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Conversion Factors

The document provides conversion constants for length, area, volume, density, speed, force, pressure, energy, entropy, specific heat, and the standard gravity value. It includes conversions between metric, US customary and other units for many physical quantities.

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Conversion Factors

The document provides conversion constants for length, area, volume, density, speed, force, pressure, energy, entropy, specific heat, and the standard gravity value. It includes conversions between metric, US customary and other units for many physical quantities.

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CONVERSION CONSTANTS

Length
Volume Density
1 ft = 12 inches
1 liter = 1000 cc 1 lb/in.3 = 1728 lb/ft3
1 yard = 3 feet
= 0.2642 gal 1 slug/ft3 = 32.174 lb/ft3
1 mi = 5280 feet
= 61.025 in. 3 = 0.51538 gm/cm3
1 cm = 0.3937 inch
= 103 cm3 1 lb/ ft3 = 16.018 kg/m3
1 inch = 2.54 cm
1 ft3 = 144 in.3 1 gm/cm3 = 1000 kg/ m3
1m = 3.28 feet
= 7.482 gal
1 cm = 104 microns Angular
= 28.317 liter
1 mi = 1.609 km 2π = 6.2832 radian
= 28,317 cm3
1 rad = 57.3 deg
Area 1 acre-ft = 43,560 ft3
1 rev = 2 π
1 acre = 0.4047 ha 1 gal = 3.7854 liter
1 rpm = 2 π rad/min
1 ha = 2.47 acre = 231 in3
1 rad/sec = 9.549 rpm
1 ft2 = 144 in.2 = 8 pint
1 acre = 43,560 ft2 1 m3 = 35.31 ft3 Time
1 mi2 = 650 acres = 103 liter 1 min = 60 seconds
1 m2 = 10.76 ft2 1 hour = 3600 seconds
1 ft2 = 929 cm2 = 60 min
1 in.2 = 6.452 cm2 1 day = 24 hours
Speed = 14.594 kg = 33.934 ft H2O (60°F)
1 mph = 88 fpm 1 kg = 2.205 lb = 760 mm Hg (O°C)
= 0.44704 m/s = 9.80665 N = 406.79 in. H2O (39.2°F)
= 1.467 fps = 1 kilopond = 1.0332 kg/cm2
1 fps = 0.6818 mph 1 kip = 1000 lb 1 bar = 10 m of water
= 0.3048 m/s 1g = 980.665 dynes 1 mm Hg = 13.6 kg
1 knot = 0.5144 m/s 1 ton = 2000 lb (0°C)
= 1.152 mph = 907.18 kg 1 psi = 27.684 in. of water
1 m/s = 3.6 kph 1 oz = 28.35 gm = 2.036 in mercury
= 2.24 mph 1 metric ton = 1000 kg = 51.715 mm Hg (0 C)
= 3.28 fps 1 Newton = 9.8 kgf = 0.0731 kg/cm2
= 0.225 lbf 1 psf = 47.88 N/m3
Force, Mass
1 in. Hg = 13.57 in. H2O (60°F)
1 lb = 16 oz
Pressure (60°F)
= 444,820 dynes
1 atm = 1.033 bar = 0.4898 psi
= 32.174 poundals
= 33.90 ft of water (at 4°C) 1 N/m2 = 0.1 dyne/cm2
= 4.4482 N
= 10.33 m of water (at 4°C 1 in H20 = 0.0361 psi
= 7000 grains
= 14.7 psi = 0.0736 in. mercury
= 453.6 g
= 101,325 N/m2
1 slug = 32.174 lb
= 29.921 in. Hg (0°C)
= 14.594 kg
Energy 1 atm-ft3 = 2.7194 Btu = 10.731 psi-ft3
1 Btu = 778.16 ft-lb 1J = 107 ergs 1 kgmole-°K = 8.3143 kJ
= 251.98 cal 1 ft-lb = 1.3558 J = 0.08206 atm-m3
= 1.055 kJ 1 kcal = 4.1668 kJ 1 gmole-°K = 82.057
1 hp-hr = 2544.4 Btu 1 hp = 0.746 kw atm-cm3
1J = 1 wt-s 1 kW = 1.34 hp = 1.9859 cal
= 1 N-m = 1.32 cv = 83.143 bar-cm3
= 0.01 bar-dm3 metric Hp in French = 8.3143 J
1 hp-s = 550 ft-lb 1 PS = 0.986 Hp = 8.3149 x 107 erg
1 hp-min = 42.4 Btu 1 wt-hr = 860 cal = 0.083143 bar-liter
= 33,000 ft-lb
Entropy, Specific Heat, Standard Gravity g, (as
1 kw-hr = 3412.2 Btu
Gas Constant conversion unit)
= 3600 kJ
1 cal/g-°K = 1 Btu/lb-°R 1 slug = 32.174 fps2-lb
1 kJ = 1 kw-s 1 kcal/kg-°K = 1 kcal/kg-°R 1 psin = 388.1 ips2-lb
= 101.92 kg-m 1 Btu/lb-°R = 4.187 kJ/kg-°K 1 s2-kg = 9.80665 N-m
kcal/gmole = 1800 1 s2-gm = 980.665 cm-dynes
Btu/pmole Universal Gas Constant
1 pmole-°R = 1545.32 ft-lb
1 wt-s = 1 V-amp
1 kw-s = 737.562 ft-lb = 0.7302 atm-ft3
1 kw-min = 56.87 Btu = 1.9859 Btu

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