CONVERSION CONSTANTS

Length
Volume Density
1 ft = 12 inches
1 liter = 1000 cc 1 lb/in.3 = 1728 lb/ft3
1 yard = 3 feet
= 0.2642 gal 1 slug/ft3 = 32.174 lb/ft3
1 mi = 5280 feet
= 61.025 in. 3 = 0.51538 gm/cm3
1 cm = 0.3937 inch
= 103 cm3 1 lb/ ft3 = 16.018 kg/m3
1 inch = 2.54 cm
1 ft3 = 144 in.3 1 gm/cm3 = 1000 kg/ m3
1m = 3.28 feet
= 7.482 gal
1 cm = 104 microns Angular
= 28.317 liter
1 mi = 1.609 km 2π = 6.2832 radian
= 28,317 cm3
1 rad = 57.3 deg
Area 1 acre-ft = 43,560 ft3
1 rev = 2 π
1 acre = 0.4047 ha 1 gal = 3.7854 liter
1 rpm = 2 π rad/min
1 ha = 2.47 acre = 231 in3
1 rad/sec = 9.549 rpm
1 ft2 = 144 in.2 = 8 pint
1 acre = 43,560 ft2 1 m3 = 35.31 ft3 Time
1 mi2 = 650 acres = 103 liter 1 min = 60 seconds
1 m2 = 10.76 ft2 1 hour = 3600 seconds
1 ft2 = 929 cm2 = 60 min
1 in.2 = 6.452 cm2 1 day = 24 hours
 Speed = 14.594 kg = 33.934 ft H2O (60°F)
1 mph = 88 fpm 1 kg = 2.205 lb = 760 mm Hg (O°C)
= 0.44704 m/s = 9.80665 N = 406.79 in. H2O (39.2°F)
= 1.467 fps = 1 kilopond = 1.0332 kg/cm2
1 fps = 0.6818 mph 1 kip = 1000 lb 1 bar = 10 m of water
= 0.3048 m/s 1g = 980.665 dynes 1 mm Hg = 13.6 kg
1 knot = 0.5144 m/s 1 ton = 2000 lb (0°C)
= 1.152 mph = 907.18 kg 1 psi = 27.684 in. of water
1 m/s = 3.6 kph 1 oz = 28.35 gm = 2.036 in mercury
= 2.24 mph 1 metric ton = 1000 kg = 51.715 mm Hg (0 C)
= 3.28 fps 1 Newton = 9.8 kgf = 0.0731 kg/cm2
= 0.225 lbf 1 psf = 47.88 N/m3
Force, Mass
1 in. Hg = 13.57 in. H2O (60°F)
1 lb = 16 oz
Pressure (60°F)
= 444,820 dynes
1 atm = 1.033 bar = 0.4898 psi
= 32.174 poundals
= 33.90 ft of water (at 4°C) 1 N/m2 = 0.1 dyne/cm2
= 4.4482 N
= 10.33 m of water (at 4°C 1 in H20 = 0.0361 psi
= 7000 grains
= 14.7 psi = 0.0736 in. mercury
= 453.6 g
= 101,325 N/m2
1 slug = 32.174 lb
= 29.921 in. Hg (0°C)
= 14.594 kg
 Energy 1 atm-ft3 = 2.7194 Btu = 10.731 psi-ft3
1 Btu = 778.16 ft-lb 1J = 107 ergs 1 kgmole-°K = 8.3143 kJ
= 251.98 cal 1 ft-lb = 1.3558 J = 0.08206 atm-m3
= 1.055 kJ 1 kcal = 4.1668 kJ 1 gmole-°K = 82.057
1 hp-hr = 2544.4 Btu 1 hp = 0.746 kw atm-cm3
1J = 1 wt-s 1 kW = 1.34 hp = 1.9859 cal
= 1 N-m = 1.32 cv = 83.143 bar-cm3
= 0.01 bar-dm3 metric Hp in French = 8.3143 J
1 hp-s = 550 ft-lb 1 PS = 0.986 Hp = 8.3149 x 107 erg
1 hp-min = 42.4 Btu 1 wt-hr = 860 cal = 0.083143 bar-liter
= 33,000 ft-lb
Entropy, Specific Heat, Standard Gravity g, (as
1 kw-hr = 3412.2 Btu
Gas Constant conversion unit)
= 3600 kJ
1 cal/g-°K = 1 Btu/lb-°R 1 slug = 32.174 fps2-lb
1 kJ = 1 kw-s 1 kcal/kg-°K = 1 kcal/kg-°R 1 psin = 388.1 ips2-lb
= 101.92 kg-m 1 Btu/lb-°R = 4.187 kJ/kg-°K 1 s2-kg = 9.80665 N-m
kcal/gmole = 1800 1 s2-gm = 980.665 cm-dynes
Btu/pmole Universal Gas Constant
1 pmole-°R = 1545.32 ft-lb
1 wt-s = 1 V-amp
1 kw-s = 737.562 ft-lb = 0.7302 atm-ft3
1 kw-min = 56.87 Btu = 1.9859 Btu