Unit Consistency

In RADIOSS you may provide data for any unit system, but it is very important to keep the unit consistency. If your
model did not keep unit consistency, this will lead to the wrong results (unexpected behavior) or sometimes may
lead to an error in the calculation.
Consistency Units

Mass Length Time Force Pressure Energy Velocity Density Gravity

kg m s kg m/s 2 N/m2 kmg2 /s 2 m/s kg/m3 9.81

kg m s N Pa J m/s m kg/l 9.81

g m s mN mPa mJ m/s kg/l 9.81

Mg m s kN kPa kJ m/s kg/l 9.81

(ton)
kg m ms MN MPa MJ km/s m kg/l 9.81E-06
g m ms kN kPa kJ km/s kg/l 9.81E-06
Mg m ms GN GPa GJ km/s kg/l 9.81E-06
(ton)
kg mm s mN kPa J mm/s M kg/l 9.81E+03
g mm s N Pa nJ mm/s K kg/l 9.81E+03
Mg mm s N MPa mJ mm/s G kg/l 9.81E+03
(ton)
kg mm ms kN GPa J m/s M kg/l 9.81E-03

Verifying Consistency
Use basic units Mass, Length, Time so you can get all other units you need. See below:
For example if you use base unit [kg], [mm], [ms], then you get the following units force, pressure and density.

Checking Unit
Property Card
• Check the thickness unit in property if it is shell

Material Card
• Check density unit
• Check E-modulus
• Check stress unit if possible

Load
• Check force unit
• Check gravity unit, if using /GRAV

Length
• Measure the geometry length unit with HyperCrash or HyperMesh
All units must be consistent.

Most Popular Units (with steel examples)

Young's Yield s
Mass Length Time Force Energy Stress Density Gravity
module tress

kg m s N J Pa 7.8e+03 2.1e+11 9.81e+00 2.06e+05

g mm ms N mJ MPa 7.8e-03 2.1e+05 9.81e-03 2.06e+02

kg mm ms KN J GPa 7.8e-06 2.1e+02 9.81e-03 2.06e-01

Mg mm s N mJ MPa 7.8e-09 2.1e+05 9.81e+03 2.06e+02

(ton)

g cm micros 10^7N 10^5J Mbar 7.8e+00 2.1e+00 9.81e-10 2.06e-06