Lecture 26 Metric

Metric units are used everywhere in the world EXCEPT the USA. It is based on
scientific measurements, not the length of a kings foot or the weight of a chicken.

Metric Conversion Factors

Length

Area

Volume

Weight
Force

Multiply:
inches
inches
feet
feet
yards
in2
ft2
ft2
yd2
in3
ft3
ft3
gallons
gallons
pounds
pounds
kips
pounds per foot (PLF)

Moment

Unit weight
Stress (pressure)

Lb-In
Lb-Ft
Kip-Ft
Kip-Ft
Kip-In
Lb per ft3 (PCF)
Lb per in2 (PSI)
Lb per in2 (PSI)
Lb per in2 (PSI)
Kips per in2 (KSI)
Kips per in2 (KSI)
Lb per ft2 (PSF)
Lb per ft2 (PSF)
Kips per ft2 (KSF)
Kips per ft2 (KSF)

By:
25.4
0.0254
304.8
0.3048
0.9144
645.2
92,909
0.0929
0.836
16,387
28,317,000
0.0283
0.003785
3.785
0.454
4.448
4448
14.594
0.11299
1.3559
1355.9
1.3559
112.99
0.1571
6895
6.895
0.0006895
6895
6.895
47.88
0.04788
47.88
0.04788

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To Obtain:
millimeters (mm)
meters (m)
millimeters (mm)
meters (m)
meters (m)
mm2
mm2
m2
m2
mm3
mm3
m3
m3 = 1000 liters
liters
kilograms (kg)
Newtons (N)
Newtons (N)
Newtons per meter (N/m)
N-m
N-m
N-m
kN-m
N-m
kN/m3
Pascals = Pa = N/m2
kPa = kilopascals = 1000 Pa
mPa = megapascals = N/mm2

kPa
mPa
Pa
kPa
kPa
mPa