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Units: N, m, Kg, S Units: N, mm, Tonne, S

Length: m Length: mm
Mass: kg Mass: tonne (T)
Time: second Time: second
Force: Newton Force: Newton
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Energy / Work: Joule (J) Energy / Work: millijoule (mJ)
Power: Watt (=W=J/s) Power: milliwatt (= mW = mJ/s)
Density: kg/m3 Density: T/mm3
Modulus / Stress: N/m2 (=Pa) Modulus / Stress: N/mm2 (=MPa)
Temperature: Kelvin (for temperature Temperature: Kelvin (for temperature
differentials, 1 K = 1 degree C) differentials, 1 K = 1 degree C)
Conductivity: W/m.K (=J/s/m.K) Conductivity: mW/mm.K (=mJ/s/mm.K)
Specific Heat: J/T.K Specific Heat: mJ/T.K
Thermal expansion Coefficient: m/m.C Thermal expansion Coefficient: mm/mm.C
(1/C) (1/C)
Flux: W/m2 (= J/s/m2) Flux: mW/mm2 (= mJ/s/mm2)
Convection: W/m2.K (=J/s/m2.K) Convection: mW/mm2.K (=mJ/s/mm2.K)

(Exp.) Titanium Grade 2 Units: N, m, Kg Units: N, mm, Tonne


Length = 50× 70 mm Length = 0.05×0.07 m Length = 50× 70 mm
Density=4.5 g/cm3 Density = 4.5E3 Kg/m3 Density = 4.5 E-9Tonne/mm3
Yield Stress=445 MPa Yield Stress=445E6 Pa Yield Stress=445 MPa
Elasticity=105 GPa Elasticity=105E9 Pa Elasticity=105E3 MPa
Conductivity = 16.4 W/(m.C) Conductivity = 16.4 W/(m.C) Conductivity = 16.4 mW/(mm.C)
Specific Heat = 523 (J/Kg.C) Specific Heat = 523 (J/Kg.C) Specific Heat = 523E6 (mJ/Tonne.C)
Thermal expansion Coefficient Thermal expansion Coefficient= Thermal expansion Coefficient = 9.2E-
=9.2 µm/(m.C) 9.2E-6 m/(m.C)= 9.2E-6 (1/C) 6 mm/(mm.C)= 9.2E-6 (1/C)
Common Units and Conversions

In the following tables, some commonly used units and conversion factors are presented
for structural quantities. The SI system is used as the baseline. For example, 1 Pascal =
1.0e-6 N/mm2.

Metric Metric
SI
(m, k, s) (mm, k, s) (cm, g, s)

Time second (s) second (s) second (s)

Length meter (m) 1000 millimeter (mm) 100 centimeter (cm)

Velocity m/s 1000 mm/s 100 cm/s

2 2 2
Acceleration m/s 1000 mm/s 100 cm/s

Mass kilogram (kg) 1.0e-3 tonnes 1000 gram (g)

3 3 3
Density kg/m 1.0e-12 tonnes/mm 1.0e-3 g/cm

Force Newton (N) Newton (N) 1.0e5 dyne (dyn)

Moment Nm 1000 Nmm 1.0e7 dyncm

2 2
Stress/Pressure Pascal (Pa) 1.0e-6 N/mm 10 dyn/cm

Energy Joule (J) 1000 millijoule (mJ) 1.0e7 erg

Power Watt (W) 1000 milliwatt 1.0e7 erg/s


SI English English
(inch, pound force, s) (foot, pound force, s)
(m, k, s)

Time second (s) second (s) second (s)

Length meter (m) 39.370 inches (in) 3.2808 feet (f)

Velocity m/s 39.370 in/s 3.2808 f/s

2 2 2
Acceleration m/s 39.370 in/s 3.2808 f/s

2
Mass kilogram (kg) 5.7100e-3 lbfs /in 6.8522e-2 slugs

3 2 4 3
Density kg/m 9.3572e-8 lbfs /in 1.9403e-3 slug/ft

Force Newton (N) 0.22481 pound force (lbf) 0.22481 pound force (lbf)

Moment Nm 8.8508 lbfin 0.73756 lbfft

2 2
Stress/Pressure Pascal (Pa) 1.4504e-4 lbf/in 2.0885e-2 lbf/ft

Energy Joule (J) 8.8507 lbfin 0.73756 lbfft

Power Watt (W) 8.8507 lbfin/s 0.73756 lbfft/s


MASS LENG TIME FORCE STRESS ENERGY DENSITY GRAVITY

kg m s N Pa J 7.83e+03 9.806

kg cm s 1.0e-02 N 7.83e-03 9.806e+02

kg cm ms 1.0e+04 N 7.83e-03 9.806e-04

kg cm us 1.0e+10 N 7.83e-03 9.806e-10

kg mm ms KN GPa KN-mm 7.83e-06 9.806e-03

g cm s dyne dy/cm² erg 7.83e+00 9.806e+02

1.0e+07
g cm us 1.0e+07 N Mbar 7.83e+00 9.806e-10
Ncm

g mm s 1.0e-06 N Pa 7.83e-03 9.806e+03

g mm ms N MPa N-mm 7.83e-03 9.806e-03

ton mm s N MPa N-mm 7.83e-09 9.806e+03

lbfs2/in in s lbf psi lbf-in 7.33e-04 386

slug ft s lbf psf lbf-ft 1.52e+01 32.17

kgfs2/mm mm s kgf kgf/mm² kgf-mm 8.02e-10

kg mm s mN 1.0e+03 Pa 7.83e-06 9.806e+02

g cm ms 1.0e+05 Pa 7.83e+00

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