Unit Conversions
Unit Conversions
Unit 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
Energy
British Thermal Unit (Btu), calorie, joule, kilojoule, electron volt, erg, foot lbf, foot
poundal, kilocalorie, kilowatt hour, watt hour,
Force
dyne, kilogram force (kgf), kilopound force, kip, lbf (pound force), ounce force
(avoirdupois), poundal, newton
Heat flux
Hydraulic Gradients
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
Power
Pressure
Rotation
revolutions,
1 Btu/lbm = 2,326.1 J/kg = 0.55556 kcal/kg = 778.2 ft lbf / lbm = 3.9 10-4 hp hr / lbm
= 5.4 lbf/in2 / lbm/ft3 = 0.237 kp m / g = 5.56 10-4 kcal/g = 2.326 kJ/kg
1 J/kg = 4.299x10-4 Btu/lbm = 2.388x10-4 kcal/kg
1 kcal/kg = 1.80 Btu/lbm = 4,187 J/kg
Specific Volume
Temperature
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
Thermal diffusivity
Thermal resistance
1 h = 3,600 s = 60 min
1 ms (millisecond) = 10-3 s
1 μs (microsecond) = 10-6 s
1 ns (nanosecond) = 10-9 s
Torque, Moment
1 ft lb = 1.356 Nm
Velocity, speed
Viscosity dynamic
Viscosity kinematic
1 ft2/s = 0.0929 m2/s
1 ft2/ h = 2.581x10-5m2/s
1 St (Stokes) = 1x10-4 m2/s = 100 cSt = 1.076x10-3 ft2/s
1 m2/s = 104 St = 106 cSt = 10.764 ft2/s= 38750 ft2/h
1 cSt (Centistokes) = 10-6 m2/s = 0.01 St = 1.076x10-5 ft2/s
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) = 231 in3 = 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. = 35.31 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