Unit Conversion
Unit Conversion
Unit Conversion
Quantity
Units of Measure Units of Measure (SI) to (USC)
second (s) second (s)
1 minute (min) = 60 seconds 1 minute (min) = 60 seconds
Time --
1 hour (hr) = 60 minutes 1 hour (hr) = 60 minutes
1 day = 24 hours 1 day = 24 hours
meter (m) foot (ft)
Length 1000 millimeters (mm) = 1 m 12 inches (in) = 1 ft 1 m = 3.281 ft
1 kilometer (km) = 1000 m 1 mile (mi) = 5280 ft
Area square meter (m2) square foot (ft2) 1 m2 = 10.764 ft2
cubic meter (m3) cubic foot (ft3) 1 m3 = 31.315 ft3
Volume
Liter (L) = .001 m3 Gallon (gal) = .1337 ft3 3.785 L = 1 gal
pound (lb)
𝑘𝑔∗𝑚
newton (N) = 1 ( ) 16 ounces (oz) = 1 lb
Force 𝑠2 4.448 N = 1 lb
kilonewton (kN) = 1000 N 1 kilo pound (kip) = 1000 lbs
1 ton = 2000 lbs
meter per second (𝑚⁄𝑠) feet per second (𝑓𝑡⁄𝑠 )
Velocity m ft
3.6 kilometers per hour (kph) = 1 ft 1 = 3.281
(Linear) 𝑚 ⁄𝑠
mile per hour (mph) = 1.467
s
s s
Acceleration m ft m ft
meter per second squared ( 2 ) foot per second squared ( 2 ) 1 = 3.281 2
(Linear) 𝑠 s s 2 s
rad rad
radian per second ( ) radian per second ( )
Velocity 𝑠 𝑠
1 rotation per minute (rpm) 1 rotation per minute (rpm) --
(Angular) 2𝜋 rad 2𝜋 rad
= =
60 𝑠 60 𝑠