This document contains a table listing 178 units of measurement across various categories like length, area, volume, temperature etc. along with their international abbreviations and descriptions. The table provides a comprehensive reference of standard units of measurement for quantities commonly used in engineering and technical applications.
This document contains a table listing 178 units of measurement across various categories like length, area, volume, temperature etc. along with their international abbreviations and descriptions. The table provides a comprehensive reference of standard units of measurement for quantities commonly used in engineering and technical applications.
This document contains a table listing 178 units of measurement across various categories like length, area, volume, temperature etc. along with their international abbreviations and descriptions. The table provides a comprehensive reference of standard units of measurement for quantities commonly used in engineering and technical applications.
1 A Dictionary of Units http://www.ex.ac.uk/cimt/dictunit/dictunit.htm
2 Technical Tables and Engineering Information Allgemeine Electricitats-Gesellschaftaeg-Telefunken, Berlin, 1988 3 Technical Tables : Quantiites, Formulas, Definitions- 1992 Edition Siemens Limited SLNO UNIT International Abrrevn. EILCODE MEASURES 1 Kilo k k 10 3 2 milli m m 10 -3 3 Mega M M 10 6 4 Micro 10 -6 5 Giga G G 10 9 6 Gray Gy Gy Absorbed dose 7 Becquerel Bq Bq Activity 8 Mole mol mol Amount of substance 9 Percentage Volume % (Vol) Analyser measuring unit 10 Percentage Weight % (Wt) Analyser measuring unit 11 Degree / Lattitude / Longitude / deg deg Angle / Geographical Location 12 Acre Acre Area 13 Hectares Hect Area 14 Sqaure Inch Sq Inch Area 15 Square Centi metre cm 2 Area 16 Square Feet f 2 Area 17 Square metre m 2 m 2 Area 18 Square Millimetre mm 2 mm 2 Area 19 candela per square metre cd/m 2 cd/m 2 Brightness 20 Kilo Joule per Kg kJ/kg kJ/kg Calorific Value / Heating Value / Enthalphy 21 Katal KAT Catalytic activity 22 Per Weld Joint PWJ Coil tube welds per joint 23 Actual Cubic metre m 3 (act) Compressible Fluid Flow Rate 24 Normal Cubic metre m 3 (nor) Compressible Fluid Flow Rate 25 Standard Cubic metre Nm 3 Nm 3 Compressible Fluid Flow Rate 26 Parts per million ppm Concentration / Analyser Measuring unit 27 Running metre Rm Continuous Length 28 Milliamps mA Current 29 Ampere s per sqaure decimetre A/dm 2 A/dm 2 Current Density 30 Each Each Denotes one unit 31 Kilogram per cubic metre kg/m 3 kg/m 3 Density 32 Diametre d d Diameter 33 Sievert Sv Sv Dose equivalent 34 Farad F F Electric capacitance 35 Coulomb C C Electric charge 36 Siemens S S Electric conductance 37 Ampere A A Electric current 38 Kilo Ampere kA Electric current 39 Kilo Volt kV kV Electric potential 40 Volt V V Electric potential / Voltage 41 Ohm Ohm Ohm Electric resistance 42 Micro-Siemens S Electrical Conductivity 43 Slope Slope Elevation level 44 Metric Joules MJ Energy 45 Kilo calorie kcal kcal Energy / Qunantity of heat / Enthalphy 46 Kilo Watt Hour kW h kW h Energy Consumption 47 Joule J J Energy or work 48 Cubic Feet per Day f 3 /day Flow Rate 49 Cubic metre per Day cm 3 /day Flow Rate 50 Cubic metre per Day(Std.) cm 3 /day (std) Flow Rate 51 Cubic metre per Hour cm 3 /h Flow Rate 52 Cubic metre per Hour(Nor) cm 3 /h (nor) Flow Rate 53 Cubic metre per Hour(Std.) cm 3 /h (std) Flow Rate 54 Cubic metre per Minute cm 3 /min Flow Rate 55 Cubic metre per Minute(Std) cm 3 /min (std) Flow Rate 56 Cubic metre per Second cm 3 /s Flow Rate 57 Cubic metre per Second(Std) cm 3 /s (std) Flow Rate 58 Pounds per hour lb/h Flow Rate 59 Standard Cubic Feet per Day f 3 /day (std) Flow Rate 60 Kilo Newton kN kN Force 61 Kilogram force kgf kgf Force 62 Newton N N Force 63 hr metre square degree Centigrade per kilo calorie hmm 2 /kcal Fouling Resistance 64 Hertz Hz Hz Frequency 65 Revolution per minute rpm rpm Frequency 66 Revolution per second rps rps Frequency 67 Brinnel Hardness BHN Hardness 68 Calorie per hour cal/h cal/h Heat Flow 69 Calories cal cal Heat Load 70 Gram per kilo watt hour g/kW h Heat Rate 71 Kilo Joules per kilo watt hour kJ/kWh kJ/kWh Heat Rate 72 Kilo calorie per hour kcal/h kcal/h Heat Transfer Rate 73 Lux lx lx Illuminance 74 Henry H H Inductance 75 candela cd cd Intensity of light 76 Micro-metre m m Length / Displacement 77 Centimetre cm cm Length / Distance 78 Decimetre dm dm Length / Distance 79 Inches Inch Length / Distance 80 Kilometre km km Length / Distance UNIVERSAL UNITS OF MEASUREMENT TABLE ECSS a.ganesan 1 of 3 Reference: 1 A Dictionary of Units http://www.ex.ac.uk/cimt/dictunit/dictunit.htm 2 Technical Tables and Engineering Information Allgemeine Electricitats-Gesellschaftaeg-Telefunken, Berlin, 1988 3 Technical Tables : Quantiites, Formulas, Definitions- 1992 Edition Siemens Limited SLNO UNIT International Abrrevn. EILCODE MEASURES UNIVERSAL UNITS OF MEASUREMENT TABLE 81 Metre m m Length / Distance 82 Mile mile mile Length / Distance 83 Millimetre mm mm Length / Distance 84 Inchmetre Inch Metre Length of piping work 85 Inch Diametre Inch Dia Length of welding works /Length of Piping weld 86 Litres Per Hour l/h Liquid Flow Rate 87 Litres Per Minute l/m Liquid Flow Rate 88 Litres Per Second l/s Liquid Flow Rate 89 Lumen lm lm Luminous flux 90 Ampere per centimetre A/cm A/cm Magentic Field Strength 91 Ampere per metre A/m A/m Magentic Field Strength 92 Weber Wb Wb Magnetic flux 93 Tesla T T Magnetic flux density / Magnetic Field Strength 94 Gram g g Mass 95 Kilogram kg kg Mass 96 Short Ton Short Ton Mass 97 Ton (metric) t t Mass 98 Metric Carat ct ct Mass / Weight 99 Metric Tonne t t Mass / Weight 100 Kilogram per hour kg/h kg/h Mass Rate / Flow 101 Kilogram per minute kg/min kg/min Mass Rate / Flow 102 Kilogram per second kg/s kg/s Mass Rate / Flow 103 Metric Tonnes per Annum t/a t/a Mass Rate / Flow 104 Tonnes per Day TPD Mass Rate / Flow 105 Tonnes per Hour TPH Mass Rate / Flow 106 Tonnes per Year TPY Mass Rate / Flow 107 Kilogram metre kgm kgm Moment 108 Newton Metre N m N m Moment of force 109 Decibels Audiable dB(A) dB(A) Noise 110 Decibels dB dB Noise Level 111 Nominal Bore Inch NB Inch Nominal diameter of pipe 112 Numbers Nos Number of units 113 Unit Unit One complete module 114 Lot Lot One complete module having a number of items 115 Lumpsum LS Package deal 116 Painting of Letter Paint of Alpha. Painting alphabets 117 Percentage % Percentage / Ratio / Level 118 Radian rad rad Plane angle 119 Kilo Volt Ampere kVA kVA Power 120 Kilo Watt kW kW Power 121 Megawatt MW MW Power 122 Volt Ampere VA VA Power 123 Watt W W Power 124 Bar bar bar Pressure 125 Bar(absolute) bar(a) Pressure 126 Bar(gauge) bar(g) Pressure 127 Kilogram per square centimetre kg/cm 2 kg/cm 2 Pressure 128 Kilogram per square centimetre (absolute) kg/cm 2 (a) Pressure 129 Kilogram per square centimetre(gauge) kg/cm 2 (g) Pressure 130 Metre Bar m bar Pressure 131 Metre Bar(absolute) m bar (a) Pressure 132 Metre Bar(gauge) m bar (g) Pressure 133 Metre of H20 m H20 Pressure 134 Millimetre of H20 mm H2O Pressure 135 Millimetre of H20(absolute) mm H2O (a) Pressure 136 Millimetre of H20(gauge) mm H2O (g) Pressure 137 Newton per metre square N/m 2 N/m 2 Pressure 138 Newton per millimetre square N/mm 2 N/mm 2 Pressure 139 Pascal Pa Pa pressure 140 Kilopascal kPa Pressure / Stress 141 Kilopascal(absolute) kPa (a) Pressure / Stress 142 Kilopascal(gauge) kPa (g) Pressure / Stress 143 Megapascal MPa Pressure / Stress 144 Megapascal(absolute) Mpa (a) Pressure / Stress 145 Megapascal(gauge) Mpa (g) Pressure / Stress 146 Pounds per square inch lb/Sq Inch Pressure / Stress 147 Pounds per square inch(absolute) lb/Sq Inch (a) Pressure / Stress 148 Pounds per square inch(gauge) lb/Sq Inch (b) Pressure / Stress 149 Centimetre of Weld cm W Radigraphy length 150 Radius r r Radius 151 Tonnes of Refrigeration TOR Refrigeration capacity 152 Set Set Required number 153 steradian sr sr Solid angle 154 Joules per Kilogram per Kelvin J/kg/K Specific Heat 155 Kilo Pounds per square inch klb/Sq Inch Stress 156 Degree Celsius C C Temperature 157 Faherenheit F F Temperature 158 Kelvin K K Temperature 159 Kilo calorie per hour metre kcal/h m kcal/h m Thermal Conductivity 160 Kilo calorie per SQM per hour per Deg. Centigrade kcal/sqm/h/C kcal/m 2 /h/C Thermal Conductivity 161 Thickness thk Thickness 162 Gauge Gauge Thickness of Wire / Sheet 163 Schedule sch Thickness of pipe ECSS a.ganesan 2 of 3 Reference: 1 A Dictionary of Units http://www.ex.ac.uk/cimt/dictunit/dictunit.htm 2 Technical Tables and Engineering Information Allgemeine Electricitats-Gesellschaftaeg-Telefunken, Berlin, 1988 3 Technical Tables : Quantiites, Formulas, Definitions- 1992 Edition Siemens Limited SLNO UNIT International Abrrevn. EILCODE MEASURES UNIVERSAL UNITS OF MEASUREMENT TABLE 164 Standard wire gauge SWG Thickness of Wire / Sheet 165 Second s s Time 166 Hour h h Time Duration 167 Minutes min min Time Duration / Angle 168 Pair Pair Two numbers 169 Kilogram per metre kg/m kg/m Uniform loading 170 Feet / Sec f/s Velocity 171 Kilometre per Hour km/h km/h Velocity 172 Kilometre per second km/s km/s Velocity 173 Metre per second m/s m/s Velocity 174 Millimetre per second mm/s Vibration Velocity 175 Centipoise CP Viscocity 176 Centistokes CS Viscocity 177 Milli Pascal second mPa s mPa s Viscocity 178 Cubic Centimetre cm 3 Volume 179 Cubic Feet f 3 Volume 180 Cubic metre m 3 m 3 Volume 181 Cubic Millimetre mm 3 Volume 182 Galon Gal Gal Volume 183 Millilitre ml Volume 184 Litre l Volume of liquids 185 Pounds lb lb Weight / Force E:\aganesan\MRPACK\[unit_of_ measurement.xls]uom_tbl ECSS a.ganesan 3 of 3