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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)
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)
2 2 2
Acceleration m/s 1000 mm/s 100 cm/s
3 3 3
Density kg/m 1.0e-12 tonnes/mm 1.0e-3 g/cm
2 2
Stress/Pressure Pascal (Pa) 1.0e-6 N/mm 10 dyn/cm
2 2 2
Acceleration m/s 39.370 in/s 3.2808 f/s
2
Mass kilogram (kg) 5.7100e-3 lbfs /in 6.8522e-2 slugs
3 2 4 3
Density kg/m 9.3572e-8 lbfs /in 1.9403e-3 slug/ft
Force Newton (N) 0.22481 pound force (lbf) 0.22481 pound force (lbf)
2 2
Stress/Pressure Pascal (Pa) 1.4504e-4 lbf/in 2.0885e-2 lbf/ft
kg m s N Pa J 7.83e+03 9.806
1.0e+07
g cm us 1.0e+07 N Mbar 7.83e+00 9.806e-10
Ncm
g cm ms 1.0e+05 Pa 7.83e+00