APPENDIX 1

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Conversion Factors

Customary to Metric Units

U.S. (Customary) SI (Metric)
1 inch (in.) 2.54 centimeters (cm)
1 foot (ft) 0.3048 meter (m)
1 yard (yd) 0.9144 meter (m)
1 statute mile 1.609 kilometers (km)
1 square inch (sq in.) 6.45 square centimeters (cm2 )
1 square foot (sq ft) 0.093 square meter (m2 )
1 cubic inch (cu in.) 16.39 cubic centimeters (cc)
1 cubic foot (cu ft) 0.0283 cubic meter (m3 )
1 foot per second (ft/s) 0.3048 meters per second (m∕s)
1 pound (lb) 0.453 kilogram (kg)
1 pound (lb) (force) 4.448 newtons (N)
1 pound-foot (lb-ft) 1.356 newton-meter (N-m = Joule [J])
1 ton (2,000 lb) 0.907 metric ton (m.t.)
1 pound per square inch (psi) 6.89 kilo-newtons per square meter (kN∕m2 )
1 pound per square foot (psf) 47.88 Newtons per square meter
(N∕m2 = Pascal ½Pa)
1 pound per cubic foot (pcf) 16.02 kilograms per cubic meter (kg∕m3 )
1 kilo-pound (kip) (force) 4.448 kilo-newtons (kN)
1 kip-foot (kip-ft) 1.356 kilo-newton-meters (kN-m)
1 kip per foot (kip/ft) 14.59 kilo-newtons per meter (kN∕m)
1 horsepower (HP) 745.7 watts (W = Joule∕second)

Nautical Units

1 nautical mile = 1.151 statute miles = 6076.1 ft = 1.852 km

1 knot = 1.151 miles per hour = 1.688 ft/s = 0.515 m/s
1 fathom = 6.0 ft = 1.829 m
1 long ton = 1.12 short tons = 2,240 lb = 1.016 metric tons

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