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NonMetricUnits(USresp.UKUnits)
Quantity
Length

Unit
inch
foot

Symbol
in
ft

ConversionintoSIUnit
1in=25.4mm
1ft=12in=0.3048m

yard

yd

1yd=3ft=0.9144m

mile(statue)
nauticalmile(int.)

mi
nmi

1mi=1760yd=1.609344km
1nmi=1.852km

Velocity

knot(int.)

kn

1kn=1nmi/h=0.5144m/s

Area

mileperhour
squareinch
squarefoot

mph
sqin
sqft

1mi/h=0.4470m/s
1sqin=6.4516cm2
1sqft=144sqin=929,030cm2

squareyard

sqyd

1sqyd=9sqft=0,836127m2
1rood=1210sqyd=1011,71m2
1acre=4roods=4046,86m2

rood
acre
Volume

Britishmeasuresof
capacity

Americanfluid
measures

Americandry
measures

Mass

Force

squaremile

sqmi

sqmi=640acres=2,5899888km2

cubicinch

cuin

1cuin=16,3871cm3

cubicfoot
cubicyard
UKfluidounce

cuft
cuyd
UKfloz

1cuft=28,3168dm
1cuyd=0,764555m3
1floz=28,4131cm3

UKgill
UKpint

UKpt

1gill=5floz=0,142065dm3
1pt=20floz=0,568261dm3

UKquart

UKqt

1qt=2pt=1,13652dm3

UKgallon

UKgal

1gal=4qt=4,54609dm3

USfluidounce

USfloz

1floz=29,5735cm

USgill
USliquidpint
USliquidquart

gi
liqpt
liqqt

1gi=4floz=0,118294dm
1liqpt=4gi=0,473176dm3
1liqqt=2liqpt=0,946353dm3

USgallon

USgal

1gal=4liqqt=3,78541dm

3
3

USbarrel(oil)
USdrypint

bbl
drypt

1bbl=42gal=158,987dm
1drypt=0,550610dm3

USdryquart

dryqt

1dryqt=2drypt=1,10122dm

USpeck
USbushel(oil)

pk
bu

1pk=8dryqt=8,80976dm
1bu=4pk=35,2391dm3

grain
dram(avoirdupois)

gr
dr

1gr=0,064799g
1dr=27,34375gr=1,77185g

ounce(avdp)
troyounce

oz
oztr

1oz=16dr=28,3495g
1oztr=480gr=31,1035g

pound(avdp)

lb

1lb=16oz=0,453592kg

troypound
stone(UK)

lbtr

1lbtr=12oztr=0,373242kg
1stone=14lb=6,35029kg

hundretweight(UK)
(long)ton(UK)

cwt
ton

1cwt=112lb=50,8023kg
1ton=2240lb=1016,05kg

shorthundretweight(US)
shortton(US)

shcwt
shton

1shcwt=100lb=45,3592kg
1shton=2000lb=907,185kg

poundal

pdl

1pdl=1lbft/s2 =0,138255N

poundforce
UKtonforce

lbf
UKtonf

1lbf=4,44822N
1tonf=2240lbf=9964,02N

UStonforce=2kip

UStonf

1tonf=2000lbf=8896,44N
1/2

Quantity

Unit

Symbol

Pressure

poundforce/sqft
poundforce/sqin
footpoundforce

lbf/ft
1lbf/ft =47,8803Pa
2
2
lbf/in ,psi 1lbf/in =6,89476kPa
ftlbf
1ftlbf=1,35582J

Britishthermalunit

Energy,thermal
energy

ConversionintoSIUnit
2

Btu

1Btu=1,05506kJ

therm
QUAD
Tonofoilequivalent

Toe

1therm=10 Btu=105,506MJ
15
1QUAD=10 Btu=1,05506EJ=293,07TWh
1Toe=41,87GJ=11,63MWh

Power

Britishthermalunit/h

Btu/h

1Btu/h=0,293071W

Temperature

horsepower
DegreeFahrenheit

hp
F

1hp=550ftlbf/s=745,700W
Temp.[C]=(Temp.[F]32)5/9
Temp.Differenz1F=5/9C=5/9K

TheFederalOfficeofMetrology(METAS)maintainsthenationalcalibrationstandardsof
Switzerland,ensurestheirinternationalrecognitionanddisseminatesthemwithsufficient
accuracytoSwitzerland'sresearch,economyandsociety.METAStakesthenecessarysteps
toensurethatthemeasurementsrequiredfortheprotectionandsafetyofthepopulationand
theenvironmentaremadecorrectlyandincompliancewiththeapplicablelawsandregula
tions.
Contact
Dr.UlrichFeller
Vicedirector
FederalOfficeofMetrologyMETAS
Lindenweg50,CH3003BernWabern
phone+41313233203
ulrich.feller@metas.ch
www.metas.ch
October2006

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