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Acres 43,560 Square feet Cubic feet/min 472.0 Cubic cms/sec

Acres 4047 Square meters Cubic feet/min 0.1247 Gallons/sec
Acres 1.562 x 103 Square miles Cubic feet/min 0.4719 Liters/sec
Acres 4840 Square yards Cubic feet/min 62.43 Pounds of water/min
Acre-feet 43,560 Cubic feet Cubic feet/sec 0.646317 Millions gals/day
Acre-feet 325,851 Gallons Cubic feet/sec 448.831 Gallons/min
Acre-feet 1233.48 Cubic meters Cubic inches 16.39 Cubic centimeters
Atmospheres 76.0 Cms of mercury Cubic inches 5.787 x 10-4 Cubic feet
Atmospheres 29.92 Inches of mercury Cubic inches 1.639 x 10-5 Cubic meters
Atmospheres 33.90 Feet of water Cubic inches 2.143 x 10-5 Cubic yards
Atmospheres 10.332 Kgs/sq meter Cubic inches 4.329 x 10-3 Gallons
Atmospheres 14.70 Lbs/sq inch Cubic inches 1.639 x 10-2 Liters
Atmospheres 1.058 Tons/sq ft Cubic inches 0.03463 Pints (liq)
Barrels-oil 42 Gallons-oil Cubic inches 0.01732 Quarts (liq)
Barrels-Beer 31 Gallons-Beer Cubic meters 106 Cubic centimeters
Barrels-Whiskey 45 Gallons-Whiskey Cubic meters 35.31 Cubic feet
Barrels/Day-oil 0.02917 Gallons/Min-oil Cubic meters 61023 Cubic inches
Bags or sacks-cement 94 Pounds-cement Cubic meters 1.308 Cubic yards
Board feet 144 sq in. Cubic inches Cubic meters 264.2 Gallons
x 1 in. Cubic meters 999.97 Liters
British Thermal Units 0.2520 Kilogram-calories Cubic meters 2113 Pints (liq)
British Thermal Units 777.6 Foot-lbs Cubic meters 1057 Quarts (liq)
British Thermal Units 3.927 x 104 Horsepower-hrs Cubic meters/hr 4.40 Gallons/min
British Thermal Units 107.5 Kilogram-meters Cubic yards 764,554.86 Cubic centimeters
British Thermal Units 2.928 x 104 Kilowatt-hrs Cubic yards 27 Cubic feet
B.T.U./min 12.96 Foot-lbs/sec Cubic yards 46.656 Cubic inches
B.T.U./min 0.02356 Horsepower Cubic yards 0.7646 Cubic meters
B.T.U./min 0.01757 Kilowatts Cubic yards 202.0 Gallons
B.T.U./min 17.57 Watts Cubic yards 764.5 Liters
Centares (Centiares) 1 Square meters Cubic yards 1616 Pints (liq)
Centigrams 0.01 Grams Cubic yards 807.9 Quarts (liq)
Centiliters 0.01 Liters Cubic yards/min 0.45 Cubic feet/sec
Centimeters 0.3937 Inches Cubic yards/min 3.366 Gallons/sec
Centimeters 0.01 Meters Cubic yards/min 12.74 Liters/sec
Centimeters 10 Millimeters Decigrams 0.1 Grams
Centimeters of Mercury 0.01316 Atmospheres Deciliters 0.1 Liters
Centimeters of Mercury 0.4461 Feet of water Decimeters 0.1 Meters
Centimeters of Mercury 136.0 Kgs/sq meter Degrees (angle) 60 Minutes
Centimeters of Mercury 27.85 Lbs/sq ft Degrees (angle) 0.01745 Radians
Centimeters of Mercury 0.1934 Lbs/sq inch Degrees (angle) 3600 Seconds
Centimeters/sec 1.969 Feet/min Degrees/sec 0.01745 Radians/sec
Centimeters/sec 0.03281 Feet/sec Degrees/sec 0.1667 Revolutions/min
Centimeters/sec 0.036 Kilometers/hr Degrees/sec 0.002778 Revolutions/sec
Centimeters/sec 0.6 Meters/min Dekagrams 10 Grams
Centimeters/sec 0.02237 Miles/hr Dekaliters 10 Liters
Centimeters/sec 3.728 x 10-4 Miles/min Dekameters 10 Meters
Cms/sec/sec 0.03281 Feet/sec/sec Drams 27.34375 Grains
Cubic centimeters 3.531 x 10-5 Cubic feet Drams 0.0625 Ounces
Cubic centimeters 6.102 x 10-2 Cubic inches Drams 1.771845 Grams
Cubic centimeters 10-4 Cubic meters Fathoms 6 Feet
Cubic centimeters 1.308 x 10-4 Cubic yards Feet 30.48 Centimeters
Cubic centimeters 2.642 x 10-4 Gallons Feet 12 Inches
Cubic centimeters 9.999 x 10-4 Liters Feet 0.3048 Meters
Cubic centimeters 2.113 x 10-3 Pints (liq) Feet 1/3 Yards
Cubic centimeters 1.057 x 10-3 Quarts (liq) Feet of water 0.0295 Atmospheres
Cubic feet 2.832 x 10-4 Cubic cms Feet of water 0.8826 Inches of mercury
Cubic feet 1728 Cubic inches Feet of water 304.8 Kgs/sq meter
Cubic feet 0.02832 Cubic meters Feet of water 62.43 Lbs/sq ft
Cubic feet 0.03704 Cubic yards Feet of water 0.4335 Lbs/sq inch
Cubic feet 7.48052 Gallons Feet/min 0.5080 Centimeters/sec
Cubic feet 28.32 Liters Feet/min 0.01667 Feet/sec
Cubic feet 59.84 Pints (liq) Feet/min 0.01829 Kilometers/hr
Cubic feet 29.92 Quarts (liq) Feet/min 0.3048 Meters/min

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Feet/min 0.01136 Miles/hr Horsepower 42.44 B.T.U./min

Feet/sec 30.48 Centimeters/sec Horsepower 33,000 Foot-lbs/min
Feet/sec 1.097 Kilometers/hr Horsepower 550 Foot-lbs/sec
Feet/sec 0.5924 Knots Horsepower 1.014 Horsepower (metric)
Feet/sec 18.29 Meters/min Horsepower 10.547 Kg-calories/min
Feet/sec 0.6818 Miles/hr Horsepower 0.7457 Kilowatts
Feet/sec 0.01136 Miles/min Horsepower 745.7 Watts
Feet/sec/sec 30.48 Cms/sec/sec Horsepower (boiler) 33,493 B.T.U./hr
Feet/sec/sec 0.3048 Meters/sec/sec Horsepower (boiler) 9.809 Kilowatts
Foot-pounds 1.286 x 10-3 British Thermal Units Horsepower-hours 2546 B.T.U.
Foot-pounds 5.050 x 10-7 Horsepower-hrs Horsepower-hours 1.98 x 106 Foot-lbs
Foot-pounds 3.240 x 10-4 Kilogram-calories Horsepower-hours 641.6 Kilogram-calories
Foot-pounds 0.1383 Kilogram-meters Horsepower-hours 2.737 x 105 Kilogram-meters
Foot-pounds 3.766 x 10-7 Kilowatt-hours Horsepower-hours 0.7457 Kilowatt-hours
Foot-pounds/min 2.140 x 10-5 B.T.U./sec Inches 2.540 Centimeters
Foot-pounds/min 0.01667 Foot-pounds/sec Inches of mercury 0.03342 Atmospheres
Foot-pounds/min 3.030 x 10-5 Horsepower Inches of mercury 1.133 Feet of water
Foot-pounds/min 5.393 x 10-3 Gm-calories/sec Inches of mercury 345.3 Kgs/sq meter
Foot-pounds/min 2.280 x 10-5 Kilowatts Inches of mercury 70.73 Lbs/sq foot
Foot-pounds/sec 7.704 x 10-2 B.T.U./min Inches of mercury (32°F) 0.491 Lbs/sq inch
Foot-pounds/sec 1.818 x 10-3 Horsepower Inches of water 0.002458 Atmospheres
Foot-pounds/sec 1.941 x 10-2 Kg-calories/min Inches of water 0.07355 Inches of mercury
Foot-pounds/sec 1.356 x 10-3 Kilowatts Inches of water 25.40 Kgs/sq meter
Gallons 3785 Cubic centimeters Inches of water 0.578 Ounces/sq inch
Gallons 0.1337 Cubic feet Inches of water 5.202 Lbs/sq foot
Gallons 231 Cubic inches Inches of water 0.03613 Lbs/sq inch
Gallons 3.785 x 10-3 Cubic meters Kilograms 980.665 Dynes
Gallons 4.951 x 10-3 Cubic yards Kilograms 2.205 Lbs
Gallons 3.785 Liters Kilograms 1.102 x 10-3 Tons (short)
Gallons 8 Pints (liq) Kilograms 103 Grams
Gallons 4 Quarts (liq) Kilograms-cal/sec 3.968 B.T.U./sec
Gallons-Imperial 1.20095 U.S. gallons Kilograms-cal/sec 3086 Foot-lbs/sec
Gallons-U.S. 0.83267 Imperial Gallons Kilograms-cal/sec 5.6145 Horsepower
Gallons water 8.345 Pounds of water Kilograms-cal/sec 4186.7 Watts
Gallons/min 2.228 x 10-3 Cubic feet/sec Kilogram-cal/min 3085.9 Foot-lbs/min
Gallons/min 0.06308 Liters/sec Kilogram-cal/min 0.09351 Horsepower
Gallons/min 8.0208 Cu ft/hr Kilogram-cal/min 69.733 Watts
Grains (troy) 0.06480 Grams Kgs/meter 0.6720 Lbs/foot
Grains (troy) 0.04167 Pennyweights (troy) Kgs/sq meter 9.678 x 10-5 Atmospheres
Grains (troy) 2.0833 x 10-3 Ounces (troy) Kgs/sq meter 3.281 x 10-3 Feet of water
Grains/U.S. gal 17.118 Parts/million Kgs/sq meter 2.896 x 10-3 Inches of mercury
Grains/U.S. gal 142.86 Lbs/million gal Kgs/sq meter 0.2048 Lbs/sq foot
Grains/Imp gal 14.254 Parts/million Kgs/sq meter 1.422 x 10-3 Lbs/sq inch
Grams 980.7 Dynes Kgs/sq millimeter 106 Kgs/sq meter
Grams 15.43 Grains Kiloliters 103 Liters
Grams .001 Kilograms Kilometers 105 Centimeters
Grams 1000 Milligrams Kilometers 3281 Feet
Grams 0.03527 Ounces Kilometers 103 Meters
Grams 0.03215 Ounces (troy) Kilometers 0.6214 Miles
Grams 2.205 x 10-3 Pounds Kilometers 1094 Yards
Grams/cm 5.600 x 10-3 Pounds/inch Kilometers/hr 27.78 Centimeters/sec
Grams/cu cm 62.43 Pounds/cubic foot Kilometers/hr 54.68 Feet/min
Grams/cu cm 0.03613 Pounds/cubic inch Kilometers/hr 0.9113 Feet/sec
Grams/liter 58.416 Grains/gal Kilometers/hr .5399 Knots
Grams/liter 8.345 Pounds/1000 gals Kilometers/hr 16.67 Meters/min
Grams/liter 0.06242 Pounds/cubic foot Kilometers/hr 0.6214 Miles/hr
Grams/liter 1000 Parts/million Kms/hr/sec 27.78 Cms/sec/sec
Hectares 2.471 Acres Kms/hr/sec 0.9113 Ft/sec/sec
Hectares 1.076 x 105 Square feet Kms/hr/sec 0.2778 Meters/sec/sec
Hectograms 100 Grams Kilowatts 56.907 B.T.U./min
Hectoliters 100 Liters Kilowatts 4.425 x 104 Foot-lbs/min
Hectometers 100 Meters Kilowatts 737.6 Foot-lbs/sec
Hectowatts 100 Watts Kilowatts 1.341 Horsepower

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Kilowatts 14.34 Kg-calories/min Ounces 28.3495 Grams

Kilowatts 103 Watts Ounces 0.9115 Ounces (troy)
Kilowatt-hours 3414.4 B.T.U. Ounces 2.790 x 10-5 Tons (long)
Kilowatt-hours 2.655 x 106 Foot-lbs Ounces 2.835 x 10-5 Tons (metric)
Kilowatt-hours 1.341 Horsepower-hrs Ounces (troy) 480 Grains
Kilowatt-hours 860.4 Kilogram-calories Ounces (troy) 20 Pennyweights (troy)
Kilowatt-hours 3.671 x 105 Kilogram-meters Ounces (troy) 0.08333 Pounds (troy)
Liters 103 Cubic centimeters Ounces (troy) 31.10348 Grams
Liters 0.03531 Cubic feet Ounces (troy) 1.09714 Ounces (avoir)
Liters 61.02 Cubic inches Ounces (fluid) 1.805 Cubic inches
Liters 10-3 Cubic meters Ounces (fluid) 0.02957 Liters
Liters 1.308 x 10-3 Cubic yards Ounces/sq inch 0.0625 Lbs/sq inch
Liters 0.2642 Gallons Parts/million 0.0584 Grains/U.S. gal
Liters 2.113 Pints (liq) Parts/million 0.07015 Grains/Imp gal
Liters 1.057 Quarts (liq) Parts/million 8.345 Lbs/million gal
Liters/min 5.886 x 10-4 Cubic ft/sec Pennyweights (troy) 24 Grains
Liters/min 4.403 x 10-3 Gals/sec Pennyweights (troy) 1.55517 Grams
Lumber Width (in.) x Pennyweights (troy) 0.05 Ounces (troy)
Thickness (in.)/12 Length (ft.) Board feet Pennyweights (troy) 4.1667 x 10-3 Pounds (troy)
Meters 100 Centimeters Pounds 16 Ounces
Meters 3.281 Feet Pounds 256 Drams
Meters 39.37 Inches Pounds 7000 Grains
Meters 10-3 Kilometers Pounds 0.0005 Tons (short)
Meters 103 Millimeters Pounds 453.5924 Grams
Meters 1.094 Yards Pounds 1.21528 Pounds (troy)
Meters/min 1.667 Centimeters/sec Pounds 14.5833 Ounces (troy)
Meters/min 3.281 Feet/min Pounds (troy) 5760 Grains
Meters/min 0.05468 Feet/sec Pounds (troy) 240 Pennyweights (troy)
Meters/min 0.06 Kilometers/hr Pounds (troy) 12 Ounces (troy)
Meters/min 0.03728 Miles/hr Pounds (troy) 373.2417 Grams
Meters/sec 196.8 Feet/min Pounds (troy) 0.822857 Pounds (avoir)
Meters/sec 3.281 Feet/sec Pounds (troy) 13.1657 Ounces (avoir)
Meters/sec 3.6 Kilometers/hr Pounds (troy) 3.6735 x 10-4 Tons (long)
Meters/sec 0.06 Kilometers/min Pounds (troy) 4.1143 x 10-4 Tons (short)
Meters/sec 2.287 Miles/hr Pounds (troy) 3.7324 x 10-4 Tons (metric)
Meters/sec 0.03728 Miles/min Pounds of water 0.01602 Cubic feet
Microns 10-6 Meters Pounds of water 27.68 Cubic inches
Miles 1.609 x 105 Centimeters Pounds of water 0.1198 Gallons
Miles 5280 Feet Pounds of water/min 2.670 x 10-4 Cubic ft/sec
Miles 1.609 Kilometers Pounds/cubic foot 0.01602 Grams/cubic cm
Miles 1760 Yards Pounds/cubic foot 16.02 Kgs/cubic meters
Miles/hr 44.70 Centimeters/sec Pounds/cubic foot 5.787 x 10-4 Lbs/cubic inch
Miles/hr 88 Feet/min Pounds/cubic inch 27.68 Grams/cubic cm
Miles/hr 1.467 Feet/sec Pounds/cubic inch 2.768 x 104 Kgs/cubic meter
Miles/hr 1.609 Kilometers/hr Pounds/cubic inch 1728 Lbs/cubic foot
Miles/hr 0.8689 Knots Pounds/foot 1.488 Kgs/meter
Miles/hr 26.82 Meters/min Pounds/inch 1152 Grams/cm
Miles/min 2682 Centimeters/sec Pounds/sq foot 0.01602 Feet of water
Miles/min 88 Feet/sec Pounds/sq foot 4.882 Kgs/sq meter
Miles/min 1.609 Kilometers/min Pounds/sq foot 6.944 x 10-3 Pounds/sq inch
Miles/min 60 Miles/hr Pounds/sq inch 0.06804 Atmospheres
Milliers 103 Kilograms Pounds/sq inch 2.307 Feet of water
Milligrams 10-3 Grams Pounds/sq inch 2.036 Inches of mercury
Milliliters 10-3 Liters Pounds/sq inch 703.1 Kgs/sq meter
Millimeters 0.1 Centimeters Quadrants (angle) 90 Degrees
Millimeters 0.03937 Inches Quadrants (angle) 5400 Minutes
Milligrams/liter 1 Parts/million Quadrants (angle) 1.571 Radians
Million gals/day 1.54723 Cubic ft/sec Quarts (dry) 67.20 Cubic inches
Miner’s inches 1.5 Cubic ft/min Quarts (liq) 57.75 Cubic inches
Minutes (angle) 2.909 x 10-4 Radians Quintal, Argentine 101.28 Pounds
Ounces 16 Drams Quintal, Brazil 129.54 Pounds
Ounces 437.5 Grains Quintal, Castile, Peru 101.43 Pounds
Ounces 0.0625 Pounds Quintal, Chile 101.41 Pounds

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Quintal, Mexico 101.47 Pounds Tons (long) 1016 Kilograms

Quintal, metric 220.46 Pounds Tons (long) 2240 Pounds
Quires 25 Sheets Tons (long) 1.12000 Tons (short)
Radians 57.30 Degrees Tons (metric) 103 Kilograms
Radians 3438 Minutes Tons (metric) 2205 Pounds
Radians 0.637 Quadrants Tons (short) 2000 Pounds
Radians/sec 57.30 Degrees/sec Tons (short) 32,000 Ounces
Radians/sec 0.1592 Revolutions/sec Tons (short) 907.1843 Kilograms
Radians/sec 9.549 Revolutions/min Tons (short) 2430.56 Pounds (troy)
Radians/sec/sec 573.0 Rev/min/min Tons (short) 0.89287 Tons (long)
Radians/sec/sec 0.1592 Rev/sec/sec Tons (short) 29166.66 Ounces (troy)
Reams 500 Sheets Tons (short) 0.90718 Tons (metric)
Revolutions 360 Degrees Tons of water/24 hrs 83.333 Pounds water/hr
Revolutions 4 Quadrants Tons of water/24 hrs 0.16643 Gallons/min
Revolutions 6.283 Radians Tons of water/24 hrs 1.3349 Cu ft/hr
Revolutions/min 6 Degrees/sec Watts 0.05686 B.T.U./min
Revolutions/min 0.1047 Radians/sec Watts 44.25 Foot-lbs/min
Revolutions/min 0.01667 Revolutions/sec Watts 0.7376 Foot-lbs/sec
Revolutions/min/min 1.745 x 10-3 Rads/sec/sec Watts 1.341 x 10-3 Horsepower
Revolutions/min/min 2.778 x 10-4 Revs/sec/sec Watts 0.01434 Kg-calories/min
Revolutions/sec 360 Degrees/sec Watts 10-3 Kilowatts
Revolutions/sec 6.283 Radians/sec Watt-hours 3.414 B.T.U.
Revolutions/sec 60 Revolutions/min Watt-hours 2655 Foot-lbs
Revolutions/sec/sec 6.283 Radians/sec/sec Watt-hours 1.341 x 10-3 Horsepower-hrs
Revolutions/sec/sec 3600 Revs/min/min Watt-hours 0.8604 Kilogram-calories
Seconds (angle) 4.848 x 10-4 Radians Watt-hours 367.1 Kilogram-meters
Square centimeters 1.076 x 10-3 Square feet Watt-hours 10-3 Kilowatt-hours
Square centimeters 0.1550 Square inches Yards 91.44 Centimeters
Square centimeters 10-4 Square meters Yards 3 Feet
Square centimeters 100 Square millimeters Yards 36 Inches
Square feet 2.296 x 10-5 Acres Yards 0.9144 Meters
Square feet 929.0 Square centimeters
Square feet 144 Square inches
Square feet 0.09290 Square meters
Square feet 3.587 x 10-4 Square miles
Square feet 1/9 Square yards
1/Sq ft/ga/min 8.0208 Overflow rate (ft/hr)
Square inches 6.452 Square centimeters
Square inches 6.944 x 10-3 Square feet
Square inches 645.2 Square millimeters
Square kilometers 247.1 Acres
Square kilometers 10.76 x 106 Square feet
Square kilometers 106 Square meters
Square kilometers 0.3861 Square miles
Square kilometers 1.196 x 106 Square yards
Square meters 2.471 x 10-4 Acres
Square meters 10.76 Square feet
Square meters 3.861 x 10-7 Square miles
Square meters 1.196 Square yards
Square miles 640 Acres
Square miles 27.88 x 106 Square feet
Square miles 2.590 Square kilometers
Square miles 3.098 x 106 Square yards
Square millimeters 0.01 Square centimeters
Square millimeters 1.550 x 10-3 Square inches
Square yards 2.066 x 10-4 Acres
Square yards 9 Square feet
Square yards 0.8361 Square meters
Square yards 3.228 x 10-7 Square miles
Temp (°C) + 273 1 Abs. temp (°C)
Temp (°C) + 17.78 1.8 Temp (°F)
Temp (°F) + 460 1 Abs. temp (°F)
Temp (°F) - 32 5/9 Temp (°C)

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