Gas Unit Conversions

Moisture Content by Dew Point Temperature

Dew point, F

Moisture, ppm
(vol/vol)

Dew Point, F

Moisture, ppm
(vol/vol)

Dew point, F

Moisture, ppm
(vol/vol)

-130

0.1

-91

3.28

-75

11.4

-120

0.25

-90

3.53

-74

12.3

-110

0.63

-89

3.84

-73

13.3

-105

1.00

-88

4.15

-72

14.3

-104

1.08

-87

4.50

-71

15.4

-103

1.18

-86

4.78

-70

16.6

-102

1.29

-85

5.3

-69

17.9

-101

1.40

-84

5.7

-68

19.2

-100

1.53

-83

6.2

-67

20.6

-99

1.66

-82

6.6

-66

22.1

-98

1.81

-81

7.2

-65

23.6

-97

1.96

-80

7.8

-64

25.6

-96

2.15

-79

8.4

-63

27.5

-95

2.35

-78

9.1

-62

29.4

-94

2.54

-77

9.8

-61

31.7

-93

2.76

-76

10.5

-60

34.0

-92

3.00

Flow Unit Conversions

Multiply By

To Get

Cubic Centimeters per second

0.001
0.060
0.00212

Liters per second

Liters per minute
Cubic feet per minute

Cubic Feet per minute

471.95
1.699
0.000472
0.4719
28.316

Cubic centimeters per second

Cubic meters per hour
Cubic meters per second
Liters per second
Liters per minute

Liters per minute

2.119
0.0600
0.264

Cubic feet per hour

Cubic meters per hour
Gallons per minute

Cubic meters per hour

0.589
16.666

Cubic feet per minute

Liters per minute

Conversions Rev. A, 20 March 2003

Gas Unit Conversions

Pressure Unit Conversions
Multiply By

To Obtain

atm

14.696
29.921
760
407.19
101.325
1.0133

psi
in of Hg (32 F)
mm of Hg (32 F) (torr)
in of H2O (60 F)
kPa
bar

psi

.0680
2.0360
51.715
27.707
.0689

atm
in of Hg (32 F)
mm of Hg (32 F) (torr)
in of H2O (60 F)
bar

in of Hg (32 F)

.0334
.4912
25.4
13.608
3.386
.0339

atm
psi
mm of Hg (32 F) (torr)
in of H2O (60 F)
kPa
bar

mm of Hg (32 F) (torr)

.0013
.0193
.0394
.5358
.1333
.0013

atm
psi
in of Hg (32 F)
in of H2O (60 F)
kPa
bar

in of H2O (60 F)

.0025
.0361
.0735
1.8665
.2488
.0025

atm
psi
in of Hg (32 F)
mm of Hg (32 F) (torr)
kPa
bar

kPa

.0099
.1450
.2953
7.5008
4.0186
.010

atm
psi
in of Hg (32 F)
mm of Hg (32 F) (torr)
in of H2O (60 F)
bar

bar

.9869
14.504
29.530
750.08
401.86
100

atm
psi
in of Hg (32 F)
mm of Hg (32 F) (torr)
in of H2O (60 F)
kPa

Conversions Rev. A, 20 March 2003

Common Gas Unit Conversions

OXYGEN
Weight

Gas

Liquid

Pounds
(Lb)

Kilograms
(kg)

Cubic Feet
(SCF)

Cubic Meters
(NM3)

Gallons
(Gal)

Liters
(L)

1.0

0.4536

12.078

0.3173

0.1050

0.3975

1 Kilogram

1 Pound

2.205

1.0

26.632

0.6996

0.2315

0.8762

1 Ton

2000

907.2

24.157

635.0

209.9

794.5

1 SCF Gas

0.08279

0.03755

1.0

0.02629

0.008689

0.03289

1 Nm3 Gas

3.1491

1.4282

38.04

1.0

0.3305

1.2511

1 Gal Liquid

9.528

4.321

115.1

3.026

1.0

3.785

1 L Liquid

2.517

1.1416

30.41

0.7995

0.2642

1.0

NITROGEN
Weight

1 Pound

Gas

Liquid

Pounds
(Lb)

Kilograms
(kg)

Cubic Feet
(SCF)

Cubic Meters
(NM3)

Gallons
(Gal)

Liters
(L)

1.0

0.4536

13.803

0.3627

0.1481

0.5606
1.2348

1 Kilogram

2.205

1.0

30.42

0.7996

0.3262

1 Ton

2000

907.2

26.606

725.4

296.2

1121

1 SCF Gas

0.07245

0.03286

1.0

0.02628

0.01074

0.04065

1 Nm3 Gas

2.757

1.2506

38.04

1.0

0.4080

1.544

1 Gal Liquid

6.745

3.060

93.11

2.447

1.0

3.785

1 L Liquid

1.782

0.8083

24.60

0.6464

0.2642

1.0

ARGON
Weight

1 Pound

Gas

Liquid

Pounds
(Lb)

Kilograms
(kg)

Cubic Feet
(SCF)

Cubic Meters
(NM3)

Gallons
(Gal)

Liters
(L)

1.0

0.4536

9.671

0.2543

0.08600

0.3255

1 Kilogram

2.205

1.0

21.32

0.5605

0.18957

0.7176

1 Ton

2000

907.2

19.342

508.6

172.0

651.0

1 SCF Gas

0.1034

0.04690

1.0

0.02628

0.008893

0.03366

1 Nm3 Gas

3.3933

1.7840

38.04

1.0

0.3382

1.2802

1 Gal Liquid

11.630

5.276

112.5

2.957

1.0

3.785

1 L Liquid

3.072

1.3936

29.71

0.7812

0.2642

1.0

Note:
SCF (standard cubic foot) gas measured at 1 atmosphere and 70 F.
Liquid measured at 1 atmosphere and boiling temperature.
NM3 (normal cubic meter) gas measured at 1 atmosphere and 0 C.
All values rounded to nearest 4/5 significant numbers.

Conversions Rev. A, 20 March 2003

General Conversions Guide

Concentration

Unit Prefixes
Multiple and Submultiples

Prefixes

Symbols

12

tera (tera)

giga (jig a)

mega (mega)

kilo (kil o)

Multiple and
Submultiples

1 000 000 000 000

1 000 000 000

10

1 000 000

106

1 000

10

1,000 ppm

0.1%

100

102

hecto (hekto)

100 ppm

0.01%

10

10

deka (deka)

da

10 ppm

0.001%

deci (desl)

1 ppm

0.0001%

centi (senti)

1,000 ppb

1 ppm

100 ppb

0.1 ppm

10 ppb

0.01 ppm

1 ppb

0.001 ppm

10

0.1

10-1

0.01

-2

10

0.001

10-3

0.000 001

-6

10

0.000 000 001

0.000 000 000 001

0.000 000 000 000 001
0.000 000 000 000 000 001

1,000,000 ppm

100%

100,000 ppm

10.0%

10,000 ppm

1.0%

milli (milli)

micro (mlkro)

10-9

nano (nano)

1,000 ppt

0.001 ppm

10-12

pico (peko)

100 ppt

0.0001 ppm

10-15

femto (femto)

10 ppt

0.00001 ppm

10-18

atto (atto)

1 ppt

0.000001 ppm

Temperature
Multiply
By

To Obtain

Fahrenheit (F) + 459.72

F Absolute, or Rankine

/9

Celsius (C)

Celsius (C) + 273.16

C Absolute, or Kelvin (K)

Celsius (C) + 17.78

1.8

Fahrenheit (F)

Rankine (R) 459.72

Fahrenheit (F)

Kelvin (K) -273.16

Celsius (C)

Fahrenheit (F) 32

Length and Area

Mils

0.001

Meters (m)

3.281

Feet (ft)

Centimeters (cm)

0.394

Inches (in)

Millimeters (mm)

0.0394

Inches (in)

Microns

0.0000394

Inches (in)

Square Feet (ft2)

929

Square Centimeters
(cm2)

Angstrom ()

100, 000, 000

Centimeters

Conversions Rev. A, 20 March 2003

Inches (in)

1,000 ppt

1 ppb

100 ppt

0.1 ppb

10 ppt

0.01 ppb

1 ppt

0.001 ppb

General Conversions
Pressure Conversion
Convert to

Convert From
Pa

Pa

kPa

psi

bar

kgf/cm2
0.000010197

0.0010000

0.0014500

0.00001

1000

0.14500

0.010000

0.010197

6894.75

6.8948

0.0689475

0.070307

bar

100000

100.00

14.500

1.0197

kgf/cm2

98066.5

98.067

14.220

0.98066

Multiply by

kPa
psi

Flow Rate Conversion

Convert to

Convert From
Multiply by

GPM
LPM

GPM

LPM

3.7850

0.26417

Filter Resistance Conversion

Convert to

Convert From
psi/gpm-cP

bar/lpm-cP

kgf/lpm-cP-cm2

0.018

0.019

54.903

1.020

53.841

0.981

Multiply by

bar/lpm-cP
kgf/cm

psi/gpm-cP

2-lpm-cP

Convert to
Convert From
lpm-cP at 0.2bar
2

Multiply by

lpm-cP at 0.2bar

lpm-cP at 0.2kgf/cm2

lpm at 0.2bar
at 25 C

lpm at 0.2kgf/cm2
at 25 C

0.981

1.123

1.101

1.020

1.145

1.123

lpm at 0.2bar at 25C

0.8904

0.8732

0.9807

lpm at 0.2kgf/cm2
at 25 C

0.9079

0.8904

1.020

lpm-cP at 0.2kgf/cm

Convert to
Convert From

Step 1

Step 2

psi/gpm-cP

Take Inverse

Multiply by

Convert From

Step 1

Step 2

lpm-cP at 0.2 bar

lpm-cP at
0.2kgf/cm2

lpm at 0.2 bar

at 25 C

lpm at 0.2kgf/cm2
at 25C.

10.98

10.77

12.33

12.09

Convert to
psi/gpm-cP

lpm-cP at 0.2bar

10.98

lpm-cP at 0.2kgf/cm2

10.77

lpm at 0.2bar at 25 C

Take Inverse

lpm at 0.2kgf/cm2
at 25 C

Conversions Rev. A, 20 March 2003

Multiply by

12.33
12.09