = 62.43 Lbs./Sq.Ft.
1 in water = 248.8 N/m2= 0.0361 lb/in2 = 25.4 kg/m2 = 0.0739 in mercury
1 m H2O = 9806.7 Pa = 9.807x10-3 N/mm2 = 0.0987 bar = 1,000 kp/m2 = 0.09678 atm = 1.422
psi (lbf/in2)
1 mm water = 9.81 Pa (N/m2) = 1 kg/m2 = 0.0736 mm mercury = 0.9677x10 -4 atm
1 mm mercury = 0.0193 lb/in2 = 133 N/m2 = 12.8 mm water
Rotation
revolutions,
Specific Volume
Temperature
celsius, rankine, kelvin, centigrade, fahrenheit,
1 oC = 1.8 oF
1 oF = 0.555 oC
0 oC corresponds to 32 oF, 273.16 K and 491.69 R
T(oR) = (9/5)T(K)
T(oF) = [T(oC)](9/5) + 32
T(oF) = [T(K) - 273.15](9/5) + 32
T(oC) = 5/9[T(oF) - 32]
Thermal conductivity
1 W/(m K) = 0.85984 kcal/(h m oC) = 0.5779 Btu/(ft h oF)
1 Btu/(ft h oF) = 1.731 W/(m K) = 1.488 kcal/(h m oC)
1 kcal/(h m oC) = 1.163 W/(m K) = 0.6720 Btu/(ft h oF)
Thermal diffusivity
1 ft2 /s = 0.0929 m2/s
1 ft2 /h = 2.581x10-5 m2/s
Thermal resistance
Time
year, month, day, hour, minute, second, millisecond
1 h = 3,600 s = 60 min
1 ms (millisecond) = 10-3 s
1 s (microsecond) = 10-6 s
1 ns (nanosecond) = 10-9 s
Torque, Moment
foot-pound torque, newton-meter
1 ft lb = 1.356 Nm
Velocity, speed
foot/second, inch/second, meter/second, kilometer/hour, knot, mile/hour,nautical mile per hour
Viscosity dynamic
1 lb/(ft s) = 1.4879 Pa s = 14.88 P = 1,488 cP = 0.1517 kp s/m2
1 cP (Centipoise) = 10-3 Pa s = 0.01 P = 1.020x10-4 kp s/m2 = 6.721x10-4 lb/(ft s) = 0.00100 (N
s)/m2
1 kg/(m s ) = 1 (N s)/m2 = 0.6720 lbm/(ft s) = 10 Poise
1 P (Poise) = 0.1 Pa s = 100 cP = 1.020x10-2 kp s/m2 = 6.721x10-2 lb/(ft s) = 0.1 kg/ms
1 Pa s (N s/m2) = 10 P (Poise) = 103 cP = 0.1020 kp s/m2 = 0.6721 lb/(ft s)
1 kp s/m2 = 9.80665 Pa s = 98.07 P = 9,807 cP = 6.591 lb/(ft s)
1 reyns = 1 1bf s/in2 = 6894.76 Pa s
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Viscosity kinematic
Volume
barrel, gallon, cubic centimeter (cm3), cubic feet (foot3), cubic inch (inch3), cubic meter (meter3), cubic
yard (yard3), quarts, liters, acre foot, board foot, bushel, cord, cup, dram, fluid ounce, peck, pint, quart,
tablespoon, teaspoon,
1 ft3 = 0.02832 m3= 28.32 dm3 = 0.03704 yd3 = 6.229 Imp. gal (UK) = 7.481 gal (US) = 1,728
Cu.In.
1 in3 = 1.6387x10-5 m3 = 1.639x10-2 dm3 (liter) = 16.39 cm3 = 16390 mm3 = 0.000579 ft3
1 Gallon (U.S.) = 3.785x10-3 m3 = 3.785 dm3 (liter) = 0.13368 ft3 = 4.951x10-3 yd3 = 0.8327
Imp. gal (UK) = 4 Quarts = 8 Pints
1 Imp. gal (UK) = 4.546x10-3 m3 = 4.546 dm3 = 0.1605 ft3 = 5.946x10-3 yd3 = 1.201 gal (US)
1 dm3 (Liter) = 10-3 m3 = 0.03532 ft3 = 1.308x10-3 yd3 = 0.220 Imp gal (UK) = 0.2642 Gallons
(US) = 1.057 Quarts = 2.113 Pints
1 yd3 = 0.7646 m3 = 764.6 dm3 = 27 ft3 = 168.2 Imp. gal (UK) = 202.0 gal (US) = 46,656 Cu.In.
= 1616 Pints = 807.9 Quarts = 764.6 Liters
1 pint (pt) = 0.568 dm3 (liter) = 16 fl. oz. (fluid ounce) = 28.88 in3
1 km3 = 109 m3 = 1012 dm3 (liter) = 1015 cm3 = 1018 mm3
1 cm3 = 0.061 in3
1 m3 = 103 dm3 (liter) = 35.31 ft3 = 1.3093 yd3 = 220.0 Imp. gal (UK) = 264.2 gal (US) = 61,023
Cu.In. = 0.02832 Cu.Ft
1 Hogshead = 63 Gallon = 8.42184 Cu.Ft
1 Barrel liquid = 31.0 Gallons liquid
1 Barrel beer = 31.5 Gallons beer
1 Barrel oil (petroleum) = 42 Gallons oil
1 Bushel = 1.2445 Cu.Ft. = 32 Quarts (Dry) = 64 Pints (dry) = 4 Pecks
1 quart (qt) = 2 pints = 57.75 in3 = 1/8 dry quarts
1 fluid ounce (fl. oz.) = 2 tablespoons = 1.805 in3 = 29.574 milliliters
1 cord = 128 ft3
1 peck = 8 dry quarts
1 cup = 8 fl.oz. (fluid ounce)
one board foot = piece of lumber 1 foot wide x 1 foot long x 1 inch thick
Volume flow
1 dm3/s (kg/s water) = 13.20 Imp. gal (UK)/min
1 m3/s = 3,600 m3/h = 1,000 dm3(liter)/s = 35.32 ft3/s = 2,118.9 ft3/min = 13,200 Imp.gal