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Standard Conversion Factors

This document provides conversion factors between various common measurement units including inches to millimetres, feet to metres, pounds to kilograms, degrees Fahrenheit to degrees Celsius, and others. It also gives formulas and examples for calculating the weight of different materials like steel sheets, channels, rounds, pipes, brass, copper, aluminum in either kilograms or pounds using measurements like length, diameter, thickness. Standard SI and other units are recommended for large international or multi-state projects.

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Standard Conversion Factors

This document provides conversion factors between various common measurement units including inches to millimetres, feet to metres, pounds to kilograms, degrees Fahrenheit to degrees Celsius, and others. It also gives formulas and examples for calculating the weight of different materials like steel sheets, channels, rounds, pipes, brass, copper, aluminum in either kilograms or pounds using measurements like length, diameter, thickness. Standard SI and other units are recommended for large international or multi-state projects.

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Standard conversion factors

INCH = 25.4 MILLIMETRE


FOOT = 0.3048 METRE
YARD = 0.9144 METRE
MILE = 1.6093 KILOMETER
ACRE = 0.4047 HECTARE
POUND = 0.4536 KILOGRAM
DEGREE FARENHEIT X 5/9 32 = DEGREE CELSIUS
MILLIMETRE= 0.0394 INCH
METRE = 3.2808FOOT
METRE = 1.0936YARD
1) MILD STEEL (MS)
SHEET
WEIGHT (KGS) = LENGTH (MM) X WIDTH (MM) X 0. 00000785 X THICKNESS
example The weight of MS Sheet of 1mm thickness and size 1250 MM X 2500 MM shall be
2500MM X 1250 MM X 0.00000785 X 1 = 24.53 KGS/ SHEET

ROLLED STEEL CHANNELS

MS SQUARE
WEIGHT (KGS ) = WIDTH X WIDTH X 0.00000785 X LENGTH.
Example : A Square of size 25mm and length 1 metre then the weight shall be.
25x25X 0.00000785 X 1000mm = 4.90 kgs/metre
MS ROUND
WEIGHT (KGS ) = 3.14 X 0.00000785 X ((diameter / 2)X( diameter / 2)) X LENGTH.
Example : A Round of 20mm diameter and length 1 metre then the weight shall be.
3.14 X 0.00000785 X ((20/2) X ( 20/2)) X 1000 mm = 2.46 kgs / metre
SS ROUND
DIA (mm) X DIA (mm) X 0.00623 = WEIGHT PER METRE
SS / MS Pipe
OD ( mm) W.Tthick(mm) X W.Thick (mm) X 0.0248 = Weight Per Metre
OD ( mm) W.Tthick(mm) X W.Thick (mm) X 0.00756 = Weight Per Foot

SS / MS CIRCLE
DIA(mm) X DIA (mm) X THICK(mm) 0.0000063 = Kg Per Piece
SS sheet
Length (Mtr) X Width (Mtr) X Thick(mm) X 8 = Weight Per Piece
Length (ft) X Width (ft) X Thick(inch) X 3 /4 = Weight Per Piece
S.S HEXAGONAL BAR
DIA (mm) X DIA (mm) X 0.00680 = WT. PER Mtr
Dia (mm) X Dia (mm) X 0.002072 = Wt. Per foot.
BRASS SHEET
WEIGHT (KGS) = LENGTH (MM) X BREADTH (MM) X 0. 0000085 X THICKNESS
Example The weight of brass sheet of thickness 1 mm, length 1220mm and breadth 355mm
shall be
1220 X355X 0.0000085 X 1 = 3.68 Kgs/Sheet
COPPER SHEET
WEIGHT (KGS) = LENGTH (MM) X BREADTH (MM) X 0. 0000087 X THICKNESS
Example The weight of coppper sheet of thickness 1 mm, length 1220mm and breadth 355mm
shall be
1220X355 X 0.0000087 X 1 = 3.76 Kgs/Sheet
BRASS / COPPER PIPE
OD (mm) THICK (mm) X THICK(mm) X 0.0260 = WEIGHT PER METRE
ALUMINUM SHEET
WEIGHT (KGS) = LENGTH (MM) X BREADTH (MM) X 0. 00000026 X THICKNESS
Example The weight of Aluminum sheet of thickness 1 mm, length 2500mm and breadth 1250
mm shall be
2500x1250X 0.0000026 X 1 = 8.12 Kgs/Sheet
ALUMINIUM PIPE
OD (mm) THICK(mm) X THICK(mm) X0.0083 = WEIGHT PER METRE
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The E indicates an exponent, as in scientific notation, followed by a positive or negative number,
representing the power of 10 by which the given conversion factor is to be multiplied before use.
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Detailed Units Convert Units


Following table shows how can we convert various most commonly used units from one unit
system to another.
Units to convert
Square foot to Square meter
Foot per second squared to Meter per second squared
Cubic foot to Cubic meter
Pound per cubic inch to Kilogram per cubic meter
Gallon per minute = Liter per second
Pound per square inch = Kilopascal

Pound force = Newton


Pound per Square Foot to Pascal
Acre foot per day = Cubic meter per second
Acre to square meter
Cubic foot per second = Cubic meter per second
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Value
1 ft = 0.092903 m
1 ft = 0. 3048 m
1 ft = 0.028316 m
1 lb/in = 27679.9 047102
kg/m
1 Gallon per minute =
0.0631 Liter per second
1 Psi (Pound Per Square
Inch) = 6.894757 Kpa
(Kilopascal)
1 Pound force = 4.448222
Newton
2
1 lbf/ft = 47.88025 Pascal
1 Acre foot per day= 1428
(m3/s)
1 acre = 4046.856 m
1 ft/s = 0.028316847 m/s

Measurement Units
Measurement units and standards are different in different countries but to maintain a standard,
SI units are mostly used when dealing with projects involving different countries or even
different states. Small projects can be done with the locally used unit system but when the
project is big, one standard unit system is to be used.
Two most common system used in the United States are
United States Customary System (USCS)
System International (SI)
But the SI unit system is more widely used all over the world. Following is the table which
shows how you can convert USCS measurements in SI measurements. ( Just multiply the USCS
amount with the corresponding figure given in table below

Convert USCS into SI Units


USCS unit X Factor = SI unit
Square foot X 0.0929 = Square meter
Cubic foot X 0.2831 = Cubic meter
Pound per square inch X 6.894 = Kilopascal
Pound force X 4.448 = Newton
Foot pound torque X 1.356 = Newton meter
Kip foot X 1.355 = Kilonewton meter
Gallon per minute X 0.06309 = Liter per
second
Kip per square inch X 6.89 = Megapascal

SI symbol
M2
M3
KPa
Nu
N-m
LN-m
L/s
MPa

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