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Unit Conversions between U.S. Customary System & Metric System

U.S. Customary System to Metric System
W14X26

==>

Metric System to U.S. Customary System

W360X39

HSS203.2X203.2X6.4

Rebar #

(0.75 in)

==>

19.1

mm, diameter.

25

Metal Mils

18

(0.0188 in)

==>

0.478

mm, thickness

1.15

Multiply
10
20
30
40
20

By
kips
lbf (lbs)
ft-kips
in-lbf

4.448
4.448
1.356
112.984
2

psf (lbf / ft )

47.882

To Obtain
44.482
88.964
40.674
4519.371

957.632 N / m

4000

ksf (kips / ft ) 47.880

psi (lbf / in2) 0.007

60

ksi (kips / in2) 6.895

27.579 MPa
2
413.683 N / mm

1
1

ft (12 in)
in
ft2
yd (3 ft)
yd3

0.305

0.305 m
25.400 mm
2
9.290 m
0.914 m
3
114.683 m

lbm (lbs)
psf (lbs / ft2)

0.454

20
145

pcf (lbf / ft3)

0.157

10

kips-sec2/ ft

1488

9.807

2
9.807 m / s

gal water
ft3 water

8.34 lbs / gal

3.783 kg

1.3

100
1
150
1

25.400
0.093
0.914
0.765

4.883

62.244 kPa

0.454 kg
2
97.651 kg / m
3
22.780 kN / m
2
14882 kg-s / m

100
200
300
400
1000

HSS8X8X1/4
# 7, (0.875 in)

mm, thickness,

Metal Mils 43, (0.0451 in)

Multiply
kN
N
kNm
Nmm

==>

mm, diameter rebar,

By
kN
N
kNm
Nmm
N/m

To Obtain

0.225
0.225
0.738
0.009

22.481
44.962
221.272
3.540

kips
lbf (lbs)
ft-kips
in-lbf

0.021

2
20.885 psf (lbf / ft )

1.358 ksf (kips / ft2)

65

kPa

0.021

30

MPa
N / mm2

145.038

m
mm
m2
m
m3

3.281

kg
kg / m2

2.205

100
24

kN / m3

6.365

kg-s2 / m

0.000672

2
10.080 kips-sec / ft

32.174

2
32.174 ft / sec

500
1
1
10
1
115
0.5

15000
1

0.145

0.039
10.764
1.094
1.308

0.205

2
4351.153 psi (lbf / in )

72.519 ksi (kips / in2)

3.281 ft (39 in)
0.039 in
2
107.643 ft
1.094 yd
3
150.414 yd
1.102 lbm (lbs)
2
20.481 psf (lbs / ft )
3
152.769 pcf (lbf / ft )

(386 in / sec2)
1
100

62.4 lbs / ft3

0

( C - 32) / 1.8

acre

4047

1
1

ton, long

2204.622

ton, U.S. short 2000

28.304 kg
0

37.778 C

1
37

m3 water
0

1000 kg / m3
0

1.8 C + 32

2
4047 m

acre

43560

2205 lbs
2000 lbs

1
1

ton, long

1000

ton, U.S. short 907.180

2204.634 lbs
0
98.600 F
2
43560 ft

1000 kg
907 kg