INTRODUCTION
SECTION I
Table 1-3. English to Metric Conversions
to get equivalent
to get equivalent
Multiply
number of:
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number of:
by
by
LENGTH
Inch
25.4
millimetres (mm)
0.11298 newton-metres (N.m)
in-lbs
metres (m)
0.3048
Foot
newton-metres
ft-lbs
1.3558
Yard
metres
0.9144
kg-m
ft-lbs
0.1383
Mile (Statute) 1.609
kilometres (km)
AREA
POWER
2
2
2
millimetres (mm )
645.2
Inch
0.746
kilowatts (kW)
centimetres2 (cm2)
6.45
Foot2
metres2 (m2)
0.0929
metres2
Yard2
0.8361
PRESSURE OR STRESS
Inches of
VOLUME
mercury 3.377 kilopascals (kPa)
mm3
Inch3
Inches of
16 387.
water
0.2491
kilopascals
cm3
16.387
Pounds/sq.
0.0164
litres (1)
in. (PSi)
6.895
kilopascals
0.9464
Quart
litres
Gallon
Pounds/sq.
3.7854
litres
Yard3
metres3 (m3)
in (psi)
0.069
bars
0.7646
ENERGY OR WORK
MASS
kilograms (kg)
0.4536
BTU
1
055.
joules
(J)
Pound
joules
Foot-pound 1.3558
kilograms
Ton (Short) 907.18
0.907
tonne (t)
Kilowatt-
Ton (Short)
3.6 x 106 or
joules (J = one W.s)
hour
3600000
FORCE
Kilogram
VELOCITY
newtons (N)
9.807
newtons
0.278
Ounce
M i l e s / h o u r 1.6093 kilometres/hr (km/h)
newtons
Pound
4.448
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