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Conversions

This document provides conversion factors for length, mass, weight, volume, area, pressure, viscosity, and temperature between various units of measurement. It lists equivalents for units such as kilometers, meters, feet, inches, pounds, kilograms, gallons, liters, square meters, acres, atmospheres, pounds per square inch, degrees Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin, and Rankine. Conversion equations are also provided between Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin and Rankine temperature scales.

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Conversions

This document provides conversion factors for length, mass, weight, volume, area, pressure, viscosity, and temperature between various units of measurement. It lists equivalents for units such as kilometers, meters, feet, inches, pounds, kilograms, gallons, liters, square meters, acres, atmospheres, pounds per square inch, degrees Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin, and Rankine. Conversion equations are also provided between Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin and Rankine temperature scales.

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LENGTH CONVERSIONS

• 1 km = 1000 m • 1 furlong (fur) = 40 rods (rd)


• 1 m = 100 cm = 1000 mm • 1 cable length (cbl) = 120 fathoms (ftm)
• 1 m = 3.281 ft = 720 ft

• 1 micron (𝜇) = 10−6 m • 1 rope = 20 ft

• 1 millimicron (𝑚𝜇) = 10−9 m • 1 mi = 1 statute mile = 5280 ft = 1.609


km
• 1 angstrom (Å)= 10−10 m
• 1 nautical mile (nmi) = 6080 ft = 1.15
• 1 in = 2.54 cm mi
• 1 ft = 30.48 cm • 1 league = 1 nautical league (NL) = 3
nautical miles (nmi)
• 1 mil = 1 thou = 10−3 in
• 1 vara = 1 Spanish yard = 33.33 in
• 1 cm = 10−9 m
• 1 palm = 3 in
• 1 ft = 12 in
• 1 hand = 4 in
• 1 yd = 3 ft
• 1 span = 9 in
• 1 fathom (ftm) = 6 ft = 2 yd
• 1 cubit = 18 in
• 1 rod = 5.5 yd
• 1 light year (ly) = 9.461 x 1012 km
• 1 chain(ch) = 22 yd = 100 links (li)

MASS CONVERSIONS WEIGHT CONVERSIONS (FORCE)

𝑙𝑏𝑓 . 𝑠2 • 1 kip = 1 kilopound


• 1 slug=1 = 1 English slug = 1 geepound
𝑓𝑡
• 1 kip = 1000 lb =1000#
= 1 g - pound = 32.174 𝑙𝑏𝑚 = 14.59 kgm
• 1N = 1 x 10−3 5 dynes
• 1 hyl = 1 metric slug = 1 mug = 1 metric clug
• 1 lbs = 32.174 poundals = 32.174 pdl
𝑘𝑔𝑓 . 𝑠2
= 1 TME = 1 par =1 = 9.8066 𝑘𝑔𝑚
𝑚 • 1 𝑙𝑏𝑓 = 4.4482N
𝑙𝑏𝑓 . 𝑠2
• 1 blob=1 slinch=1 = 12 slugs • 1 𝑔𝑓 = 1 pond = 1 p = 980.66 dynes
𝑖𝑛

• 1 𝑘𝑔𝑓 = 1kilo pond = 1k p = 9.8066 N

MASS-WEIGHT CONVERSIONS

• 1 kg = 2.205 lb • 1 faggot = 120 lb


• 1 g = 5 carats = 5 ct • 1 amu = 1 atomic mass unit = 1.6605 10−27 kg
• 1 lb = 5# • 1 ton 1 short ton = 1 US ton
• 1lb = 7000 grains = 453.6 g • 1ton = 2000lb = 907.03 kg
• 1lb = 256 dram = 256 dr • 1 tonne = 1 metric ton
• 1lb = 16 ounces = 16 oz • 1 tonne = 2205 lb = 1000kg
• 1st = 1 stone = 14 lb • 1 long ton = 1 imperial ton = 1 displacement ton
• 1 quintal = 1 centner = 100 kg = 1 UK ton = 2240 lb
VOLUME CONVERSIONS
• 1 U.K. gallon = 1 imperial gallon = 1 British
• 1 L = 1000 𝑐𝑚3 = 1.057 quart (qt) = 61.025 in³
gallon
= 0.03532 ft³
= 1.201 U.S. gallon = 277.42 in³
3
• 1 mL = 1𝑐𝑚 = 1 cc
• 1 barrel (bbl) = 42gal
3 3
• 1 𝑚 = 1000L = 35.32 𝑓𝑡
• 1 drum (dr) = 55 gal
3 3
• 1 𝑓𝑡 = 7.481 U.S. gal = 7.481 gal = 1728 𝑖𝑛
• 1 bushel (bu) = 4 pecks (pk) = 64pt = 8gal
3
= 0.02832 𝑚 = 28.3127 L
• 1 peck (pk) = 2 gal = 8 qt = 16 pt
• 1 quart (qt) = 2 pints (pt)
• 1 cavan = 25 gantas = 75 L
• 1 U.S. gal = 1gal = 231 in³ = 3.785 L = 8 pt =
• 1 ganta = 8 chupas = 3 L
= 4 qt • 1 chupa = 4 apatans = 0.375 L

AREA CONVERSIONS

• 1 𝑚2 = 10.76 𝑓𝑡 2
• 1 𝑘𝑚2 = 1 x 10−6 m²
• 1 𝑓𝑡 2 = 929 𝑐𝑚2
• 1 𝑚𝑖 2 = 2.58999 𝑘𝑚2
• 1 acre (ac) = 43,560 ft² = 4046.8 m²
• 1 𝑦𝑑2 = 8.3613x10-7 𝑘𝑚2
• 1 hectare (ha) = 10000 m² = 11960 yd² = 2.471 ac
• 1 𝑓𝑡 2 = 9.2903x10-8 𝑘𝑚2
• 1 section = 1 statute square mi = 1 mi² = 640 acres (ac)
• 1 𝑖𝑛2 = 6.4516x10-10 𝑘𝑚2
• 1 township (twp) = 1 survey township = 36 mi²

PRESSURE CONVERSIONS
𝑁
• 1 atm = 760 mmHg • 1atm = 0.101325MPa = 0.101325 𝑚𝑚2

• 1atm = 1.01325 bar • 1atm = 33.934 𝑓𝑡 𝐻2 𝑂


𝑑𝑦𝑛𝑒𝑠
• 1 atm = 1.01325 × 106 • 1psi = 1
𝑙𝑏𝑓
𝑐𝑚2 𝑖𝑛2
• 1 atm = 29.92 inHg = 29.92 "Hg 𝑙𝑏𝑓
• 1 psf = 1 𝑓𝑡 2
• 1atm = 10.332 𝑚𝐻2 𝑂
𝑘𝑖𝑝
• 1ksi = 1 = 1000psi
• 1 atm 760 torr 𝑖𝑛2

• 1atm = 14.7psi • 1bar = 0.1 MPa = 100 kPa


𝑁 𝑁
• 1atm = 1.0332
𝑘𝑔𝑓 • 1MPa = 1 = 100
𝑚𝑚2 𝑐𝑚2
𝑐𝑚2

• 1atm = 101.325 kPa • 1MPa = 1000kPa

` • 1 mmHg = 1 torr

VISCOSITY CONVERSIONS
• 1 atm = 760 mmHg
𝑝𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑙∙𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝑔
• 11atm ==
𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑠𝑒 1.01325
0.0682bar •1 = 6.9𝑥104 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑠𝑒
𝑓𝑡 2 𝑐𝑚−𝑠

𝑔 𝑑𝑦𝑛𝑒𝑠 𝑙𝑏𝑓 ∙𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝑁 ∙𝑠𝑒𝑐


• 1 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑠𝑒 1 𝑐𝑚−𝑠 × 106
atm ==1.01325 •1 𝑓𝑡 2
= 4.7880𝑥101 𝑚2
𝑐𝑚2
𝑑𝑦𝑛𝑒∙𝑠
• 11 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑠𝑒
atm ==29.92
1 inHg
𝑐𝑚2
= 29.92 "Hg •1
𝑙𝑏𝑓 ∙𝑠𝑒𝑐
= 4.7880𝑥101 𝑃𝑎 ∙ 𝑠
𝑓𝑡 2
• 1atm = 10.332𝑘𝑔𝑚𝐻 𝑂
• 1 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑠𝑒 = 0.1 𝑚∙𝑠 2 •1
𝑠𝑙𝑢𝑔
= 47.88
𝑘𝑔
𝑓𝑡∙𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝑚∙𝑠
• 1 atm 760 torr 𝑙𝑏𝑚
• 1 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑠𝑒 = 0.0672 𝑓𝑡∙𝑠𝑒𝑐 • 10 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑠𝑒 = 1 𝑃𝑎 ∙ 𝑠
• 1atm = 14.7psi
𝑝𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑙∙𝑠𝑒𝑐
• 1 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑠𝑒 = 0.0682𝑘𝑔𝑓
• 1atm = 1.0332 𝑐𝑚2 𝑓𝑡 2

• 1atm = 101.325 kPa


TEMPERATURE CONVERSIONS

SCALES FREEZING OR ICE POINT OF BOILING OR STEAM POINT


WATER (1 atm) OF WATER (1 atm)

Celsius (°C) 0°C 100°C

Fahrenheit (°F) 32°F 212°F

Kelvin (K) 273K 373K

Rankine (°R) 492°R 672°R

EQUATIONS:
5 • ∆t℃ = ∆TK
• 𝑡°C = (°F - 32)
9
9 • ∆t°F = ∆T°R
• 𝑡°F = ( x °C) + 32
5
• ∆t℃ = 1.8∆t°F
• 𝑇𝐾 = °C + 273

• 𝑇°R = °F + 460 • ∆TK = 1.8 ∆T°R

ENERGY CONVERSIONS

• 1J = 1Nm = 1W-s = 1V-C = 107 dyne- cm= 107 er • 1 BTU = 1.055 kJ = 251.98 cal = 778.16 ft-𝑙𝑏𝑓

• 1 𝑘𝑔𝑓 -m = 9.8066 J • 1 CHU = 1.8BTU

• 1 KJ = 1 kN-m = 1 kW-s = 1000 J = 101.97 𝑘𝑔𝑓 -m • 1 therm = 105 BTU

• 1 kcal = 1000 cal = 4187 J = 4.187 kJ • 1 quad = 1015 BTU

• 1 cal = 4.187 • 1 eV = 1.6022 × 10−22 kJ = 1.6022 × 10−19J

• 1 kWh = 3600 kJ = 3412.32 BTU • 1 MeV = 106 eV

POWER CONVERSIONS

•1W =1
𝐽 • 1 TR = 4 Frigories
𝑠
𝑁−𝑚 • 1 TR = 4.714 hp
•1W =1 𝑠
• 1 TR = 4.714 Eng hp
• 1 W = 1 V⋅A
• 1 TR = 4.714 Arabian Horse
• 1 kW = 1000 W
• 1 TR = 4.714 Mule
• 1 hp = 1 imperial hp
• 1 TR = 4.714 mola
• 1 hp = 1 English hp
• 1 TR = 4.779 met. hp
• 1 hp = 746 W
• 1 TR = 4.779 cheval vapeur
𝑓𝑡−𝑙𝑏𝑓
• 1 hp = 550 • 1 TR = 4.779 Pferdestärke
𝑠𝑒𝑐
𝑓𝑡−𝑙𝑏𝑓
• 1 hp = 33000 • 1 TR = 4.779 Power of a horse
𝑚𝑖𝑛
𝐵𝑇𝑈
• 1 TR = 111.111
𝐶𝐻𝑈 • 1 hp = 42.41 𝑚𝑖𝑛
𝑚𝑖𝑛
𝑘𝑐𝑎𝑙 • 1 metric hp = 1 met. hp
• 1 TR = 0.840 𝑠
𝑘𝑔𝑓−𝑚
𝑐𝑎𝑙
• 1 metric hp = 75 𝑠
• 1 TR = 840 𝑠
• 1 metric hp = 1 cavalo-vapor = 1 cv
𝐵𝑇𝑈
• 1 TR = 288000
𝑑𝑎𝑦 • 1 metric hp = 1 Pferdestärke = 1 PS
PROPERTIES OF AIR

PROPERTY METRIC ENGLISH

DENSITY 1.229
𝑘𝑔 100°C
𝑚3

SPECIFIC VOLUME 𝑚3 212°F


.814
𝑘𝑔

PRESSURE 101.3
𝑘𝑁 373K
𝑚2

TEMPERATURE 15°C 59°F

VISCOSITY 1.73 x 10−5


𝑁. 𝑠
3.62 x 10−7
𝑙𝑏 . 𝑠
𝑚2 𝑓𝑡2

GAS CONSTANT .286


𝐽 𝑓𝑡 . 𝑙𝑏
𝑔 °K
53.5
𝑙𝑏 °R

SPECIFIC HEAT .715


𝐽
.17
𝐵𝑇𝑈
𝑔 °K 𝑙𝑏 °R

RATIO 1.4 1.4

PROPERTIES OF WATER

PROPERTY UNITS 0°C

DENSITY 𝑘𝑔 999.84
𝑚3
SPECIFIC ENTHALPY 𝐽 0
𝑘𝑔
SATURATION PRESSURE Pa 611.3

SPECIFIC HEAT (Cp) 𝑘𝐽 1.8673


𝑘𝑔 °K

SPECIFIC HEAT (Cv) 𝑘𝐽 1.4053


𝑘𝑔 °K
RATIO (K) - 1.329

SPECIFIC GRAVITY
𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑏𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑃𝑜𝑏𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡
Specific Gravity = =
𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑃𝐻2𝑂
DENSITIES OF SUBSTANCES
SOLIDS
Subtances Density ρ (kg/m3)
Aluminum 2.70 × 103
Iron and steel 7.8 × 103
Copper 8.9 × 103
Lead 11.3 × 103
Gold 19.3 × 103
Concrete 2.3 × 103
Granite 2.7 × 103
Wood (typical) 0.3 − 0.9 × 103
Glass (common) 2.4 − 2.8 × 103
Ice (H2O) 0.917 × 103
Bone 1.7 − 2.0 × 103

LIQUIDS

Subtances Density ρ (kg/m3)


Water (4°C) 1.000 × 103
Sea Water 1.025 × 103
Blood (Plasma) 1.03 × 103
Blood (Whole) 1.05 × 103
Mercury 13.6 × 103
Alcohol (Ethyl) 0.79 × 103
Gasoline 0.7 − 0.8 × 103

GASES

Subtances Density ρ (kg/m3)


Air 1.29
Helium 0.179
Carbon dioxide 1.98
Water (Steam) @ 100°C 0.598

Note: Densities are given at 0°C and 1 atm pressure unless otherwise spec

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