Table 500


Unit Conversion Factors


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Name           Description              Factor      Base               Type
ACRE           acre                     4.0469E+03  M^2                area
AGATE          agate [Adobe]            3.5280E-04  M                  length
AMP            ampere electric current  1.0000E+00  A                  electric
AMU            atomic mass unit         1.6602E-21  KG                 mass 
ANGSTROM       angstrom                 1.0000E-10  M                  length
ATM            atmosphere               1.0133E+05  KG/(M*S^2)         pressure
ATTO           multiplier, 1E-18        1.0000E-18  -                  Multiplier
AU             astronomical unit        1.4960E+11  M                  length
BAR            bar                      1.0000E+05  KG/(M*S^2)         pressure
BBL            barrel, petrolium        1.5899E-01  M^3                volume
BCF            billion std cu ft of gas 1.1953E+06  KG*MOL             quantity
BDFT           board feet               2.3597E-03  M^3                volume
BOLT           bolt of cloth            3.6576E+01  M                  length
BTU            british thermal unit     1.0551E+03  (KG*M^2)/S^2       energy
BUSHEL         bushel (US)              3.5239E-02  M^3                volume
BUSHEL[UK]     bushel(uk)               3.6369E-02  M^3                volume
C              degrees Celsius          1.0000E+00 -2.7315E+02
                                        (biased)    K                  temperature
CAB[UK]        cable [British]          1.8532E+02  M                  length
CAB[US]        cable [U.S.]             2.1946E+02  M                  length
CAL            calorie                  4.1868E+00  (KG*M^2)/S^2       energy
CALIBER        caliber                  2.5400E-02  M                  length
CALORIE[FOOD]  calorie(food)            4.1860E+03  (KG*M^2)/S^2       energy
CANDLE         Candle                   1.0000E+00  L                  luminesence
CARAT          Carat                    2.0000E-04  KG                 mass
CENT[HEAT]     centigrade heat          1900.4      (KG*M^2)/S^2       energy
CENTAL         cental                   4.5359E+01  KG                 mass
CENTI          multiplier, 1E-2         1.0000E-02  -                  Multiplier
CHAIN          chain [Gunter, survey]   2.0117E+01  M                  length
CIRCLE         full circle              6.2832E+00  RAD                angle
CLICK          click [U.S. military]    1.0000E+03  M                  length
CM             centimeter               1.0000E-02  M                  length
CM[H2O]        cm water                 98.0665     KG/(M*S^2)         pressure
CM[HG]         cm mercury               1333.22     KG/(M*S^2)         pressure
CORD           Cord                     3.6246E+00  M^3                volume
COULOMB        Charge, electric         1.0000E+00  A*S                electric
CP             centipoise               1.0000E-03  (KG*M)/S^2         viscocity
CST            centistoke               1.0000E-06  M^2/S              viscocity
CUBIT          cubit                    4.5720E-01  M                  length
CUP            cup                      2.3659E-04  M^3                volume
CYCLE          revolution               6.2832E+00  RAD                angle
DARCY          darcy                    9.8692E-13  M^2                area
DAY            day (mean Earth)         8.6400E+04  S                  time
DECI           multiplier, 1E-1         1.0000E-01  -                  Multiplier
DEG            degrees                  1.7453E-02  RAD                angle
DEKA           multiplier, 1E1          1.0000E+01  -                  Multiplier
DRAM           Dram                     1.7756E-03  KG                 mass
DRAM[A]        Dram (apothecaries)      3.8961E-03  KG                 mass
DYNE           dyne                     1.0000E-05  (KG*M)/S^2         force
EARTHMASS      earth mass               5.98E+24    KG                 mass
ERG            erg                      1.0000E-07  (KG*M^2)/S^2       energy
EV             Electron volt            1.6000E-19  (KG*M^2)/S^2       energy
EXA            exa                      1.0000E+18  M                  length
F              degrees Farenheight      5.5556E-01 -4.5967E+02	
                                        (biased)    K                  temperature
FARAD          capacitance, electrical  1.0000E+00  (A^2*S^4)/(KG*M^2) electric
FATHOM         fathom                   1.8288E+00  M                  length
FEMTO          multiplier, 1E-15        1.0000E-15  -                  Multiplier
FLOZ           Fluid Ounce              2.9574E-05  M^3                volume
FLOZ[UK]       floz(uk)                 2.8413E-05  M^3                volume
FT             feet                     3.0480E-01  M                  length
FT[H2O]        foot of water            2.9890E+03  KG/(M*S^2)         pressure
FT-CANDLE      Foot-Candle              1.0764E+01  L/M^2              luminesence
FTPOUNDAL      ft poundal               0.04214     (KG*M^2)/S^2       energy
FURLONG        furlong                  2.0117E+02  M                  length
G              gram                     1.0000E-03  KG                 mass
GAL            gallon (us liquid)       3.7854E-03  M^3                volume
GAL[USDRY]     gal(us dry)              4.40E-03    M^3                volume
GALUK          gallon (uk)              4.5461E-03  M^3                volume
GAUSS          Magnetic flux density    1.0000E-04  T                  magnetic
GIGA           multiplier, 1E9          1.0000E+09  -                  Multiplier
GM             gram                     1.0000E-03  KG                 mass
GRAIN          grains                   6.4935E-05  KG                 mass
GROSS          12 dozen, 144            1.4400E+02  -                  Multiplier
HDWT           hundredweight            45.45454545 KG                 mass
HECTARE        hectare                  1.0000E+04  M^2                area
HECTO          multiplier, 1E2          1.0000E+02  -                  Multiplier
HENRY          electrical inductance    1.0000E+00  (KG*M^2)/(A^2*S^2) electric
HP             horsepower(550 ft*lbf/s) 7.4570E+02  (KG*M^2)/S^3       power
HP[M]          hp(metric)               7.3550E+02  (KG*M^2)/S^3       power
HR             hour                     3.6000E+03  S                  time
HUBBLE         hubble                   9.4605E+50  M                  length
HZ             Hertz, cycle/second      6.2832E+00  RAD/S              rotation
IN             inch                     2.5400E-02  M                  length
IN[H2O]        inch of water (60 F)     2.4884E+02  KG/(M*S^2)         pressure
IN[HG]         inch of hg (60 F)        3.3769E+03  KG/(M*S^2)         pressure
J              joule                    1.0000E+00  (KG*M^2)/S^2       energy
K              degrees Kelvin           1.0000E+00  K                  temperature
KCAL           kilocalarie (ist)        4.1868E+03  (KG*M^2)/S^2       energy
KG             kilogram                 1.0000E+00  KG                 mass
KGF            kilogram force           9.8067E+00  (KG*M)/S^2         force
KILO           multiplier, 1E3          1.0000E+03  -                  Multiplier
KIP            1000 pound force         4.4568E+03  (KG*M)/S^2         force
KJ             kilojoule                1.0000E+03  (KG*M^2)/S^2       energy
KM             kilometer                1.0000E+03  M                  length
KMOL           kilomole                 1.0000E+03  MOL                quantity
KNOT           Knot                     5.1444E-01  M/S                velocity
KNOT[UK]       knot(uk)                 5.1477E-01  M/S                velocity
KPA            kilopascal               1.0000E+03  KG/(M*S^2)         pressure
KSI            kip per sq inch          6.8548E+06  KG/(M*S^2)         pressure
KT             kilotonne                1.0000E+06  KG                 mass
KW             kilowatt                 1.0000E+03  (KG*M^2)/S^3       power
L              liter                    1.0000E-03  M^3                volume
LBF            pound force              4.4482E+00  (KG*M)/S^2         force
LBM            pound mass               4.5455E-01  KG                 mass
LEAGUE[N]      league [nautical]        5.5560E+03  M                  length
LHDWT          Long Hundredweight       50.90909091 KG                 mass
LIGHT          speed of light           299790000   M/S                velocity
LIGHT-YR       Light-Year               9.4605E+15  M                  length
LINK           Link (Survey)            2.0117E-01  M                  length
LUMEN          Lumen                    1.0000E+00  L                  luminesence
M              meter                    1.0000E+00  M                  length
M[H2O]         meter water              9806.65     KG/(M*S^2)         pressure
MACH           mach(isa/sl)             3.4029E+02  M/S                velocity
MBAR           millibar                 1.0000E+02  KG/(M*S^2)         pressure
MCF            thousand std cu ft gas   1.1953E+00  KG*MOL             quantity
MD             millidarcy               9.8692E-16  M^2                area
MEGA           multiplier, 1E6          1.0000E+06  -                  Multiplier
METRE          metre                    1.0000E+00  M                  length
METRICMILE     metric mile              1.5000E+03  M                  length
MG             megagram                 1.0000E+03  KG                 mass
MI             mile, statute            1609.347219 M                  length
MICRO          multiplier, 1E-6         1.0000E-06  -                  Multiplier
MICRON         Micron                   1.0000E-06  M                  length
MIL            mil                      2.5400E-05  M                  length
MILLI          multiplier, 1E-3         1.0000E-03  -                  Multiplier
MIN            minute                   6.0000E+01  S                  time
MJ             megajoule                1.0000E+06  (KG*M^2)/S^2       energy
ML             milliliter               1.0000E-06  M^3                volume
MM             millimeter               1.0000E-03  M                  length
MM[H2O]        mmh2o                    9.8067E+00  KG/(M*S^2)         pressure
MM[HG]         millimeter hg (60 F)     1.3332E+02  KG/(M*S^2)         pressure
MMCF           million std cu ft gas    1.1953E+03  KG*MOL             quantity
MN             meganewton               1.0000E+06  (KG*M)/S^2         force
MO             month                    2.6280E+06  S                  time
MOH            Moh, conductance         1.0000E+00  (A^2*S^3)/(KG*M^2) electric
MOL            mole                     1.0000E+00  MOL                quantity
MPA            megapascal               1.0000E+06  KG/(M*S^2)         pressure
MT             megatonne                1.0000E+09  KG                 mass
MW             megawatt                 1.0000E+06  (KG*M^2)/S^3       power
N              Newton force             1.0000E+00  (KG*M)/S^2         force
NANO           multiplier, 1E-9         1.0000E-09  -                  Multiplier
NAUTMI         Nautical Mile            1853.184    M                  length
OHM            Ohm, electical resist.   1.0000E+00  (KG*M^2)/(A^2*S^3) electric
OZ             ounce (avoirdupois)      0.028409091 KG                 mass
OZ[T]          Ounce, troy              3.1103E-02  KG                 mass
P              poise                    1.0000E-01  KG/M*S             viscocity
PA             pascal                   1.0000E+00  KG/(M*S^2)         pressure
PARSEC         Parsec                   3.0857E+16  M                  length
PECK           peck                     8.8098E-03  M^3                volume
PICO           multiplier 1E-12         1.0000E-12  -                  Multiplier
PINT           Pint (US liquid)         4.7318E-04  M^3                volume
PINT[UK]       pint(uk)                 5.6826E-04  M^3                volume
PINT[USDRY]    pint(dry us)             5.51E-04    M^3                volume
POLE           pole                     5.0292E+00  M                  length
POUND[A]       pound (avoirdupois)      0.453592    KG                 mass
POUND[T]       pound (troy)             0.373242    KG                 mass
POUNDAL        poundal                  1.3826E-01  (KG*M)/S^2         force
PSF            pound force per sq ft    4.7880E+01  KG/(M*S^2)         pressure
PSI            pound force per sq in    6.8948E+03  KG/(M*S^2)         pressure
QT             quart (US liquid)        9.4633E-04  M^3                volume
QT[UK]         quart(uk)                1.1365E-03  M^3                volume
QT[USDRY]      quart(us dry)            1.10E-03    M^3                volume
QUAD           quadrant                 1.0001E+07  M                  length
QUAD[A]        Quadrant or Right Angle  1.5708E+00  RAD                angle
R              degrees Rankine          5.5556E-01  K                  temperature
RAD            radian                   1.0000E+00  RAD                angle
REV            revolution               6.2832E+00  RAD                rotation
ROD            rod                      5.0292E+00  M                  length
RPM            Revolution per minute    1.0472E-01  RAD/S              rotation
S              second                   1.0000E+00  S                  time
SCF            std cu ft (60 F, 1 atm)  1.1953E-03  KG*MOL             quantity
SCM            std cu meter             4.2293E-02  KG*MOL             quantity
SCMZ           std cu meter             4.4616E-02  KG*MOL             quantity
SEC[A]         second                   4.8481E-06  RAD                angle
SLUG           slug = 32.17 lbm         14.593903   KG                 mass
SOLARMASS      solar mass               1.99E+30    KG                 mass
SPGR           specific gravity (h2o)   9.9904E+02  KG/M^3             density
ST             stoke                    1.0000E-04  M^2/S              viscocity
T              tonne (metric)           1.0000E+03  KG                 mass
TBLSP          tablespoon               1.4787E-05  M^3                volume
TERA           multiplier, 1E12         1.0000E+12  -                  Multiplier
TESLA          Magnetic flux density    1.0000E+00  T                  magnetic
THERM          therm                    1.0551E+08  (KG*M^2)/S^2       energy
TON            ton (us or short)        909.0909091 KG                 mass
TON[FORCE]     ton (US) force           8896.443231 (KG*M)/S^2         force
TON[FORCE-UK]  ton force                9964.016418 (KG*M)/S^2         force
TON[LONG]      ton (uk or long)         1018.181808 KG                 mass
TONAC          ton refridgeration 
               (12000 BTU/hr)           3.5145E+03  (KG*M^2)/S^3       power
TONNE[FORCE]   tonne force              9806.65     (KG*M)/S^2         force
TONUK          long ton (2240 lbm)      1.0160E+03  KG                 mass
TORR           torr (mm Hg 0 C)         1.3332E+02  KG/(M*S^2)         pressure
TSP            teaspoon                 4.9290E-06  M^3                volume
UM             micrometer               1.0000E-06  M                  length
VOLT           Volt, energy per unit 
               charge                   1.0000E+00  (KG*M^2)/(A*S^3)   electric
W              watt                     1.0000E+00  (KG*M^2)/S^3       power
WEBER          magnetic flux density 
               integral                 1.0000E+00   T*M^2             magnetic
YD             yard                     9.1440E-01   M                 length
YR             year (mean Earth)        3.1558E+07   S                 time



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