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UNITS CONVERSION TABLES

Overview
These conversion tables are provided for your reference.

Units Conversion Tables

Table 1 Multiples and Submultiples of SI
Units Table 2 Length Units
Table 3 Area Units
Table 4 Volume Units
Table 5 Mass Units
Table 6 Density Units
Table 7 Volumetric Liquid Flow
Units Table 8 Volumetric Gas Flow Units
Table 9 Mass Flow Units
Table 10 High Pressure Units
Table 11 Low Pressure Units
Table 12 Speed Units
Table 13 Torque Units
Table 14 Dynamic Viscosity Units
Table 15 Kinematic Viscosity
Units
Table 16 Temperature Conversion Formulas

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Table 1: Multiples and Submultiples of SI units

Prefix Symbol Multiplying Factor
exa E 1 000 000 000 000 000 000
1018
peta P 1 000 000 000 000 000
1015
tera T 1 000 000 000 000
1012
giga G 109 1 000 000 000
mega M 106 1 000 000
kilo k 103 1 000
hecto* h 102 100
deca* da 10 10
deci* d 0.1
10-1
centi c 0.01
10-2
milli m 0.001
10-3
micro u 0.000 001
10-6
nano n -9 0.000 000 001
10
pico p 0.000 000 000 001
10-12
femto f 0.000 000 000 000 001
10-15
atto a 0.000 000 000 000 000 001
10-18
* these prefixes are not normally used

Table 2: Length Units

Millimeters Centimeters Meters Kilometers Inches Feet Yards Miles
mm cm m km in ft yd mi
1 0.1 0.001 0.000001 0.03937 0.003281 0.001094 6.21e-07
10 1 0.01 0.00001 0.393701 0.032808 0.010936 0.000006
1000 100 1 0.001 39.37008 3.28084 1.093613 0.000621
1000000 100000 1000 1 39370.08 3280.84 1093.613 0.621371
25.4 2.54 0.0254 0.000025 1 0.083333 0.027778 0.000016
304.8 30.48 0.3048 0.000305 12 1 0.333333 0.000189
914.4 91.44 0.9144 0.000914 36 3 1 0.000568
1609344 160934.4 1609.344 1.609344 63360 5280 1760 1

Table 3: Area Units

Millimeter Centimeter Meter Inch Foot Yard
square square square square square square
mm2 cm2 m2 in2 ft2 yd2
1 0.01 0.000001 0.00155 0.000011 0.000001
100 1 0.0001 0.155 0.001076 0.00012
1000000 10000 1 1550.003 10.76391 1.19599
645.16 6.4516 0.000645 1 0.006944 0.000772
92903 929.0304 0.092903 144 1 0.111111
836127 8361.274 0.836127 1296 9 1

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Table 4: Volume Units

Centimeter Meter Inch Foot US Imperial
Liter US barrel (oil)
cube cube cube cube gallons gallons
cm3 m 3 ltr in 3
ft3
US gal Imp. gal US brl
1 0.000001 0.001 0.061024 0.000035 0.000264 0.00022 0.000006
1000000 1 1000 61024 35 264 220 6.29
1000 0.001 1 61 0.035 0.264201 0.22 0.00629
16.4 0.000016 0.016387 1 0.000579 0.004329 0.003605 0.000103
28317 0.028317 28.31685 1728 1 7.481333 6.229712 0.178127
3785 0.003785 3.79 231 0.13 1 0.832701 0.02381
4545 0.004545 4.55 277 0.16 1.20 1 0.028593
158970 0.15897 159 9701 6 42 35 1

Table 5: Mass Units

Grams Kilograms Metric tonnes Short ton Long ton Pounds Ounces
g kg tonne shton Lton lb oz
1 0.001 0.000001 0.000001 9.84e-07 0.002205 0.035273
1000 1 0.001 0.001102 0.000984 2.204586 35.27337
1000000 1000 1 1.102293 0.984252 2204.586 35273.37
907200 907.2 0.9072 1 0.892913 2000 32000
1016000 1016 1.016 1.119929 1 2239.859 35837.74
453.6 0.4536 0.000454 0.0005 0.000446 1 16
28 0.02835 0.000028 0.000031 0.000028 0.0625 1

Table 6: Density Units

Gram/milliliter Kilogram/meter cube Pound/foot cube Pound/inch cube
g/ml kg/m3 lb/ft3 lb/in3
1 1000 62.42197 0.036127
0.001 1 0.062422 0.000036
0.01602 16.02 1 0.000579
27.68 27680 1727.84 1

Table 7: Volumetric Liquid Flow Units

Meter Foot Foot US US barrels
Liter/second Liter/minute
cube/hour cube/minute cube/hour gallons/minute (oil)/day
L/sec L/min M3/hr ft3/min ft3/hr gal/min US brl/d
1 60 3.6 2.119093 127.1197 15.85037 543.4783
0.016666 1 0.06 0.035317 2.118577 0.264162 9.057609
0.277778 16.6667 1 0.588637 35.31102 4.40288 150.9661
0.4719 28.31513 1.69884 1 60 7.479791 256.4674
0.007867 0.472015 0.02832 0.01667 1 0.124689 4.275326
0.06309 3.785551 0.227124 0.133694 8.019983 1 34.28804
0.00184 0.110404 0.006624 0.003899 0.2339 0.029165 1

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Table 8: Volumetric Gas Flow Units

Normal meter cube/hour Standard cubic feet/hour Standard cubic feet/minute
3
Nm /hr scfh scfm
1 35.31073 0.588582
0.02832 1 0.016669
1.699 59.99294 1

Table 9: Mass Flow Units

Kilogram/hour Pound/hour Kilogram/second Ton/hour
kg/h lb/hour kg/s t/h
1 2.204586 0.000278 0.001
0.4536 1 0.000126 0.000454
3600 7936.508 1 3.6
1000 2204.586 0.277778 1

Table 10: High Pressure Units

Kilogram
Pound/square force/ Millimeter
Bar inch Kilopascal Megapascal centimeter of mercury Atmospheres
square
bar psi kPa MPa kgf/cm2 mm Hg atm
1 14.50326 100 0.1 1.01968 750.0188 0.987167
0.06895 1 6.895 0.006895 0.070307 51.71379 0.068065
0.01 0.1450 1 0.001 0.01020 7.5002 0.00987
10 145.03 1000 1 10.197 7500.2 9.8717
0.9807 14.22335 98.07 0.09807 1 735.5434 0.968115
0.001333 0.019337 0.13333 0.000133 0.00136 1 0.001316
1.013 14.69181 101.3 0.1013 1.032936 759.769 1

Table 11: Low Pressure Units

Meter of Foot of Centimeter of Inches of Inches of
Pascal
water water mercury mercury water
mH2O ftH2O cmHg inHg inH2O Pa
1 3.280696 7.356339 2.896043 39.36572 9806
0.304813 1 2.242311 0.882753 11.9992 2989
0.135937 0.445969 1 0.39368 5.351265 1333
0.345299 1.13282 2.540135 1 13.59293 3386
0.025403 0.083339 0.186872 0.073568 1 249.1
0.000102 0.000335 0.00075 0.000295 0.004014 1

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Table 12: Speed Units

Meter/second Meter/minute Kilometer/hour Foot/second Foot/minute Miles/hour
m/s m/min km/h ft/s ft/min mi/h
1 59.988 3.599712 3.28084 196.8504 2.237136
0.01667 1 0.060007 0.054692 3.281496 0.037293
0.2778 16.66467 1 0.911417 54.68504 0.621477
0.3048 18.28434 1.097192 1 60 0.681879
0.00508 0.304739 0.018287 0.016667 1 0.011365
0.447 26.81464 1.609071 1.466535 87.99213 1

Table 13: Torque Units

Newton meter Kilogram force meter Foot pound Inch pound
Nm kgfm ftlb inlb
1 0.101972 0.737561 8.850732
9.80665 1 7.233003 86.79603
1.35582 0.138255 1 12
0.112985 0.011521 0.083333 1

Table 14: Dynamic Viscosity Units

Centipoise* Poise Pound/foot·second
cp poise lb/(ft·s)
1 0.01 0.000672
100 1 0.067197
1488.16 14.8816 1

Table 15: Kinematic Viscosity Units

meter
Centistoke* Stoke Foot square/second
square/second
cs St ft2/s m2/s
1 0.01 0.000011 0.000001
100 1 0.001076 0.0001
92903 929.03 1 0.092903
1000000 10000 10.76392 1
*note: centistokes x specific gravity = centipoise

Table 16: Temperature Conversion Formulas

Degree Celsius (°C) (°F - 32) x 5/9
(K - 273.15)
Degree Fahrenheit (°F) (°C x 9/5) + 32
(1.8 x K) - 459.67
Kelvin (K) (°C + 273.15)
(°F + 459.67) ÷ 1.8

November 2007

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