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Conversion factors for units

conversion factors Unit shown below are accurate to five significant figures where FPS is the foot-pound-second system.

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9/30/23, 7:50 PM Conversion factors units - foot-pound-second system - Engineersfield
5 FPS to SI units

Physical Quantity FPS to SI units Physical Quantity FPS to SI units

Acceleration 1ft/s2=0.30480m/s2

Angular Velocity 1rev/min=0.10472 rad/s 1oz=28.350g

1in2=6.4516cm2 1lb=0.45359kg
Mass
1ft2=0.092903m2 1 cwt=58.802kg
Area
1yd2=0.83613m2 1 ton=1.0161tonne

1 acre=0.40469ha Moment of force 1lbf ft=1.3558Nm

Density 1lb/ft3=16.018kg/m3 Plane angle 1°=0.01745rad

1ft pdl=0.042140J Power 1ft lbf/s=1.3558Nm

1ft lbf=1.35582J 1in. Hg=33.864mbar

Energy
1k W h=3.6000MJ Pressure and stress 1lbf/in2=6.8948kPa

1therm=0.10551GJ 1tonf/in2=15.444N/mm2

Specific heat
1pdl=0.13826N 1Btu/(lb°F)=4.1868KJ/(kg°C)
Force capacity

1lbf=4.4482N 1ft/s=0.30480m/s
Velocity
1in=2,5400cm 1mi/h=1.6093km/h

1ft=0.30480cm 1in3=16.387cm3

1yd=0.91440km 1ft3=0.028317m3
Length
1mi=1.6093km Volume 1yd3=0.76456m3

1pt=0.568261

1gal=4.54611

SI to FPS units

Physical Quantity SI to FPS units Physical Quantity SI to FPS units

Acceleration 1m/s2=3.2808ft/s2 1 g=0.035274`oz

Angular velocity 1rad/s=9.5493rev/min 1 kg=2.2406lb

Mass
1cm2=0.15500in2 1 kg=0.019684cwt

1m2=10.764ft2 1 tonne=0.98421ton
Area
1m2=1.1960yd2 Moment of force 1Nm=0.73756 lbf ft

1 ha=2.4711acre Plane angle 1rad=57.296°

Density 1kg/m3=0.062428lb/ft3 1W=0.73756 ft lbf/s

Power
1J=23.730ft pdl 1KW=1.3410 hp

1J=0.73756ft lbf 1mbar=0.02953 in.Hg

Energy
1MJ=0.27778 k W h Pressure and stress 1kpa=0.14504lbf/in2

1GJ=9.4781 therm 1N/mm2=0.064749 tonf/in2

1N=7.2330 pdl Specific heat capacity 1KJ/(kg°C)=0.23885Btu/(lb°F)

Force
1N=0.22481 lbf 1m/s=3.2808ft/s
Velocity
1cm=0.39370 in 1km/h=0.62137mi/h

1 m=3.2808ft 1cm3=0.061024in3

1 m=1.0936yd 1m3=35.315ft3
Length
1 km=0.62137mi Volume 1m3=1.3080yd3

1l=1.7598pt

1l=0.21997gal

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