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 (μ) = 10-6m

1 millimicron (mμ) = 10-9m

1 angstrom (A) = 10-10m

1 inch (in.) = 2.54 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

SI unit: Meter (m)

1 kilometer = 1000. meters

= 0.62137 mile

1 meter = 100. centimeters

1 nanometer = 1.00 x 10-9 meters

1 picometer = 1.00 x 10-12 meters

1 inch = 2.54 centimeters (exact)

1 Angstrom = 1.00 x 10-10 meters

Area
1 square meter (m2) = 10.76 ft2

1 square mile (mi2) = 640 acres

1 square foot (ft2) = 929 cm2

1 acre = 43,560 ft2

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

SI unit: Cubic meter (m3)

1 liter (L) = 1.00 x 10-3m3

= 1000. cm3

= 1.056710 quarts
 1 gallon = 4.00 quarts

SI unit: Joule (J)

1 joule = 1 kg * m2/s2

= 0.23901 calorie

= 1C x 1V

1 calorie = 4.184 joules

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

SI unit: Kilogram (kg)

1 kilogram = 1000. grams

1 gram = 1000. milligrams

1 pound = 453.59237 grams

= 16 ounces

1 ton = 2000. pounds

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

1 lb/ft3 = 0.01602 gm/cm3

1 slug/ft3 = 0.5154 gm/cm3

Force
1 newton (N) = 105 dynes = 0.1020 kgf = 0.2248 lbf

1 pound weight (lbf) = 4.448 N = 0.4536 kgf = 32.17 poundals

1 kilogram weight (kgf) = 2.205 lbf = 9.807 N

1 U.S.short ton = 2000 lbf

1 long ton = 2240 lbf

Therefore mean of f is Force

F=ma , F=m/s2

Energy
1 joule = 1 Nm = 107 ergs = 0.7376 ft lbf = 0.2389 cal = 9.481 × 10-4 Btu

1 ft lbf = 1.356 joules = 0.3239 cal = 1.285 × 10-3 Btu

1 calorie (cal) = 4.186 joules = 3.087 ft lbf = 3.968 × 10-3 Btu

1 Btu (British thermal unit) = 778 ft lbf= 1055 joules = 0.293 watt h

1 kilowatt hour (kw hr) = 3.60 × 106 joules = 860 kcal = 3413 Btu

1 electron volt (ev) = 1.602 × 10-19 joule

SI unit: Joule (J)

= 0.23901 calorie

= 1C x 1V

1 calorie = 4.184 joules

Power
1 watt = 1 joule/sec = 107 ergs/sec = 0.2389 cal/sec

1 horsepower (hp) = 550 ft lbf/sec = 33,000 ft lbf /min = 745.7 watts

1 kilowatt (kw) = 1.341 hp = 737.6 ft lbf/sec = 0.9483 Btu/sec

Pressure
1 N/m2 = 10 dynes/cm2 = 9.869 × 10-6 atmosphere = 2.089 × 10-2 lbf/ft2

1 lbf/in2 = 6895 N/m2 = 5.171 cm mercury = 27.68 in water

1 atmosphere (atm) = 1.013 × 105 N /m2 = 1.013 × 106 dynes/cm2 = 14.70

1 metric ton = 2205 lbf

Si unit: Pascal (Pa)

1 pascal = 1 N/m2
 = 1 kg/m * s2

1 atmosphere = 101.325 kilopascals

= 760. mmHg

= 760 torr

= 14.70 lb/in2

= 1.01325 bar

1 bar = 105 Pa (exact)

Temperature
Si unit: Kelvin (K)

K = 273.15 °C

K = °C + 273.15 °C

? °C = (5 °C/9 °F)(°F - 32 °F)

? °F = (9 °F/5 °C)°C + 32 °F