UNITS CONVERSION TABLES

Overview
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Units Conversion Tables

Table 1
Table 2
Table 3
Table 4
Table 5
Table 6
Table 7
Table 8
Table 9
Table 10
Table 11
Table 12
Table 13
Table 14
Table 15
Table 16

Multiples and Submultiples of SI Units

Length Units
Area Units
Volume Units
Mass Units
Density Units
Volumetric Liquid Flow Units
Volumetric Gas Flow Units
Mass Flow Units
High Pressure Units
Low Pressure Units
Speed Units
Torque Units
Dynamic Viscosity Units
Kinematic Viscosity Units
Temperature Conversion Formulas

Table 1: Multiples and Submultiples of SI units

Prefix Symbol
Multiplying Factor
18
E
10
1 000 000 000 000 000 000
exa
peta
P
1015
1 000 000 000 000 000
12
tera
T
10
1 000 000 000 000
giga
G
109
1 000 000 000
6
M
10
1 000 000
mega
kilo
k
103
1 000
2
hecto*
h
10
100
deca*
da
10
10
-1
deci*
d
10
0.1
centi
10-2
c
0.01
-3
milli
10
m
0.001
micro
10-6
u
0.000 001
-9
10
0.000 000 001
nano
n
pico
10-12
p
0.000 000 000 001
femto
f
10-15
0.000 000 000 000 001
atto
10-18
a
0.000 000 000 000 000 001
* these prefixes are not normally used

Table 2: Length Units

Millimeters Centimeters
mm
1
10
1000
1000000
25.4
304.8
914.4
1609344

cm
0.1
1
100
100000
2.54
30.48
91.44
160934.4

Meters

Kilometers

Inches

Feet

Yards

Miles

m
0.001
0.01
1
1000
0.0254
0.3048
0.9144
1609.344

km
0.000001
0.00001
0.001
1
0.000025
0.000305
0.000914
1.609344

in
0.03937
0.393701
39.37008
39370.08
1
12
36
63360

ft
0.003281
0.032808
3.28084
3280.84
0.083333
1
3
5280

yd
0.001094
0.010936
1.093613
1093.613
0.027778
0.333333
1
1760

mi
6.21e-07
0.000006
0.000621
0.621371
0.000016
0.000189
0.000568
1

Table 3: Area Units

Millimeter
Centimeter
square
square
2
mm
cm2
1
0.01
100
1
1000000
10000
645.16
6.4516
92903
929.0304
836127
8361.274

Meter
square
m2
0.000001
0.0001
1
0.000645
0.092903
0.836127

Inch
square
in2
0.00155
0.155
1550.003
1
144
1296

Foot
square
ft2
0.000011
0.001076
10.76391
0.006944
1
9

Yard
square
yd2
0.000001
0.00012
1.19599
0.000772
0.111111
1

Table 4: Volume Units

Centimeter
Meter
Liter
cube
cube
cm3
m3
ltr
1
0.000001
0.001
1000000
1
1000
1000
0.001
1
16.4
0.000016 0.016387
28317
0.028317 28.31685
3785
0.003785
3.79
4545
0.004545
4.55
158970
0.15897
159

Inch
cube
in3
0.061024
61024
61
1
1728
231
277
9701

Foot
cube
ft3
0.000035
35
0.035
0.000579
1
0.13
0.16
6

US
gallons
US gal
0.000264
264
0.264201
0.004329
7.481333
1
1.20
42

Imperial
gallons
Imp. gal
0.00022
220
0.22
0.003605
6.229712
0.832701
1
35

US barrel (oil)
US brl
0.000006
6.29
0.00629
0.000103
0.178127
0.02381
0.028593
1

Table 5: Mass Units

Grams

Kilograms

Metric tonnes

Short ton

Long ton

Pounds

Ounces

g
1
1000
1000000
907200
1016000
453.6
28

kg
0.001
1
1000
907.2
1016
0.4536
0.02835

tonne
0.000001
0.001
1
0.9072
1.016
0.000454
0.000028

shton
0.000001
0.001102
1.102293
1
1.119929
0.0005
0.000031

Lton
9.84e-07
0.000984
0.984252
0.892913
1
0.000446
0.000028

lb
0.002205
2.204586
2204.586
2000
2239.859
1
0.0625

oz
0.035273
35.27337
35273.37
32000
35837.74
16
1

Table 6: Density Units

Gram/milliliter
Kilogram/meter cube
g/ml
1
0.001
0.01602
27.68

kg/m
1000
1
16.02
27680

Pound/foot cube
3

lb/ft
62.42197
0.062422
1
1727.84

Table 7: Volumetric Liquid Flow Units

Meter
Foot
Liter/second Liter/minute
cube/hour cube/minute
L/sec
L/min
M3/hr
ft3/min
1
60
3.6
2.119093
0.016666
1
0.06
0.035317
0.277778
16.6667
1
0.588637
0.4719
28.31513
1.69884
1
0.007867
0.472015
0.02832
0.01667
0.06309
3.785551
0.227124
0.133694
0.00184
0.110404
0.006624
0.003899

Foot
cube/hour
ft3/hr
127.1197
2.118577
35.31102
60
1
8.019983
0.2339

Pound/inch cube
lb/in3
0.036127
0.000036
0.000579
1

US
gallons/minute
gal/min
15.85037
0.264162
4.40288
7.479791
0.124689
1
0.029165

US barrels
(oil)/day
US brl/d
543.4783
9.057609
150.9661
256.4674
4.275326
34.28804
1

Table 8: Volumetric Gas Flow Units

Normal meter cube/hour
Standard cubic feet/hour
3

Nm /hr
1
0.02832
1.699

Standard cubic feet/minute

scfh
35.31073
1
59.99294

Table 9: Mass Flow Units

Kilogram/hour
Pound/hour
kg/h
1
0.4536
3600
1000

lb/hour
2.204586
1
7936.508
2204.586

scfm
0.588582
0.016669
1

Kilogram/second

Ton/hour

kg/s
0.000278
0.000126
1
0.277778

t/h
0.001
0.000454
3.6
1

Table 10: High Pressure Units

Bar

Pound/square
inch

Kilopascal

Megapascal

bar

psi

kPa

MPa

Kilogram
force/
centimeter
square
kgf/cm2

1
0.06895
0.01
10
0.9807
0.001333
1.013

14.50326
1
0.1450
145.03
14.22335
0.019337
14.69181

100
6.895
1
1000
98.07
0.13333
101.3

0.1
0.006895
0.001
1
0.09807
0.000133
0.1013

1.01968
0.070307
0.01020
10.197
1
0.00136
1.032936

Millimeter
of mercury

Atmospheres

mm Hg

atm

750.0188
51.71379
7.5002
7500.2
735.5434
1
759.769

0.987167
0.068065
0.00987
9.8717
0.968115
0.001316
1

Table 11: Low Pressure Units

Meter of
water
mH2O

Foot of
water
ftH2O

Centimeter of
mercury
cmHg

Inches of
mercury
inHg

Inches of
water
inH2O

1
0.304813
0.135937
0.345299
0.025403
0.000102

3.280696
1
0.445969
1.13282
0.083339
0.000335

7.356339
2.242311
1
2.540135
0.186872
0.00075

2.896043
0.882753
0.39368
1
0.073568
0.000295

39.36572
11.9992
5.351265
13.59293
1
0.004014

Pascal
Pa
9806
2989
1333
3386
249.1
1

Table 12: Speed Units

Meter/second Meter/minute
m/s
1
0.01667
0.2778
0.3048
0.00508
0.447

Kilometer/hour

Foot/second

Foot/minute

Miles/hour

km/h
3.599712
0.060007
1
1.097192
0.018287
1.609071

ft/s
3.28084
0.054692
0.911417
1
0.016667
1.466535

ft/min
196.8504
3.281496
54.68504
60
1
87.99213

mi/h
2.237136
0.037293
0.621477
0.681879
0.011365
1

m/min
59.988
1
16.66467
18.28434
0.304739
26.81464

Table 13: Torque Units

Newton meter
Kilogram force meter
Nm
1
9.80665
1.35582
0.112985

kgfm
0.101972
1
0.138255
0.011521

Foot pound

Inch pound

ftlb
0.737561
7.233003
1
0.083333

inlb
8.850732
86.79603
12
1

Table 14: Dynamic Viscosity Units

Centipoise*

Poise

Pound/footsecond

cp

poise

lb/(fts)

1
100
1488.16

0.01
1
14.8816

0.000672
0.067197
1

Table 15: Kinematic Viscosity Units

Centistoke*

Stoke

Foot square/second

cs
St
ft2/s
1
0.01
0.000011
100
1
0.001076
92903
929.03
1
1000000
10000
10.76392
*note: centistokes x specific gravity = centipoise
Table 16: Temperature Conversion Formulas
Degree Celsius (C)
(F - 32) x 5/9
(K - 273.15)
Degree Fahrenheit (F)
(C x 9/5) + 32
(1.8 x K) - 459.67
Kelvin (K)
(C + 273.15)
(F + 459.67) 1.8
November 2007

meter
square/second
m2/s
0.000001
0.0001
0.092903
1