Conversions

Mass Area Force Energy

2
1 kg = 2.205 lbm 1 acre = 4047 m 1N = 0.225 lbf 1J = 0.239 cal
2 -4
1 slug = 32.2 lbm = 43,560 ft 1 kip = 1,000 lbf = 9.48 x 10 Btu
2
1 ton = 2000 lbm = 0.00156 mi = 0.7376 ft·lbf
Pressure 1kW h = 3,6000,000 J

Length Volume 1 atm = 1.01325 bar

= 33.9 ft H2O
1m = 3.28 ft 1L = 0.264 gal Defined Units
3 = 29.92 in. Hg
1 km = 0.621 mi = 0.0353 ft
= 760 mm Hg
1 in. = 2.54 cm = 33.8 fl oz
3 = 101,325 Pa 1J = 1 N·m
1 mi = 5280 ft 1mL = 1 cm = 1 cc
= 14.7 psi 1N = 1 kg·m / s2
1 yd = 3 ft
1psi = 2.31 ft of H2O 1 Pa = 1 N / m2
Time
1V =1W/A
Temperature Change 1d = 24 h Power 1W =1J/s
1K = 1 ºC 1h = 60 min 1W =1V/A
1W = 3.412 Btu/h
= 1.8 ºF 1 min = 60 s 1 Hz = 1 s-1
= 0.00134 hp
= 1.8 ºR 1 yr = 365 d 1F = 1 A·s / V
= 14.34 cal/min
1H = 1 V·s / V
= 0.7376 ft·lbf/s

SI Prefixes
Numbers Less Than One Numbers Greater Than One
Power of 10 Prefix Abbreviation Power of 10 Prefix Abbreviation
10-1 deci- d 101 deca- da
10-2 centi- c 102 hecto- h
10-3 milli- m 103 kilo- k
10-6 micro- µ 106 Mega- M
10-9 nano- n 109 Giga- G
10-12 pico- p 1012 Tera- T
10-15 femto- f 1015 Peta- P
10-18 atto- a 1018 Exa- E
10-21 zepto- z 1021 Zetta- Z
10-24 yocto- y 1024 Yotta- Y

Temperature Force
Equations
F = ma
TK = TC + 273
Mass and Weight F = force
TR = TF + 460 m = mass
M = VDm
a = acceleration
W = mg
W = VDw Equations of Static Equilibrium
V = volume TK = temperature in Kelvin ΣFx = 0 ΣFy = 0 ΣMP = 0
Dm = mass density TC = temperature in Celsius
m = mass Fx = force in the x-direction
TR = temperature in Rankin Fy = force in the y-direction
Dw = weight density TF = temperature in Fahrenheit
g = acceleration due to gravity MP = moment about point P

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