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Conversion of Units

The document provides conversion factors for units of measurement across various categories including length, mass, time, temperature, pressure, energy, power, area, volume, angular measure, and force. It lists common unit prefixes and equivalents for units like meters, feet, pounds, gallons, degrees, pascals, joules, watts, acres, liters, atmospheres and others.

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Conversion of Units

The document provides conversion factors for units of measurement across various categories including length, mass, time, temperature, pressure, energy, power, area, volume, angular measure, and force. It lists common unit prefixes and equivalents for units like meters, feet, pounds, gallons, degrees, pascals, joules, watts, acres, liters, atmospheres and others.

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CONVERSION OF UNITS

PREFIXES 1 Pascal = 1 N/m²


Deka = 10 1 bar = 100 KPa
Hecta = 100= 10² MASS
Kilo = 1000= 103 1 kg = 2.205 lbs
Mega = 1000000 = 106 1 lb = 7000 grains
Deci = 1/10 = 10-1 1 grave = 1 kg
Centi = 1/100= 10-2 1 kip = 1000 lb
Milli = 1/1000= 10-3 1 quintal = 100 kg
Micro = 1/106= 10-6 1 slug = 32 lbm
Dozen = 12 things 1 stone = 14 lb
Gross = 12 dozens 1 metric ton = 1000 kg
Great gross = 12 gross 1 short ton = 2000 lbs
Score = 20 things 1 long ton = 2240 lbs
TIME LENGTH
1 minute = 60 sec. 1 m = 3.28 ft = 100 cm = 1000 mm
1 hr = 60 min 1 chain = 66 ft.
1 day = 24 hrs 1 fathom = 6 ft.
1 week = 7 days 1 furlong = 660 ft.
1 month = 30, 31,28,29 days 1 foot = 3 hands
1 common year = 366 days 1 statute mile = 5280 ft.
1 year = 12 months = 52 weeks 1 nautical mile = 6080 ft.
1 decade = 10 years 1 palm = 3 in.
1 score 20 years 1 rope = 20 ft.
1 silver = 25 years 1 yard = 3ft.
1 golden = 50 years 1 mile = 1.609 km
1 diamond = 75 years 1 ft = 12 in.
1 century = 100 years 1 rod = 5.5 yards
1 millennium = 1000 years 1 m = 39.4 in.
1 fortnight = 2 weeks 1 link = 7.92 in.
1 jiffy = 1/60 sec. 1 in. = 2.54 cm
1 moment = 90 seconds 1 league = 1 nautical mile
ANGULAR MEASURES FORCE
1 rev = 360 degrees 1 N = 1 kg m/s2
= 2pie rad 1 kgf = 9.81 N
= 400 grads = 400 gons = 9.81 x 10-5 dyne
= 6400 mils 1 N = 100000 dyne
1 degree = 60 min = 0.0174 radian 1 dyne = 1 g-cm/s2
1 rad = 57.32 degree = 10-5 N
Pie rad = 180 degrees 1 lbf = 32.2 lbm-ft/s2
= 32.2 poundal
1 octant = 45° ENERGY / WORK
1 quadrant = 90° 1 Btu = 1.055 KJ
1 sextant = 60° = 778 ft-lb
1 sigh = 30° = 252 cal
AREA 1 Joule = 1 N-m
1 are = 100 m2 1 erg = 1 dyne-cm
1 acre = 4046.856 m2 = 10-7 J
1 hectare = 1000 acre = 10000 m2 1 cal = 4.19 J
VOLUME 1 Therm = 105 Btu
1 m3 = 1000 liters 1 quad = 1015 Btu
1 ft3 = 7.48 gal POWER
1 gal = 3.785 liters 1 Hp = 0.746 Kw
1 quartz = ¼ gallon = 550 ft-lb/s
1 pint = 1/8 gallon = 42.42 Btu/min
1 BBL = 42 gal 1 watt = 1 J/sec = 107 ergs/sec
1 drum = 5.5 gal 1 kilowatt = 1000 watts
1 lambda = 1 mm3 1 metric Hp = 0.736 Kw
PRESSURE TEMPERATURE
1atm = 14.7 psi °F = (9/5 °C + 32)
= 101.325 KPa °C = 5/9 (°F – 32)
= 760 mmHg K = °C + 273
= 760 torr R = °F + 460
= 29.9 in Hg
= 10.33 mHg
= 1.032 kg/cm2
= 1.013 bar

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