Unit Conversion
Unit Conversion
4b. Force, Stress, Loads and Mass - English Units to S.I. Units and Back
To Convert From Force pound, lb kilopound, kip = 1000 lb Stress [Force per Unit Area] pounds per sq. ft, lb/ft2, psf psf kilopounds per sq. ft, ksf 47.8803 0.0478803 47.8803 pascals, Pa = N/m2 kilopascal, kPa, kN/m2 kPa 0.0208854 20.8854 0.0208854 lb/ft2, psf psf ksf 4.44822 newton, N 0.224809 0.224809 lb kip = 1000 lb 4.44822 kilonewton, kN = 1000 N multiply to get / To Convert from multiply by to get
pounds per sq. inch, psi psi kilopounds per sq. in, ksi
Bending Moment, Torque [Force x Length] pound-foot, lb-ft pound-inch, lb-in pounds per (linear) foot, plf pounds per (linear) inch, pli 1.35582 0.112985 0.737561 8.850732 lb-ft lb-in
Distributed (or "Running") Load [Force per Unit Length] 14.5939 newtons per meter, N/m 175.127 N/m 0.06852178 0.00571015 plf pli
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feet, ft yards, yd miles, MI meters, m m ft2 yd2 minutes, min hour, h day, d day,d
12 in 3 ft 5280 feet, ft 1000 mm 100 cm 144 in2 9 ft2 60 s 3600 s 86400 s 1440 min
0.001 0.01
0.00694444 0.111111
4d. Force and Weight; and Density - English Units to S.I. Units and Back In the S.I. system, weight is often expressed in kilograms (a mass); in the United States, weight is expressed in pounds (a force). Be careful! The force of 1 kg. is 9.81 N (in standard gravity).
To Convert From pounds lb lb N lb lb / ft3 lb / in3 lb / in3 N / m3 kN / m3 lb / ft3 Mass Density (mass/volume) slug / ft3
Multiply by to get / To Convert from multiply by 4.44822 0.453592 0.101972 0.0310 Newton, N kg kg slug (lb-s2/ft) 0.224809 lb 2.20462 lb 9.80665 N 32.2 lb 6.36590 lb / ft3 0.00368 lb / in3 1728 lb / in3 9.80665 N / m3 0.0090665 kN / m3 0.0624279 lb / ft3 0.0019403 slug / ft3
to get
Weight Density (force/volume); including kilogram force 0.157087 kilonewtons per kN/m3 271.447 0.000578703 0.101972 101.972 16.0185 515.379 kN/m3 lb / ft3 kg / m3 kg / m3 kg / m3 kg / m3