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Conversion Factors
The table of conversion factors is based on the Gould Pump Manual table, with
some additions.
They are not meant to include all possible units or conversions. The exact conver-
sion factors may in some cases disagree with other authorities.
English measures—unless otherwise designated, are those used in the United States,
and the units of weight and mass are avoirdupois units.
Gallon—designates the U.S. gallon. To convert into the imperial gallon, multiply
the U.S. gallon by 0.83267. Likewise, the word ton designates a short ton,
2,000 pounds.
Properties of water—it freezes at 32°F, and is at its maximum density at 39.2°F. In
the multipliers using the properties of water, calculations are based on water at
39.2°F in a vacuum, weighing 62.427 pounds per cubic foot, or 8.345 pounds per
U.S. gallon.
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Acres 43,560 Square feet
Acres 4047 Square meters
Acres 1.562 x 103 Square miles
Acres 4840 Square yards
Acre-feet 43,560 Cubic feet
Acre-feet 325,851 Gallons
Acre-feet 1233.48 Cubic meters
Atmospheres 76.0 Cm of mercury
Atmospheres 29.92 Inches of mercury
Atmospheres 33.90 Feet of water
Atmospheres 10.332 Kg/sq meter
Atmospheres 14.70 Lb/sq inch
Atmospheres 1.058 Tons/sq ft
Barrels-oil 42 Gallons-oil
Barrels-Beer 31 Gallons-Beer
Barrels-Whiskey 45 Gallons-Whiskey
Barrels/Day-oil 0.02917 Gallons/Min-oil
Bags or sacks-cement 94 Pounds-cement
Board feet 144 sq in. Cubic inches
x 1 in.
British thermal units 0.2520 Kilogram-calories
British thermal units 777.6 Foot-lb
British thermal units 3.927 x 104 Horsepower-hr
British thermal units 107.5 Kilogram-meters
British thermal units 2.928 x 104 Kilowatt-hr
British thermal units 1.0551 x 103 Joules
Btu/min 12.96 Foot-lb/sec
Btu/min 0.02356 Horsepower
Btu/min 0.01757 Kilowatts
Btu/min 17.57 Watts
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Centimeters/sec 0.02237 Miles/hr
Centimeters/sec 3.728 x 10-4 Miles/min
Cm/sec/sec 0.03281 Feet/sec/sec
Cubic centimeters 3.531 x 10-5 Cubic feet
Cubic centimeters 6.102 x 10-2 Cubic inches
Cubic centimeters 10-4 Cubic meters
Cubic centimeters 1.308 x 10-4 Cubic yards
Cubic centimeters 2.642 x 10-4 Gallons
Cubic centimeters 9.999 x 10-4 Liters
Cubic centimeters 2.113 x 10-3 Pints (liq)
Cubic centimeters 1.057 x 10-3 Quarts (liq)
Cubic feet 2.832 x 10-4 Cubic cm
Cubic feet 1728 Cubic inches
Cubic feet 0.02832 Cubic meters
Cubic feet 0.03704 Cubic yards
Cubic feet 7.48052 Gallons
Cubic feet 28.32 Liters
Cubic feet 59.84 Pints (liq)
Cubic feet 29.92 Quarts (liq)
Cubic feet/min 472.0 Cubic cm/sec
Cubic feet/min 0.1247 Gallons/sec
Cubic feet/min 0.4719 Liters/sec
Cubic feet/min 62.43 Pounds of water/min
Cubic feet/sec 0.646317 Millions gals/day
Cubic feet/sec 448.831 Gallons/min
Cubic inches 16.39 Cubic centimeters
Cubic inches 5.787 x 10-4 Cubic feet
Cubic inches 1.639 x 10-5 Cubic meters
Cubic inches 2.143 x 10-5 Cubic yards
Cubic inches 4.329 x 10-3 Gallons
Cubic inches 1.639 x 10-2 Liters
Cubic inches 0.03463 Pints (liq)
Cubic inches 0.01732 Quarts (liq)
Cubic meters 106 Cubic centimeters
Cubic meters 35.31 Cubic feet
Cubic meters 61023 Cubic inches
Cubic meters 1.308 Cubic yards
Cubic meters 264.2 Gallons
Cubic meters 999.97 Liters
Cubic meters 2113 Pints (liq)
Cubic meters 1057 Quarts (liq)
Cubic meters/hr 4.40 Gallons/min
Cubic yards 764,554.86 Cubic centimeters
Cubic yards 27 Cubic feet
Cubic yards 46.656 Cubic inches
Cubic yards 0.7646 Cubic meters
Cubic yards 202.0 Gallons
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Cubic yards 764.5 Liters
Cubic yards 1616 Pints (liq)
Cubic yards 807.9 Quarts (liq)
Cubic yards/min 0.45 Cubic feet/sec
Cubic yards/min 3.366 Gallons/sec
Cubic yards/min 12.74 Liters/sec
Fathoms 6 Feet
Feet 30.48 Centimeters
Feet 12 Inches
Feet 0.3048 Meters
Feet 1/3 Yards
Feet of water 0.0295 Atmospheres
Feet of water 0.8826 Inches of mercury
Feet of water 304.8 Kg/sq meter
Feet of water 62.43 Lb/sq ft
Feet of water 0.4335 Lb/sq inch
Feet/min 0.5080 Centimeters/sec
Feet/min 0.01667 Feet/sec
Feet/min 0.01829 Kilometers/hr
Feet/min 0.3048 Meters/min
Feet/min 0.01136 Miles/hr
Feet/sec 30.48 Centimeters/sec
Feet/sec 1.097 Kilometers/hr
Feet/sec 0.5924 Knots
Feet/sec 18.29 Meters/min
Feet/sec 0.6818 Miles/hr
Feet/sec 0.01136 Miles/min
Feet/sec/sec 30.48 Cm/sec/sec
Feet/sec/sec 0.3048 Meters/sec/sec
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Foot-pounds 1.286 x 10-3 British thermal units
Foot-pounds 5.050 x 10-7 Horsepower-hr
Foot-pounds 3.240 x 10-4 Kilogram-calories
Foot-pounds 0.1383 Kilogram-meters
Foot-pounds 3.766 x 10-7 Kilowatt-hours
Foot-pounds/min 2.140 x 10-5 Btu/sec
Foot-pounds/min 0.01667 Foot-pounds/sec
Foot-pounds/min 3.030 x 10-5 Horsepower
Foot-pounds/min 5.393 x 10-3 Gm-calories/sec
Foot-pounds/min 2.280 x 10-5 Kilowatts
Foot-pounds/sec 7.704 x 10-2 Btu/min
Foot-pounds/sec 1.818 x 10-3 Horsepower
Foot-pounds/sec 1.941 x 10-2 Kg-calories/min
Foot-pounds/sec 1.356 x 10-3 Kilowatts
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Grams/liter 0.06242 Pounds/cubic foot
Grams/liter 1000 Parts/million
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Kilograms-cal/sec 4186.7 Watts
Kilogram-cal/min 3085.9 Foot-lb/min
Kilogram-cal/min 0.09351 Horsepower
Kilogram-cal/min 69.733 Watts
Kg/meter 0.6720 Lb/foot
Kg/sq meter 9.678 x 10-5 Atmospheres
Kg/sq meter 3.281 x 10-3 Feet of water
Kg/sq meter 2.896 x 10-3 Inches of mercury
Kg/sq meter 0.2048 Lb/sq foot
Kg/sq meter 1.422 x 10-3 Lb/sq inch
Kg/sq millimeter 106 Kg/sq meter
Kiloliters 103 Liters
Kilometers 105 Centimeters
Kilometers 3281 Feet
Kilometers 103 Meters
Kilometers 0.6214 Miles
Kilometers 1094 Yards
Kilometers/hr 27.78 Centimeters/sec
Kilometers/hr 54.68 Feet/min
Kilometers/hr 0.9113 Feet/sec
Kilometers/hr .5399 Knots
Kilometers/hr 16.67 Meters/min
Kilometers/hr 0.6214 Miles/hr
Km/hr/sec 27.78 Cm/sec/sec
Km/hr/sec 0.9113 Ft/sec/sec
Km/hr/sec 0.2778 Meters/sec/sec
Kilopascals 6.895 Pounds/sq inch
Kilowatts 56.907 Btu/min
Kilowatts 4.425 x 104 Foot-lb/min
Kilowatts 737.6 Foot-lb/sec
Kilowatts 1.341 Horsepower
Kilowatts 14.34 Kg-calories/min
Kilowatts 103 Watts
Kilowatt-hours 3414.4 Btu
Kilowatt-hours 2.655 x 106 Foot-lb
Kilowatt-hours 1.341 Horsepower-hr
Kilowatt-hours 860.4 Kilogram-calories
Kilowatt-hours 3.671 x 105 Kilogram-meters
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Liters/min 5.886 x 10-4 Cubic ft/sec
Liters/min 4.403 x 10-3 Gal/sec
Lumber Width (in.) ×
Thickness (in.)/12 Length (ft.) Board feet
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Newtons 1 x 10-5 Dynes
Newtons 0.22481 Pounds (force)
Newtons 0.10197 Kilograms (force)
Ounces 16 Drams
Ounces 437.5 Grains
Ounces 0.0625 Pounds
Ounces 28.3495 Grams
Ounces 0.9115 Ounces (troy)
Ounces 2.790 x 10-5 Tons (long)
Ounces 2.835 x 10-5 Tons (metric)
Ounces (troy) 480 Grains
Ounces (troy) 20 Pennyweights (troy)
Ounces (troy) 0.08333 Pounds (troy)
Ounces (troy) 31.10348 Grams
Ounces (troy) 1.09714 Ounces (avoir)
Ounces (fluid) 1.805 Cubic inches
Ounces (fluid) 0.02957 Liters
Ounces/sq inch 0.0625 Lb/sq inch
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Pounds/cubic foot 0.01602 Grams/cubic cm
Pounds/cubic foot 16.02 Kg/cubic meters
Pounds/cubic foot 5.787 x 10-4 Lb/cubic inch
Pounds/cubic inch 27.68 Grams/cubic cm
Pounds/cubic inch 2.768 x 104 Kg/cubic meter
Pounds/cubic inch 1728 Lb/cubic foot
Pounds/foot 1.488 Kg/meter
Pounds/inch 1152 Grams/cm
Pounds (force) 4.44822 Newtons
Pounds/sq foot 0.01602 Feet of water
Pounds/sq foot 4.882 Kg/sq meter
Pounds/sq foot 6.944 x 10-3 Pounds/sq inch
Pounds/sq inch 0.06804 Atmospheres
Pounds/sq inch 2.307 Feet of water
Pounds/sq inch 2.036 Inches of mercury
Pounds/sq inch 703.1 Kg/sq meter
Pounds/sq inch 0.146 Kilopascals
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Revolutions/min/min 2.778 x 10-4 Revs/sec/sec
Revolutions/sec 360 Degrees/sec
Revolutions/sec 6.283 Radians/sec
Revolutions/sec 60 Revolutions/min
Revolutions/sec/sec 6.283 Radians/sec/sec
Revolutions/sec/sec 3600 Revs/min/min
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Tons (long) 2240 Pounds
Tons (long) 1.12000 Tons (short)
Tons (metric) 103 Kilograms
Tons (metric) 2205 Pounds
Tons (short) 2000 Pounds
Tons (short) 32,000 Ounces
Tons (short) 907.1843 Kilograms
Tons (short) 2430.56 Pounds (troy)
Tons (short) 0.89287 Tons (long)
Tons (short) 29166.66 Ounces (troy)
Tons (short) 0.90718 Tons (metric)
Tons of water/24 hrs 83.333 Pounds water/hr
Tons of water/24 hrs 0.16643 Gallons/min
Tons of water/24 hrs 1.3349 Cu ft/hr