Conversion Factors

Multiply

acre
ampere-hr (A-hr)
ngstrm ()
atmosphere (atm)
atm, std
atm, std
atm, std
atm, std
bar
barrelsoil
Btu
Btu
Btu
Btu/hr
Btu/hr
Btu/hr

calorie (g-cal)
cal
cal
cal/sec
centimeter (cm)
cm
centipoise (cP)
centistokes (cSt)
cubic feet/second (cfs)

CONVERSION FACTORS

By

To Obtain

43,560
3,600

11010
76.0
29.92
14.70
33.90
1.013105
1105
42
1,055
2.928104
778
3.930104
0.293
0.216
3.968103
1.560106
4.186
4.186
3.281102
0.394
0.001
1106
0.646317

square feet (ft2)

coulomb (C)
meter (m)
cm, mercury (Hg)
in, mercury (Hg)
lbf/in2 abs (psia)
ft, water
pascal (Pa)
Pa
gallonsoil
joule (J)
kilowatt-hr (kWh)
ft-lbf
horsepower (hp)
watt (W)
ft-lbf/sec
Btu
hp-hr
joule (J)
watt (W)
foot (ft)
inch (in)
pascalsec (Pas)
m2/sec (m2/s)
million gallons/day
(mgd)
gallon
Liters
joule (J)

cubic foot (ft3)

cubic meters (m3)
electronvolt (eV)

7.481
1,000

foot (ft)
ft
ft-pound (ft-lbf)
ft-lbf
ft-lbf
ft-lbf
ft-lbf/sec

30.48
0.3048

gallon (US Liq)

gallon (US Liq)
gallons of water

3.785
0.134
8.3453

gamma (, )
gauss
gram (g)

1109
1104
2.205103

hectare
hectare
horsepower (hp)
hp
hp
hp
hp-hr
hp-hr
hp-hr
hp-hr

1104
2.47104
42.4
745.7
33,000
550
2,544
1.98106
2.68106
0.746

square meters (m2)

acres
Btu/min
watt (W)
(ft-lbf)/min
(ft-lbf)/sec
Btu
ft-lbf
joule (J)
kWh

inch (in)
in of Hg
in of Hg
in of H2O
in of H2O

2.540
0.0334
13.60
0.0361
0.002458

centimeter (cm)
atm
in of H2O
lbf/in2 (psi)
atm

1.60210

19

1.285103
3.766107
0.324
1.356
1.81810

cm
meter (m)
Btu
kilowatt-hr (kWh)
calorie (g-cal)
joule (J)
horsepower (hp)
liter (L)
ft3
pounds of water
tesla (T)
T
pound (lbm)

Multiply

By

To Obtain

9.478104
0.7376
1
1

Btu
ft-lbf
newtonm (Nm)
watt (W)

kilogram (kg)
kgf
kilometer (km)
km/hr
kilopascal (kPa)
kilowatt (kW)
kW
kW
kW-hour (kWh)
kWh
kWh
kip (K)
K

2.205
9.8066
3,281
0.621
0.145
1.341
3,413
737.6
3,413
1.341
3.6106
1,000
4,448

pound (lbm)
newton (N)
feet (ft)
mph
lbf/in2 (psi)
horsepower (hp)
Btu/hr
(ft-lbf )/sec
Btu
hp-hr
joule (J)
lbf
newton (N)

liter (L)
L
L
L/second (L/s)
L/s

61.02
0.264
103
2.119
15.85

in3
gal (US Liq)
m3
ft3/min (cfm)
gal (US)/min (gpm)

meter (m)
m

3.281
1.094

feet (ft)
yard

m/second (m/s)
mile (statute)
mile (statute)
mile/hour (mph)
mph
mm of Hg
mm of H2O

196.8
5,280
1.609
88.0
1.609
1.316103
9.678105

feet/min (ft/min)
feet (ft)
kilometer (km)
ft/min (fpm)
km/h
atm
atm

newton (N)
Nm
Nm

0.225
0.7376
1

lbf
ft-lbf
joule (J)

pascal (Pa)
Pa
Pasec (Pas)
pound (lbm,avdp)
lbf
lbf-ft
lbf/in2 (psi)
psi
psi
psi

9.869106
1
10
0.454
4.448
1.356
0.068
2.307
2.036
6,895

atmosphere (atm)
newton/m2 (N/m2)
poise (P)
kilogram (kg)
N
Nm
atm
ft of H2O
in of Hg
Pa

radian

180/

degree

stokes

1104

m2/s

therm

1105

Btu

watt (W)
W
W
weber/m2 (Wb/m2)

3.413

Btu/hr
horsepower (hp)
joule/sec (J/s)
gauss

joule (J)
J
J
J/s

1.341103
1
10,000

Reprinted with permission from Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Supplied-Reference Handbook, 6th Edition, Copyright 2003.
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