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This document provides conversion tables for converting between metric and imperial units of measurement. It includes conversions for length, area, volume, mass, temperature and more. For each conversion it lists the units to convert between and the multiplication factor needed to perform the conversion.

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Conversion Tables

This document provides conversion tables for converting between metric and imperial units of measurement. It includes conversions for length, area, volume, mass, temperature and more. For each conversion it lists the units to convert between and the multiplication factor needed to perform the conversion.

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Conversion Tables

Imperial to Metric and Metric to Imperial


[Key: 1 inch = 25.40 Millimetres, 1 Millimetre = 0.039 Inches etc.]

To Convert Multiply by To Convert Multiply by


Inches to Centimetres 2.5400 Cu Feet to Cu Meters 0.0283
Centimetres to Inches 0.3937 Cu Metres to Cu Feet 35.3100
Feet to Metres 0.3048 Cu Yards to Cu Metres 0.7646
Metres to Feet 3.2810 Cu Metres to Cu Yards 1.3080
Yards to Metres 0.9144 Cu Inches to Litres 0.0163
Reference Section

Metres to Yards 1.0940 Litres to Cu Inches 61.0300


Miles to Kilometres 1.6090 Gallons to Litres 4.5460
Kilometres to Miles 0.6214 Litres to Gallons 0.2200
Sq Ins to Sq Centimetres 6.4520 Pints to Litres 0.5680
Sq Centimetres to Sq Ins 0.1550 Litres to Pints 1.7610
Sq Metres to Sq Feet 10.7600 Grains to Grams 0.0648
Sq Feet to sq Metres 0.0929 Grams to Grains 15.4300
Sq Yards to Sq Metres 0.8361 Ounces to Grams 28.3500
Sq Metres to Sq Yards 1.1960 Grams to Ounces 0.0353
Sq Miles to Sq Kilometres 2.5900 Pounds to Grams 453.6000
Sq Kilometres to Sq Miles 0.3861 Grams to Pounds 0.0022
Acres to Hectares 0.4047 Pounds to Kilograms 0.4536
Hectares to Acres 2.4710 Kilograms to Pounds 2.2050
Cu Inches to Cu Centimetres 16.3900 Tons to Kilograms 1016.0000
Cu Centimetres to Cu Inches 0.0610 Kilograms to Tons 0.0009

Newtons 1N = 101.97gf
1kgf = 9.80066N
Pounds - force 1N = 0.2248 lbf
1N = 3.5969 ozf
Kilogramme - force 1lbf = 4.448N
Pound / square inch 1lb/in² = 6.895kN/m²
1N 100gf
Bars 1lb/in² = 0.06895bars
1cN 1gf Kilonewton/sq. meter 1bar = 14.504 lb/in²
10N 1fgf grammes / denier 1g/den = 0.9g/decitex
4.5N 1lbf grammes / decitex 1g/den = 0.0883N/tex
1cN/dtex 1 gf/denier Newtons / tex 1N/tex = 11.33g/den

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Conversion Tables

Quantity Name of SI unit Symbol


Length metre m
Mass kilogram kg
Time second or hour s/h
Force newton N
Pressure pascal Pa
Energy, work joule J
Power watt W

Prefix Factor Symbol


deca 101[times 10] da
mega 106 [times 1,000,000] M

Reference Section
A bar is a unit of pressure in CGS units and is a pressure of 106 dynes per
sq. cm. In practical terms it is equivalent to an ‘atmosphere’ or a pressure
of 76cm of mercury.

Units of Pressure bar Pa or N/m MPa or N/m


1bar = 1da N/cm² 1 105 0.1
1Pa = 1N/m² 10-5 1 10-6
1 MPa = 1N/mm² 10 106 1

Units of Energy J or Nm or Ws DaJ or daNm kWh


1J = 1Nm = 1Ws 1 0.1 0.278 x 10-6
1daJ = 1daNm 10 1 2.78 x 10-6
1 kWh 3.6 x 106 3.6 x 105 1

Units of Power Wor J/s or Nm/s kW


1 kW = 1 J/s = 1 Nm/s 1 1 x 10-3
1 kW 1000 1

Power

To convert Multiply by
Horsepower to Kilowatt 0.736
Kilowatt to Horsepower 1.359

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