Unit Conversion Factor
Length Area Mass
1 kilometer (km) = 1000 meters 1 square meter (m2) = 1 kilogram (kg) = 2.2046
(m) 10.76 ft2 pounds (lb) = 0.06852 slug;
1 meter (m) = 100 centimeter 1 square mile (mi2) = 640 1 lb = 453.6 gm = 0.03108
(cm) acres slug
1 centimeter (cm) = 10-2m 1 square foot (ft2) = 929 1 slug = 32.174 lb = 14.59 kg
cm2
1 millimeter (mm) = 10-3m Speed
1 acre = 43,560 ft2
1 micron (μ) = 10-6m
1 km/h = 0.2778 m/sec =
1 millimicron (mμ) = 10-9m
Volume 0.6214 mi/h = 0.9113 ft/sec
1 liter (l) = 1000cm3 = 1mi/h = 1.467 ft/sec = 1.609
1 angstrom (A) = 10-10m
1.057 quart (qt) = 61.02 km/h = 0.4470 m/sec
in3 = 0.03532 ft3
1 inch (in.) = 2.54 cm
Density
1 cubic meter (m3) = 1000
1 foot (ft) = 30.48 cm
l = 35.32 ft3
1 gm/cm3 = 103 kg/m3 =
1 mile (mi) = 1.609 km 62.43 lb/ft3 = 1.940 slug/ft3
1 cubic foot (ft3) = 7.481
[Link] = 0.02832 m3 =
1 mil = 10-3 in. 1 lb/ft3 = 0.01602 gm/cm3
28.32 l
1 centimeter = 0.3937 in. 1 slug/ft3 = 0.5154 gm/cm3
1 U.S. gallon (gal) = 231
in3 = 3.785 l
1 meter = 39.37 in.
1 British gallon = 1.201
1 kilometer = 0.6214 mile
[Link] = 277.4 in3
Force
1 newton (nt) = 105 dynes = 0.1020 kgwt = 0.2248 lbwt
1 pound weight (lbwt) = 4.448 nt = 0.4536 kgwt = 32.17 poundals
1 kilogram weight (kgwt) = 2.205 lbwt = 9.807 nt
1 [Link] ton = 2000 lbwt
1 long ton = 2240 lbwt
Unit Conversion Factor
1 metric ton = 2205 lbwt
Energy
1 joule = 1 nt m = 107 ergs = 0.7376 ft lbwt = 0.2389 cal = 9.481 × 10-4 Btu
1 ft lbwt = 1.356 joules = 0.3239 cal = 1.285 × 10-3 Btu
1 calorie (cal) = 4.186 joules = 3.087 ft lbwt = 3.968 × 10-3 Btu
1 Btu (British thermal unit) = 778 ft lbwt = 1055 joules = 0.293 watt h
1 kilowatt hour (kw hr) = 3.60 × 106 joules = 860 kcal = 3413 Btu
1 electron volt (ev) = 1.602 × 10-19 joule
Power
1 watt = 1 joule/sec = 107 ergs/sec = 0.2389 cal/sec
1 horsepower (hp) = 550 ft lbwt/sec = 33,000 ft lbwt /min = 745.7 watts
1 kilowatt (kw) = 1.341 hp = 737.6 ft lbwt/sec = 0.9483 Btu/sec
1 atmosphere (atm) = 1.013 × 105 nt/m2 = 1.013 × 106 dynes/cm2 = 14.70 lbwt/in2 = 76 cm
mercury = 406.8 [Link]
