Conversion Factors

Length
1 kilometer (km) = 1000 meters (m)

1 meter (m) = 100 centimeter (cm)

1 centimeter (cm) = 10-2m

1 millimeter (mm) = 10-3m

1 micron () = 10-6m

1 millimicron (m) = 10-9m

1 angstrom (A) = 10-10m

1 inch (in.) = 2,540 cm

1 foot (ft) = 30,48 cm

1 mile (mi) = 1,609 km

1 mil = 10-3 in.

1 centimeter = 0,3937 in.

1 meter = 39,37 in.

1 kilometer = 0,6214 mile

Area
1 square meter (m2) = 10,76 ft2

1 square mile (mi2) = 640 acres

1 square foot (ft2) = 929 cm2

1 acre = 43,560ft2
Volume
1 liter (l) = 1000cm3 = 1,057 quart (qt) = 61,02 in3 = 0,03532 ft3

1 cubic meter (m3) = 1000 l = 35,32 ft3

1 cubic foot (ft3) = 7,481 U.S.gal = 0,02832 m3 = 28,32 l

1 U.S. gallon (gal) = 231 in3 = 3,785 l

1 British gallon = 1,201 U.S.gallon = 277,4 in3

Mass
1 kilogram (kg) = 2,2046 pounds (lb) = 0,06852 slug;

1 lb = 453,6 gm = 0,03108 slug

1 slug = 32,174 lb = 14,59 kg

Speed
1 km/h = 0,2778 m/sec = 0,6214 mi/h = 0,9113 ft/sec

1mi/h = 1,467 ft/sec = 1,609 km/h = 0,4470 m/sec

Density
1 gm/cm3 = 103 kg/m3 = 62,43 lb/ft3 = 1,940 slug/ft3

1 lb/ft3 = 0,01602 gm/cm3

1 slug/ft3 = 0,5154 gm/cm3

Force
1 newton (nt) = 105 dynes = 0,1020 kgwt = 0,2248 lbwt

1 pound weight (lbwt) = 4,448 nt = 0,4536 kgwt = 32,17

1 kilogram weight (kgwt) = 2,205 lbwt = 9,807 nt

1 U.S.short ton = 2000 lbwt

1 metric ton = 2205 lbwt

Energy
1 joule = 1 nt = 107 ergs = 0,7376 ft lbwt = 0,2389 cal = 9,481 X 10-4 Btu

1 ft lbwt = 1,356 joules = 0,3239 cal = 1,285 X 10-3 Btu

1 calorie (cal) = 4,186 joules = 3,087 ft lbwt = 3,968 X 10-3 Btu

1 Btu (British thermal unit) = 778 ft lbwt = 1055 joules = 0,293 watt h

1 kilowatt hour (kw h) = 3,60 X 106 joules = 860,0 kcal = 3413 Btu

1 electron volt (ev) = 1,602 X 10-19 joule

Power
1 watt = 1 joule/sec = 107 ergs/sec = 0,2389 cal/sec

1 horsepower (hp) = 550 ft lbwt/sec = 33,000 ft lbwt /min = 745,7 watts

1 kilowatt (kw) = 1,341 hp = 737,6 ft lbwt/sec = 0,9483 Btu/sec

Pressure
1 nt/m2 = 10 dynes/cm2 = 9,869 X 10-6 atmosphere = 2,089 X 10-2 lbwt/ft2

1 lbwt/in2 = 6895 nt/m2 = 5,171 cm mercury = 27,68 in water

1 atmosphere (atm) = 1,013 X 1015 nt/m2 = 1,013 X 1015 dynes/cm2 =