Basic Units

Length meter m
Time second s
Mass kilogram kg
Temperature Kelvin K
Electrical Current ampere A

Derived Units
Force Newton N kg m s-2
Energy joule J kg m2 s-2
Power watt W kg m2 s-3
Frequency hertz Hz s-1
Charge coulomb C A s
Capacitance farad F C2 s2 kg-1 m-2
Magnetic Induction tesla T kg A-1 s-2

Multiples of Ten
10-12 pico p
10-9 nano n
10-6 micro µ
10-3 milli m
103 kilo k
6
10 mega M
109 giga G
1012 tera T

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 SI Prefixes

10n Prefix Symbol Short scale Long scale Decimal equivalent

1 000 000 000 000 000

1024 yotta Y Septillion Quadrillion
000 000 000

Trilliard (thousand 1 000 000 000 000 000

1021 zetta Z Sextillion
trillion) 000 000

1 000 000 000 000 000

1018 exa E Quintillion Trillion
000

Billiard (thousand
1015 peta P Quadrillion 1 000 000 000 000 000
billion)

1012 tera T Trillion Billion 1 000 000 000 000

Milliard (thousand
109 giga G Billion 1 000 000 000
million)

106 mega M Million 1 000 000

103 kilo k Thousand 1 000

102 hecto h Hundred 100

deca,
101 da Ten 10
deka

100 none none One 1

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10−1 deci d Tenth 0.1

10−2 centi c Hundredth 0.01

10−3 milli m Thousandth 0.001

µ (mu)
10−6 micro Millionth 0.000 001
(*)

10−9 nano n Billionth Milliardth 0.000 000 001

10−12 pico p Trillionth Billionth 0.000 000 000 001

10−15 femto f Quadrillionth Billiardth 0.000 000 000 000 001

0.000 000 000 000 000

10−18 atto a Quintillionth Trillionth
001

0.000 000 000 000 000

10−21 zepto z Sextillionth Trilliardth
000 001

0.000 000 000 000 000

10−24 yocto y Septillionth Quadrillionth
000 000 001

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 Engineering Conversion Factor

To Convert To Multiply By
2
acres ft 43560
acres m2 4046.9
2
acres rods 160
acres hectares .4047
acre feet barrels 7758
3
acre feet m 1233.5
angstrom, å cm 10-8
angstrom, å nm 0.1
astronomical unit, AU cm 1.496E13
astronomical unit Tm 0.1496
atmospheres (atm) feet of water 33.94
atmospheres in of Hg 29.92
atmospheres mm of Hg 760
atmospheres psi 14.7
bar atm .98692
bar dyne cm-2 106
bar psi (lb in-2) 14.5038
bar mm Hg 750.06
bar MPa 10-1
barrel (bbl) ft3 5.6146
3
barrel m .15898
barrel gal (US) 42
barrel liter 158.9
BTU Canadian BTU 1.000418022
BTU ISO BTU 1.000527124
BTU cal 251.996
BTU erg 1.055055853 * 1010
BTU joule 1054.35
calorie (gm) (cal) joule 4.184
centimeter (cm) inch 0.39370
cm m 10-2
darcy m2 9.8697E-13
-2
dyne g cm s 1

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dyne Newton 10-5
erg cal 2.39006E-8
erg dyne cm 1
erg joule 10-7
fathom (fath) ft 6
feet (ft) in 12
feet m 0.3048
furlong yd 220
gallon (US) (gal) in3 231
gallon liter 3.78541
3
gallon (Imp.) (gal) in 277.419
gallon liter 4.54608
gamma gauss 10-5
gamma tesla 10-9
gauss tesla 10-4
gram (g) pound 0.0022046
gram kg 10-3
hectare acre 2.47105
2
hectare cm 108
horsepower W 745.700
inch (in) cm 2.54
inch (in) mm 25.4
joule (J) erg 107
joule cal 0.239006
kilogram (kg) g 103
kilogram pound 2.20462
kilometer (km) m 103
kilometer ft 3280.84
kilometer mile 0.621371
-1 -1
kilometer hr (kph) mile hr (mph) 0.621371
kilowatt hp 1.34102
knot mph 1.150779
3
liter cm 103
liter gal (US) 0.26417
liter in3 61.0237
meter angstrom 1 x 1010

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meter ft 3.28084
micron cm 10-4
mile ft 5280
mile km 1.60934
-2
mm Hg dyne cm 1333.22
Newton dyne 105
Newton pound (lbf) 0.224809
Newton-meter (torque) foot-pound-force .737562
ounce lb 0.0625
Pascal atmospheres 9.86923 * 10-6
Pascal psi 1.45 * 10-4
Pascal torr 7.501 * 10-3
pint gallon 0.125
poise g cm-1 s-1 1
-1 -1
poise kg m s 0.1
pound (lbm) kg 0.453592
pound (lbf) newton 4.4475
rod feet 16.5
quart gallon 0.25
2 -1
stoke cm s 1
slug kg 14.594
tesla gauss 104
Torr Millibar 1.333224
Torr Millimeter of Hg 1
ton (long) lb 2240
ton (Metric) lb 2205
ton (Metric) kg 1000
ton (short or net) lb 2000
ton (short or net) kg 907.185
ton (short or net) ton (Metric) .907
-1
watt Js 1
yard in 36
yard m 0.9144
year (cal) days 365.242198781
year (cal) s 3.15576 x 107

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