Conversion Factors: Name To Convert From To Multiply by Divide by
Conversion Factors: Name To Convert From To Multiply by Divide by
This table gives conversion factors to convert various units to their SI equivalents. It will
not be very useful for people who prefer to use cgs or English units although it can be
used to convert from SI to those systems.
Name
To convert from
to
multiply by
divide by
Acceleration
ft/sec^2
m/s^2
0.3048
3.2810
Area
acre
m^2
4047
2.471E-04
Area
ft^2
m^2
9.294E-02
10.7600
Area
hectare
m^2
1.000E+04
1.000E-04
Area
in^2
m^2
6.452E-04
1550
Density
g/cm^3
kg/m^3
1000
1.000E-03
Density
lbm/ft^3
kg/m^3
16.02
6.243E-02
Density
lbm/in^3
kg/m^3
2.767E+04
3.614E-05
Density
lb*s^2/in^4
kg/m^3
1.069E+07
9.357E-08
Density
slug/ft^3
kg/m^3
515.40
1.940E-03
Energy
BTU
1055
9.478E-04
Energy
cal
4.1859
0.2389
Energy
erg
1.000E-07
1.000E+07
Energy
ev
1.602E-19
6.242E+18
Energy
ft*lbf
1.3557
0.7376
Energy
kiloton TNT
4.187E+12
2.388E-13
Energy
kW*hr
3.600E+06
2.778E-07
Energy
megaton TNT
4.187E+15
2.388E-16
Force
dyne
1.000E-05
1.000E+05
Force
lbf
4.4484
0.2248
Force
ozf
0.2780
3.5968
Heat capacity
BTU/lbm*F
J/kg*C
4188
2.388E-04
BTU/hr*ft^2*F
W/m^2*C 5.6786
0.1761
Length
AU
1.496E+11
6.685E-12
Length
ft
0.3048
3.2810
Length
in
2.540E-02
39.3700
Length
mile
1609
6.214E-04
Length
Nautical mile
1853
5.397E-04
Length
parsec
3.085E+16
3.241E-17
Name
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to
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Mass
amu
kg
1.661E-27
6.022E+26
Mass
lbm
kg
0.4535
2.2050
Mass
lb*s^2/in
kg
1200.00
5.711E-03
Mass
slug
kg
14.59
6.853E-02
lbm/hr
kg/s
1.260E-04
7937
lbm/sec
kg/s
0.4535
2.2050
Moment of inertia
ft*lb*s^2
kg*m^2
1.3557
0.7376
Moment of inertia
in*lb*s^2
kg*m^2
0.1130
8.8510
Moment of inertia
oz*in*s^2
kg*m^2
7.062E-03
141.60
Power
BTU/hr
0.2931
3.4120
Power
hp
745.71
1.341E-03
Power
tons of refrigeration
3516
2.844E-04
Pressure
bar
Pa
1.000E+05
1.000E-05
Pressure
dyne/cm^2
Pa
0.1000
10.0000
Pressure
in. mercury
Pa
3377
2.961E-04
Pressure
in. water
Pa
248.82
4.019E-03
Pressure
kgf/cm^2
Pa
9.807E+04
1.020E-05
Pressure
lbf/ft^2
Pa
47.89
2.088E-02
Pressure
lbf/in^2
Pa
6897
1.450E-04
Pressure
mbar
Pa
100.00
1.000E-02
Pressure
microns mercury
Pa
0.1333
7.501
Pressure
mm mercury
Pa
133.3
7.501E-03
Pressure
std atm
Pa
1.013E+05
9.869E-06
Specific heat
BTU/lbm*F
J/kg*C
4186
2.389E-04
Specific heat
cal/g*C
J/kg*C
4186
2.389E-04
Temperature
0.5556
1.8000
Thermal conductivity
BTU/hr*ft*F
W/m*C
1.7307
0.5778
Thermal conductivity
BTU*in/hr*ft^2*F
W/m*C
0.1442
6.9340
Thermal conductivity
cal/cm*s*C
W/m*C
418.60
2.389E-03
Thermal conductivity
cal/ft*hr*F
W/m*C
6.867E-03
145.62
Time
day
8.640E+04
1.157E-05
Time
sidereal year
3.156E+07
3.169E-08
Torque
ft*lbf
N*m
1.3557
0.7376
Torque
in*lbf
N*m
0.1130
8.8504
Name
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Torque
in*ozf
N*m
7.062E-03
141.61
Velocity
ft/min
m/s
5.079E-03
196.90
Velocity
ft/s
m/s
0.3048
3.2810
Velocity
km/hr
m/s
0.2778
3.6000
Velocity
miles/hr
m/s
0.4470
2.2370
Viscosity - absolute
centipose
N*s/m^2
1.000E-03
1000
Viscosity - absolute
g/cm*s
N*s/m^2
0.1000
10
Viscosity - absolute
lbf/ft^2*s
N*s/m^2
47.87
2.089E-02
Viscosity - absolute
lbm/ft*s
N*s/m^2
1.4881
0.6720
Viscosity - kinematic
centistoke
m^2/s
1.000E-06
1.000E+06
Viscosity - kinematic
ft^2/sec
m^2/s
9.294E-02
10.7600
Volume
ft^3
m^3
2.831E-02
35.3200
Volume
in^3
m^3
1.639E-05
6.102E+04
Volume
liters
m^3
1.000E-03
1000
Volume
U.S. gallons
m^3
3.785E-03
264.20
ft^3/min
m^3/s
4.719E-04
2119
U.S. gallons/min
m^3/s
6.309E-05
1.585E+04