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Volume Unit Conversion

This document provides conversion factors for various units of measurement in different categories. It lists equivalents for units of volume, length, mass, time, energy, area, power, force, density and viscosity. Common conversion units include liters, meters, grams, seconds, joules, square meters, watts, newtons, kg/m3 and kg/m-s.

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Volume Unit Conversion

This document provides conversion factors for various units of measurement in different categories. It lists equivalents for units of volume, length, mass, time, energy, area, power, force, density and viscosity. Common conversion units include liters, meters, grams, seconds, joules, square meters, watts, newtons, kg/m3 and kg/m-s.

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Volume Unit Conversion

1 milliliter 0.001 liter

1 centiliter 0.01 liter

1 deciliter 0.1 liter

1 decaliter 10 liters

1 hectoliter 100 liters

1 kiloliter 1000 liters

1 cubic inch 1.639 × 10 – 2 liters

1 gallon 3.785 liters

1 cubic foot 28.316 liters


 

Length Unit Conversion

1 millimetre 0.001 metre

1 centimetre 0.01 metre

1 decimetre 0.1 metre

1 decametre 10 metres

1 hectometre 100 metres

1 kilometre 1000 metres

1 inch 2.54 × 10−2 metres

1 foot 0.3048 metres

1 angstrom 1 x 10-10 metres

1 fermi 1 x 10-15 metres

1 light year 0.946 × 1016 metres

1 mile 1.609344 kms


 

Mass Conversion

1 milligram 0.001 gram


1 centigram 0.01 gram

1 decigram 0.1 gram

1 decagram 10 gram

1 hectogram 100 gram

1 kilogram 1000 grams

1 stone 6350.29 grams

1 pound 453.592 grams

1 ounce 28.3495 grams


 

Time Unit Conversion

1 minute 60 seconds

1 hour 60 minutes / 3600 seconds

1 day 24 hours

1 week 7 days

1 year 365 days


 

Energy Unit Conversion

1 BTU (British thermal unit) 1055 Joule

1 erg 1×10−7 Joule

1 foot-pound 1.356 Joule

1 calorie 4.186 Joule

1 kilowatt-hour 3.6×106 Joule

1 electron volt 1.602×10−19 Joule

1 liter atmosphere 101.13 Joule


 

Area Unit Conversion

1 sq. inch 6.4516 x 10-4 square metre


1 sq. foot 9.2903 x 10-2 square metre

1 acre 4.0468 x 103 square metre

1 hectare 1 x 104 square metre

1 sq. mile 2.5888 x 106 square metre

1 barn 1 x 10-28 square metre


 

Volume Unit Conversion

1 milliliter 0.001 liter

1 centiliter 0.01 liter

1 deciliter 0.1 liter

1 decaliter 10 liters

1 hectoliter 100 liters

1 kiloliter 1000 liters

1 cubic inch 1.639 × 10 – 2 liters

1 gallon 3.785 liters

1 cubic foot 28.316 liters


 

Length Unit Conversion

1 millimetre 0.001 metre

1 centimetre 0.01 metre

1 decimetre 0.1 metre

1 decametre 10 metres

1 hectometre 100 metres

1 kilometre 1000 metres

1 inch 2.54 × 10−2 metres

1 foot 0.3048 metres

1 angstrom 1 x 10-10 metres
1 fermi 1 x 10-15 metres

1 light year 0.946 × 1016 metres

1 mile 1.609344 kms


 

Mass Conversion

1 milligram 0.001 gram

1 centigram 0.01 gram

1 decigram 0.1 gram

1 decagram 10 gram

1 hectogram 100 gram

1 kilogram 1000 grams

1 stone 6350.29 grams

1 pound 453.592 grams

1 ounce 28.3495 grams


 

Time Unit Conversion

1 minute 60 seconds

1 hour 60 minutes / 3600 seconds

1 day 24 hours

1 week 7 days

1 year 365 days


 

Energy Unit Conversion

1 BTU (British thermal unit) 1055 Joule

1 erg 1×10−7 Joule

1 foot-pound 1.356 Joule

1 calorie 4.186 Joule


1 kilowatt-hour 3.6×106 Joule

1 electron volt 1.602×10−19 Joule

1 liter atmosphere 101.13 Joule


 

Area Unit Conversion

1 sq. inch 6.4516 x 10-4 square metre

1 sq. foot 9.2903 x 10-2 square metre

1 acre 4.0468 x 103 square metre

1 hectare 1 x 104 square metre

1 sq. mile 2.5888 x 106 square metre

1 barn 1 x 10-28 square metre


 

Power Unit Conversion

1 erg/sec 1 x 10-5 watt

1 BTU/hr 0.2930 watt

1 foot-pound/ sec 1.356 watt

1 horsepower 745.7 watt

1 calorie/ sec 4.186 watt


 

Force Unit Conversion

1 dyne 1 x 10-5 Newton

1 pound 4.448 Newton


 

Density Unit Conversion

1 slug/ cubic ft 515.4 kilogram/ cubic metre

1 pound/ cubic in 2.768 x 104 kilogram/ cubic metre


 

Viscosity Unit Conversion


1 poise 0.1 kg/m.s

1 slug/ft 4.79 x 101 kg/m.s

Power Unit Conversion

1 erg/sec 1 x 10-5 watt

1 BTU/hr 0.2930 watt

1 foot-pound/ sec 1.356 watt

1 horsepower 745.7 watt

1 calorie/ sec 4.186 watt


 

Force Unit Conversion

1 dyne 1 x 10-5 Newton

1 pound 4.448 Newton


 

Density Unit Conversion

1 slug/ cubic ft 515.4 kilogram/ cubic metre

1 pound/ cubic in 2.768 x 104 kilogram/ cubic metre


 

Viscosity Unit Conversion

1 poise 0.1 kg/m.s

1 slug/ft 4.79 x 101 kg/m.s


Length
inch foot mile cm meter
1 0.0833 1.58E-05 2.54 0.0254
12 1 1.89E-05 30.48 0.3048
63,360 5,280 1 160.934 1,609.3
0.3937 0.0328 6.21E-06 1 0.01
39,370 3.2808 6.21E-04 100 1
39,370 3,281 0.6214 100,000 1,000
Weight
ounce pound kgram ton (short) ton (lon
1 0.0625 0.0283 3.125E-05 2.970E-
16 1 0.4536 5.000E-04 4.464E-
35.2741 2.2046 1 0.0011 9.842E-
32,000 2,000 907.1800 1 0.8929
35,840 2,240 1,016 1.1200 1
35,274 2,205 1,000 1.1023 0.9842
Area
sq in. sq ft acre sq m hectar
1 0.0069 1.594E-07 6.452E-04 6.452E-
144 1 2.296E-05 0.0929 9.290E-
6.273E+06 43,560 1 4,046.9 0.4047
1,550 10.7639 2.471E-04 1 1.000E-
1.550E+07 107,639 2.4711 10,000 1
Volume
cu in. cu ft gallon bushel liter
1 5.787E-04 0.0043 4.650E-04 0.0164
1728 1 7.4805 0.8036 28.316
231 0.1337 1 0.1074 3.7854
2150.44 1.2445 9.3093 1 35.239
61.0237 0.0353 0.2642 0.0284 1
61,024 35.315 264.17 28.377 1000
Bulk
Density
pound/cu in. pound/cu ft pound/cu yd pound/gallon g/cu cm
1 1728 46656 231.00 27.679
5.787E-04 1 27 0.1337 0.0160
2.143E-05 0.0370 1 0.0050 5.9327E
4.329E-03 7.481 201.9740 1 0.1198
0.0361 62.4283 1685.564 8.3454 1
3.613E-05 0.0324 1.6856 0.0083 0.001
Mass
Flow Rate
pound/sec pound/hr ton (short)/hr kg/sec kg/hr
1 3600 1.80 0.4536 1632.9
2.778E-04 1 5.000E-04 1.260E-04 0.4536
0.5556 2000 1 0.25199 907.180
2.2046 7,937 3.9683 1 3600
6.124E-04 2.2046 0.0011 2.778E-04 1
Volume
Flow Rate
cu ft/sec cu ft/min (cfm) gallons/hr cu meters/sec liters/s
1 60.0 26929.9 0.0283 28.316
0.0167 1 448.83 4.719E-04 0.4719
3.713E-05 0.0022 1 1.051E-06 0.0011
35.3150 2118.9 9.510E+05 1 1000
0.0353 2.1189 954.026 1.000E-03 1
Pressure
psi in. water in. Hg mm Hg atmosph
1 27.708 2.0360 51.7145 0.0680
0.0361 1 0.0735 1.8664 0.0025
0.4912 13.6090 1 25.4 0.0334
0.0193 0.5358 0.0394 1 0.0013
14.696 407.1984 29.9213 760 1
1.450E-04 0.0040 2.953E-04 0.0075 9.869E-
Power
BTU/hr ft-lb/min Kcal/hr mechanical boiler
horsepower horsepow
1 12.9695 0.2520 3.930E-04 2.988E-
0.0771 1 0.0194 3.030E-05 2.304E-
3.9683 51.4663 1 0.0016 1.186E-
2,544 33,000 641.196 1 0.0760
33,470 434,089 8,434 13.1542 1
3,412 44,254 859.859 1.3410 0.1019
Energy
BTU ft-lb kCal kJoule hp-hr
1 778.17 0.25200 1.0551 3.930E-
0.0013 1 0.0003 0.0014 5.051E-
3.9683 3,088 1 4.1868 0.0016
0.9478 737.563 0.2388 1 3.725E-
2,544 1,979,999 641.19 2684.5 1
3,412 2,655,225 859.85 3,600 1.341
Energy
Density
BTU/pound BTU/ton (short) kCal/kg kJoule/kg MJoule/
1 2000 0.5556 2.3260 0.0023
5.000E-04 1 1111.112 4652.004 4.6520
1.8000 9.000E-04 1 4.1868 0.0042
0.4299 2.150E-04 0.2388 1 0.001
429.922 0.2150 238.8459 1000 1
Energy
Yield
BTU/sq ft BTU/ac kJ/sq m KJ/ha
1 43560 11.3574 113574
2.2957E-05 1 2.61E-04 2.608
0.08805 3835.7 1 10000
8.805E-06 0.38357 0.0001 1
Table 2. SI Prefixes
Prefix Symbol Multiplying Factor
Exa E 1018

Peta P 1015

Tera T 1012

Giga G 10
9

Mega M 10
6

Kilo K 10
3

Milli m 10-3

Micro µ 10-6

Nano n 10-9

Pico p 10-12

Femto f 10-15

Atto a 10-18

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