Converting SI to U.S.
Customary Units
We use Canadian spelling here (metres for meters and litres for liters).
To convert from (SI)
Length and velocity Metres (m) Metres Metres per second (m/s) Centimeters (cm) Milimeters (mm) Kilometers (km) m3/(m2-day) = m/day Area cm2 m2 Hectare (ha = 10 000 m2) km2 ( = 100 ha = 106 m2) Volume and Flow Litres ( = 1 dm3) cubic metre (m3) Litres (L) Litres (L) Litres/(s-ha) m3 m3 m3 Liters per second (L/s) (L/s) Liters/m2
Conversion factor
Multiply by 3.28084 Multiply by 1.09361 Multiply by 2.23694 Multiply by 0.3937 Multiply by 0.03937 Multiply by 0.621371 Multiply by 24.5421
To get U.S. Customary
Feet (ft) Yards Miles per hour (mph) Inches (in.) Inches Miles (mi) gpd/ft2
Multiply by 0.155 Multiply by 10.76391 Multiply by 2.471054 Multiply by 0.38610216
Square inch Square foot (ft2) Acre Square mile Cubic foot (ft3) ft3 U.S. gal Imp. gal Inches/hour Million U.S. gal (mg/MG) Barrel (US) Acre-ft Million U.S. gal/day (mgd/MGD) gal/min (gpm) gal/ft2
Divide by 28.31685 Multiply by 35.31467 Multiply by 0.264172 Multiply by 0.219969 Multiply by 0.014 Divide by 3 785.412 Multiply by 8.521662 Divide by 1 233.481 Divide by 43.8126 Multiply by 15.8508 Divide by 40.7458
Mass Gram (g) Gram Kilograma(kg = 1 000 g) Newton ( = 0.1 kgb)
Tonne, Metric ton (= 1 000 kg) Tonne (t)
Divide by 453.5924 Multiply by 15.432 Multiply by 2.204623 Multiply by 0.2247
Multiply by 1.10231 Multiply by 0.984206
Pounds (lb) Grain Pounds Pounds
U.S. ton English ton
To convert from (SI)
Concentration Milligram per liter
Conversion factor
Multiply by 1.0
To get U.S. Customary
Parts per million (ppm)
452
SI-US Unit Conversion
(mg/liter = g/m3) mg/liter Microgram per liter (ug/liter = 10-3 g/m3) Density kg/m3 g/m3 m3/kg Pressure g/m2 Bar ( = 105 N/m2) kg/m2 kg/cm2 Energy etc. Watt (W = N x m/s) Kilowatts (kW = 1 000 W) Kilowatt-hours (kW-hr) W/m3 kW-hr/(m2xoC) kW-hr/(m3xoC) Calories (gram) 1 calorie = 1.16 x 10-6 kW-hr Degree celsius (oC) Divide by 2.28835 Multiply by 1.0 Grain/ft3 Parts per billion (ppb)
Multiply by 0.062428 Multiply by 6.2428 x 10-5 Multiply by 16.0185
lb/ft3 lb/ft3 ft3/lb lb/ft2 psi ( = lb/in.2) lb/ft2 psi
Divide by 4 882.43 Multiply by 14.5038 Divide by 4.88243 Multiply by 14.2233
Multiply by 3.41214 Multiply by 1.34048 Multiply by 3 414.4259 Multiply by 5 Multiply by 176.228 Multiply by 53.714 Divide by 251.9957 Multiply oC by 1.8 and add 32
Btu/hr Horsepower (hp) Btu hp/mg Btu/ft2/oF Btu/ft3/oF Btu Degrees Fahrenheit (oF)
Some constants 1 m3 of water weighs 1 000 kg. 1 ft3 of water weighs 62.4 lb. 1 U.S. gal of water weighs 8.34 lb. 1 Imp. (English) gal of water weighs 10 lb. 1 day has 1 440 minutes and 86 400 seconds. Time abbreviations Second s Minute min Hour h Day d Week week Month month Year y
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Some magnitude prefixes for SI units G giga 109 M mega 106 k kilo 103 m milli 10-3 micro 10-6
Metric kilograms in this table are weight kilograms, which equal 9.81 (m/s2) x kg (mass) =
9.81 Newtons.
