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Unit Conversions Template
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This Unit Conversions template will help you to convert between common engineering quantities.
Select the tab at the bottom of the page for the type of quantity you are interested in (Length, Area, Volume, etc.).
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Length: inches, feet, yards, miles, millimeters, centimeters meters, micrometers, nanomet
Area inches , feet , yards , miles , mm , cm , meters
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
kilometers, acres, hectares
Volume inches3, feet3, yards3, ounces, cups, pints, quarts gallons, miles3, mm3, cm3, me
Weight pounds, ounces, tons, grams, kilograms milligrams, metric tons, stones
Temperature degreees in fahrenheit, celsius kelvin, and rankine
Force pounds force, kilograms force, newtons, and dynes
Energy BTUs, watt-hours, kilowatt-hours, foot-pounds, inch-pounds, horsepower-hours, calories
Power horsepower, watts, kilowatts, megawatts, BTU/hour, BTU/minute, calories/second, foot-p
Pressure PSI, atmosphere, torr, inches of mercury, Pascal, bar
Time nanosecond, millisecond, second, minutes, hour, day, week, fortnight, year, century

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milligrams, metric tons, stones, grains, carats
kelvin, and rankine

nds, horsepower-hours, calories, joules, ergs, therms, electron-volts, newton-meters, and dyne-centimeters
U/minute, calories/second, foot-pounds/minute, and foot-pounds/second

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Enter Length In: And this is the equivalent length in:
Inches Feet Yards Miles
Inches 1 1 0.0833333333 0.0277777778 1.578283E-05
Feet 1 12 1 0.3333333333 0.0001893939
Yards 1 36 3 1 0.0005681818
Miles 1 63360 5280 1760 1
Millimeters 1 0.0393701 0.0032808399 0.0010936133 6.213712E-07
Centimeter 1 0.3937008 0.032808399 0.010936133 6.213712E-06
Meters 1 39.370079 3.280839895 1.0936132983 0.0006213712
Micrometer 1 3.937E-05 3.28084E-06 1.093613E-06 6.213712E-10
Nanometer 1 3.937E-08 3.28084E-09 1.093613E-09 6.213712E-13
Mil 1 0.001 8.333333E-05 2.777778E-05 1.578283E-08
Furlongs 1 7920 660 220 0.125
Nautical Miles 1 72913.56 6076.1300204 2025.3766735 1.1507822008
Lightyears 1 3.725E+17 3.10385E+16 1.03462E+16 5.8785E+12
Parsecs 1 1.215E+18 1.01236E+17 3.37453E+16 1.91735E+13
Fathom 1 72 6 2 0.0011363636
Rods 1 198 16.5 5.5 0.003125
Millimeters Centimeters Meters Micrometers Nanometers Mils Furlongs
25.4 2.54 0.0254 25400 25400000 1000 0.0001262626
304.8 30.48 0.3048 304800 304800000 12000 0.0015151515
914.4 91.44 0.9144 914400 914400000 36000 0.0045454545
1609344 160934.4 1609.344 1609344000 1.60934E+12 63360000 8
1 0.1 0.001 1000 1000000 39.37007874 4.97097E-06
10 1 0.01 10000 10000000 393.7007874 4.97097E-05
1000 100 1 1000000 1000000000 39370.07874 0.0049709695
0.001 1E-04 1E-06 1 1000 0.0393700787 4.97097E-09
1E-06 1E-07 1E-09 0.001 1 3.937008E-05 4.97097E-12
0.0254 0.00254 2.54E-05 25.4 25400 1 1.262626E-07
201168 20116.8 201.168 201168000 2.01168E+11 7920000 1
1852004.4302 185200.44302 1852.0044302 1852004430 1.852E+12 72913560.245 9.2062576067
9.46053E+18 9.46053E+17 9.46053E+15 9.46053E+21 9.46053E+24 3.72462E+20 4.7028E+13
3.08567E+19 3.08567E+18 3.08567E+16 3.08567E+22 3.08567E+25 1.21483E+21 1.53388E+14
1828.8 182.88 1.8288 1828800 1828800000 72000 0.0090909091
5029.2 502.92 5.0292 5029200 5029200000 198000 0.025
Nautical Miles Lightyears Parsecs Fathoms Rods
1.371487E-05 2.68484E-18 8.231588E-19 0.0138888889 0.0050505051
0.0001645784 3.221808E-17 9.877906E-18 0.1666666667 0.0606060606
0.0004937353 9.665424E-17 2.963372E-17 0.5 0.1818181818
0.8689741632 1.701115E-13 5.215534E-14 880 320
5.399555E-07 1.057024E-19 3.240783E-20 0.0005468066 0.0001988388
5.399555E-06 1.057024E-18 3.240783E-19 0.0054680665 0.0019883878
0.0005399555 1.057024E-16 3.240783E-17 0.5468066492 0.1988387815
5.399555E-10 1.057024E-22 3.240783E-23 5.468066E-07 1.988388E-07
5.399555E-13 1.057024E-25 3.240783E-26 5.468066E-10 1.988388E-10
1.371487E-08 2.68484E-21 8.231588E-22 1.388889E-05 5.050505E-06
0.1086217704 2.126393E-14 6.519418E-15 110 40
1 1.957612E-13 6.001944E-14 1012.6883367 368.25030427
5.108263E+12 1 0.3065951044 5.17308E+15 1.88112E+15
1.666127E+13 3.2616306841 1 1.68727E+16 6.13552E+15
0.0009874706 1.933085E-16 5.926743E-17 1 0.3636363636
0.0027155443 5.315983E-16 1.629854E-16 2.75 1
Enter area in: And this is the equivalent area in:
Inches2 Feet2 Yards2 Miles2 mm2
Inches2
1 1 0.006944 0.000772 2.49E-10 645.16
Feet2 1 144 1 0.111111 3.59E-08 92903.04
Yards2 1 1296 9 1 3.23E-07 836127
Miles2 1 4E+09 27878403 3097600 1 2.59E+12
mm2 1 0.00155 1.08E-05 1.2E-06 3.86E-13 1
cm2 1 0.155 0.001076 0.00012 3.86E-11 100
Meters2 1 1550.003 10.76391 1.19599 3.86E-07 1000000
Kilometers2 1 1.55E+09 10763910 1195990 0.386102 1E+12
Acres 1 6272591 43559.66 4839.962 0.001562 4E+09
Hectares 1 15500030 107639 11959.9 0.003861 1E+10
cm2 Meters2 Kilometers2 Acres Hectares
6.4516 0.000645 6.4516E-10 1.594E-07 6.45E-08
929.0304 0.092903 9.2903E-08 2.296E-05 9.29E-06
8361.274 0.836127 8.3613E-07 0.0002066 8.36E-05
2.59E+10 2589988 2.58998837 639.99762 258.9988
0.01 1E-06 1E-12 2.471E-10 1E-10
1 1E-04 1E-10 2.471E-08 1E-08
10000 1 1E-06 0.0002471 1E-04
1E+10 1000000 1 247.10442 100
4E+07 4046.825 0.00404682 1 0.404682
1E+08 10000 0.01 2.4710442 1
Enter volume in: And this is the equivalent volume in:
Inches3 Feet3 Yards3 Ounce
Inches3 1 1 0.0005787 2.1433E-05 0.5541126
Feet3 1 1728 1 0.03703704 957.506573
Yards3 1 46656 27 1 25852.6775
Ounce 1 1.8046873505 0.00104438 3.8681E-05 1
Cup 1 14.437499847 0.00835503 0.00030945 8.00000058
Pint 1 28.875003862 0.01671007 0.00061889 16.0000035
Quart 1 57.749991049 0.03342013 0.00123778 31.9999977
Gallon 1 231.00001756 0.13368057 0.00495113 128.00002
Miles3 1 2.54358E+14 1.472E+11 5451776000 1.4094E+14
mm3 1 6.102374E-05 3.5315E-08 1.308E-09 3.3814E-05
cm3 1 0.061023759 3.5315E-05 1.308E-06 0.03381403
Meters3 1 61023.75899 35.3146753 1.30795094 33814.0338
Kilometers3 1 6.10238E+13 3.5315E+10 1307950939 3.3814E+13
Liter 1 61.02375899 0.03531468 0.00130795 33.8140338
Tablespoon 1 0.9023438381 0.00052219 1.934E-05 0.50000009
Teaspoon 1 0.3007812794 0.00017406 6.4468E-06 0.1666667
Cup Pint Quart Gallon Miles3 mm3 cm3 Meters3
0.06926407 0.03463203 0.01731602 0.004329 3.9315E-15 16387.064 16.38706 1.6387E-05
119.688313 59.8441478 29.9220826 7.48051891 6.7936E-12 28316847 28316.8397 0.02831684
3231.58445 1615.79199 807.896229 201.974011 1.8343E-10 764554858 764554.671 0.76455467
0.12499999 0.06249999 0.03125 0.0078125 7.0951E-15 29573.5271 29.5735199 2.9574E-05
1 0.49999993 0.25000004 0.06249999 5.6761E-14 236588.234 236.588176 0.00023659
2.00000029 1 0.50000014 0.12500001 1.1352E-13 473176.536 473.176421 0.00047318
3.99999942 1.99999942 1 0.24999994 2.2704E-13 946352.799 946.352568 0.00094635
16.0000014 7.99999954 4.00000092 1 9.0817E-13 3785412.07 3785.41115 0.00378541
1.7618E+13 8.8089E+12 4.4045E+12 1.1011E+12 1 4.1682E+18 4.1682E+15 4168180808
4.2268E-06 2.1134E-06 1.0567E-06 2.6417E-07 2.3991E-19 1 0.001 1E-09
0.00422675 0.00211338 0.00105669 0.00026417 2.3991E-16 1000.00024 1 1E-06
4226.75391 2113.37665 1056.68863 264.172097 2.3991E-10 1E+09 1000000 1
4.2268E+12 2.1134E+12 1.0567E+12 2.6417E+11 0.23991282 1E+18 1E+015 1E+09
4.22675391 2.11337665 1.05668863 0.2641721 2.3991E-13 1000000.24 1000 0.001
0.06250001 0.03125 0.015625 0.00390625 3.5475E-15 14786.7662 14.7867626 1.4787E-05
0.02083334 0.01041667 0.00520833 0.00130208 1.1825E-15 4928.92208 4.92892087 4.9289E-06
Kilometers3 Liter Tablespoon Teaspoon
1.6387E-14 0.01638706 1.108225 3.324675
2.8317E-11 28.3168397 1915.0128 5745.0384
7.6455E-10 764.554671 51705.3456 155116.037
2.9574E-14 0.02957352 1.99999964 5.99999892
2.3659E-13 0.23658818 15.9999983 47.9999948
4.7318E-13 0.47317642 32.0000012 96.0000035
9.4635E-13 0.94635257 63.9999838 191.999951
3.7854E-12 3.78541115 255.999994 767.999983
4.16818081 4.1682E+12 2.8189E+14 8.4566E+14
1E-18 1E-06 6.7628E-05 0.00020288
1E-15 0.001 0.06762806 0.20288417
1E-09 1000 67628.0553 202884.166
1 1E+12 6.7628E+13 2.0288E+14
1E-12 1 67.6280553 202.884166
1.4787E-14 0.01478676 1 3
4.9289E-15 0.00492892 0.33333333 1
Enter weight in: And this is the equivalent weight in:
pound ounce ton gram kilogram
pound 1 1 16 0.0005 453.5924 0.453592
ounce 1 0.0625 1 3.13E-05 28.349525 0.02835
ton 1 2000 32000 1 907184.8 907.1848
gram 1 0.0022046225 0.035274 1.1E-06 1 0.001
kilogram 1 2.204622476 35.27396 0.001102 1000 1
milligram 1 2.204623E-06 3.53E-05 1.1E-09 0.001 1E-06
metric ton 1 2204.623 35273.97 1.102312 1000000.2 1000
stone 1 14 224 0.007 6350.2936 6.350294
grain 1 0.0001428571 0.002286 7.14E-08 0.0647989 6.48E-05
carat 1 0.0004409245 0.007055 2.2E-07 0.2 0.0002

NOTE on Mass:
Some of the units on this page are, admittedly, mass, not weight. I have used the two concepts interchangeably, w
in a scientific sense, but will give correct conversions as long as normal Earth gravity is in effect. My apologies to o
 milligram metric ton stone grain carat
453592.4 0.000454 0.071429 7000 2267.962
28349.525 2.835E-05 0.004464 437.5 141.7476
907184800 0.907185 142.8571 14000000 4535924
1000 1E-06 0.000157 15.43236 5
1000000 0.001 0.157473 15432.36 5000
1.00000024 1E-09 1.575E-07 0.015432 0.005
1000000238 1 157.4731 15432361 5000001
6350293.6 0.00635 1 98000 31751.47
64.7988948 6.48E-08 1.02E-05 1 0.323994
200.000002 2E-07 3.149E-05 3.086472 1

the two concepts interchangeably, which is not really justifiable,

gravity is in effect. My apologies to off-world users of this template.
Enter temperature in: And this is the equivalent temperature in:
Fahrenheit Celsius Kelvin Rankine
Farhrenheit 0 0 -17.777778 255.3722 459.67
Celsius 0 32 0 273.15 491.67
Kelvin 0 -459.67 -273.15 0 0
Rankine 0 -459.67 -273.15 0 0
Enter force in: And this is the equivalent force in:
pound-force kilogram-force newton dyne
pound-force 1 1 0.4535924 4.448222 444822.2
kilogram-force 1 2.204622476 1 9.8066502 980665
newton 1 0.2248089237 0.10197161922 1 100000
dyne 1 2.248089E-06 1.0197162E-06 1E-05 1
Enter energy in: And this is the equivalent energy in:
BTU watt-hour kilowatt-hour foot-pound
BTU 1 1 0.2930711 0.000293071 778.1693
watt-hour 1 3.41214128585 1 0.001 2655.2236
kilowatt-hour 1 3412.14128585 1000 1 2655224
foot-pound 1 0.0012850674 0.0003766 3.766161E-07 1
inch-pound 1 0.00010708896 3.1385E-05 3.138468E-08 0.0833333
horsepower-hour 1 2544.43344118 745.69991 0.745699907 1980000
calorie 1 0.00396832011 0.001163 1.163E-06 3.0880249
joule 1 0.00094781699 0.0002778 2.777778E-07 0.7375621
erg 1 9.4781699E-11 2.7778E-11 2.777778E-14 7.376E-08
therm 1 100000.390002 29307.224 29.3072243 77817233
electron-volt 1 1.5185831E-22 4.4505E-23 4.450528E-26 1.182E-19
newton-meter 1 0.00094781699 0.0002778 2.777778E-07 0.7375621
dyne-centimeter 1 9.4781699E-11 2.7778E-11 2.777778E-14 7.376E-08

Some Handy Definitions:

BTU = energy required to raise the temperature of one pound of water from 63 oF to 64oF
watt = one joule per second
horsepower = 550 foot pounds per second
calorie = energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of water from 14.5 oC to 15.5oC
electron-volt = 1.60 E-19 Joules
dyne = grams per square centimeter
inch-pound horsepower-hour calorie joule erg therm electron-volt
9338.031 0.0003930148 251.9958 1055.056 10550560000 9.999961E-06 6.585086E+21
31862.681 0.001341022025 859.8453 3600.0001 36000001365 3.412128E-05 2.246924E+22
31862681 1.341022025031 859845.3 3600000.1 3.6E+13 0.0341212798 2.246924E+25
11.999999 5.05050508E-07 0.323832 1.3558181 13558180.72 1.285062E-08 8.462279E+18
1 4.2087545E-08 0.026986 0.1129848 1129848.4659 1.070885E-09 7.0519E+17
23759998 1 641186.5 2684519.8 2.68452E+13 0.0254442352 1.675531E+25
37.056296 1.55960853E-06 1 4.1867999 41867999.387 3.968305E-08 2.613173E+19
8.8507444 3.72506104E-07 0.238846 1 10000000 9.478133E-09 6.241456E+18
8.8507E-07 3.72506104E-14 2.388E-08 1E-07 1 9.478133E-16 624145637767
933806742 39.30163327637 25199678 105506011 1.05506E+15 1 6.585112E+26
1.4181E-18 5.96825615E-26 3.827E-20 1.602E-19 1.60219E-12 1.518577E-27 1
8.8507444 3.72506104E-07 0.238846 1 10000000 9.478133E-09 6.241456E+18
8.8507E-07 3.72506104E-14 2.388E-08 1E-07 1 9.478133E-16 624145637767
newton-meter dyne-centimeter
1055.056 10550560000
3600.000136 36000001364.86
3600000.136 3.6000001E+13
1.355818072 13558180.7198
0.112984847 1129848.465913
2684519.769 2.6845198E+13
4.186799939 41867999.38729
1 10000000
1E-07 1
105506011.5 1.0550601E+15
1.60219E-19 1.60219016E-12
1 10000000
1E-07 1
Enter power in: And this is the equivalent power in:
horsepower watt kilowatt megawatt
horsepower 1 1 745.7 0.7457 0.0007457
watt 1 0.00134102204 1 0.001 1E-06
kilowatt 1 1.34102203849 1000 1 0.001
megawatt 1 1341.02203849 1000000 1000 1
BTU/hour 1 0.00039266517 0.29281 0.00029 2.928E-07
BTU/minute 1 0.02355991215 17.5686 0.01757 1.757E-05
calorie/second 1 0.0056095978 4.18308 0.00418 4.183E-06
foot-pound/minute 1 3.030303E-05 0.0226 2.26E-05 2.26E-08
foot-pound/second 1 0.00181818182 1.35582 0.00136 1.356E-06

Some Handy Definitions:

horsepower = 550 foot pounds per second

watt = one joule per second
kilowatt = thousand watts
megawatt = million watts
BTU = energy required to raise the temperature of one pound of water from 63 oF to 64oF
calorie = energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of water from 14.5 oC to 15.5oC
 BTU/hour BTU/minute calorie/second foot-pound/minute foot-pound/second
2546.699 42.44498 178.2659 33000 550
3.4151795 0.05691965 0.23905850061 44.253727270179 0.7375621211697
3415.1795 56.9196536 239.058500611 44253.727270179 737.56212116966
3415179 56919.6536 239058.500611 44253727.270179 737562.12116966
1 0.01666667 0.06999881022 12.957950664763 0.2159658444127
60 1 4.1999289433 777.47710094339 12.95795168239
14.285957 0.23809927 1 185.11672731577 3.0852787885961
0.0771727 0.00128621 0.00540199697 1 0.0166666666667
4.6303618 0.07717269 0.32411981818 60 1

C to 15.5oC
o
Enter pressure in: And this is the equivalent pressure in:
PSI atmosphere torr
PSI 1 1 0.06804596 51.71493
atmosphere 1 14.69595 1 760
torr (mm mercury) 1 0.019337 0.0013157895 1
inches mercury 1 0.491154 0.0334210502 25.399998
Pascal 1 0.000145 9.869233E-06 0.0075006
bar 1 14.50377 0.986923252 750.06168

Some Handy Definitions:

PSI = pounds per squre inch

atmosphere = 14.7 PSI
torr = pressure exerted by a column of mercury one millimeter high
inches of mercury = pressure exerted by a column of mercury one inch high
Pascals = Newtons per square meter
bar = 100,000 Pascals
inches mercury Pascal bar
2.036021 6894.757 0.068948
29.92126204113 101325 1.01325
0.039370081329 133.3224 0.001333
1 3386.388 0.033864
0.000295299892 1 1E-05
29.52998923675 100000 1
Enter time in: And this is the equivalent time in:
nanosecond millisecond second minute
nanosecond 1 1 1E-06 1E-09 1.666667E-11
millisecond 1 1000000 1 0.001 1.666667E-05
second 1 1000000000 1000 1 0.01666667
minute 1 59999988000 59999.988 59.99999 1
hour 1 3.6E+12 3599999.712 3600 60.0000072
day 1 8.640003E+13 86400030.41 86400.03 1440.0007949
week 1 6.048001E+14 604800056 604800.1 10080.002951
fortnight 1 1.2096E+15 1209599966 1209600 20160.003464
year 1 3.1536E+16 3.1536E+10 31536002 525600.138
century 1 3.1536E+18 3.1536E+12 3.15E+09 52560013.8

A Handy Definition:

second = the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of the radiation corresponding to the transition between the two hy
 hour day week fortnight year century
2.77778E-13 1.157E-14 2E-15 8.2672E-16 3.171E-17 3.170979E-19
2.77778E-07 1.157E-08 2E-09 8.2672E-10 3.171E-11 3.170979E-13
0.000277778 1.157E-05 2E-06 8.2672E-07 3.171E-08 3.170979E-10
0.016666665 0.0006944 1E-04 4.96032E-05 1.9026E-06 1.902587E-08
1 0.0416666 0.00595 0.00297619 0.00011416 1.141552E-06
24.00001037 1 0.14286 0.071428599 0.00273973 2.739727E-05
168.000029 6.9999982 1 0.50000006 0.01917808 0.0001917808
336.0000174 13.999995 2 1 0.03835616 0.0003835616
8760.001249 364.99989 52.1429 26.07143094 1 0.01
876000.1249 36499.989 5214.29 2607.143094 100 1

transition between the two hyperfine levels of the ground state of the cesium 133 atom.