UNITS & CONVERSIONS

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 CONVERSION TABLES AND TECHNICAL NOTES

1. Prefixes used with Units

Prefixes Abbreviations Engineering Notation

Pico p 10^ -12
Nano n 10^ -9
Micro u 10^ -6
Milli m 10^ -3
Centi c 10^ -2
Deci d 10^ -1
Deka da 10^ 1
Hecto h 10^ 2
Kilo k 10^ 3
Mega M 10^ 6
Giga G 10^ 9
Tera T 10^ 12

2. Conversion of Units

Unit to Unit Multiplying Factor Conventional

Measures
Length :
Mm to Angstrom 10 ^ 7
Mm to micron 1000
Inch to cm 2.54
Cm to Inch 0.3937
Foot to Meter 0.3048
Meter to Foot 3.2808

Mile to Kilometer 1.6093

Kilometer to Mile 0.62137

Area :
Sq Inch to Sq cm 6.4516
Sqcm to Sq Inch 0.155
Sq Feet to Sq Meter 0.0929 1 brass = 100 Sq feet;
Sq Meter to Sq Feet 10.7639 1brass = 9.29 sqm
Hectre to Sq Meter 10000
Acre to Hectre 0.4047 1 acre = 40 Guntha
Hectre to Acre 2.4711 1 Guntha = 1089 sft

Volume :
Cu Inch to Cu Cm ( cc ) 16.387
Cu Cm to Cu Inch 0.061
Cu Feet to Cu Meter 0.0283 1 brass = 100 Cft
Cu Feet to Gallon 6.24 1 brass = 2.83 Cum
Cu Meter to Cu feet 35.3148
Gallon to Litres 4.5359
Litres to Gallon 0.22

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 Weights :
Pound ( LB ) to Kilogram 0.45356
Kilogram to Pound 2.2046
Ton to Metric Ton 1.016
Metric Ton to Ton 0.9842
Kg to Newton ( N ) 9.81
Newton to Kg 0.102
Kip to Pounds 1000
Pressure :
1 atmosphere = 760 mm of mercury
= 14.70 lb/in2 ( psi )
= 1.033 kg /cm2
= 10.37 m f water
1psi ( LB/sq inch) = 0.0703 kg/cm2
1 kg / cm2 = 0.981 N/ mm2
= 14.22 psi

Power :
1 watt = 1 joules/sec
= 0.737 lb.ft /sec
= Volt x Amp
1 KW = 1.341 H.P. ( Horse Power )
1 H.P. = 550 lb.ft /sec
= 746 watt
= 42.418 Btu per minute

Temperature :

C / 5 = ( F – 32 ) / 9 or F = 1.8 C + 32

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