References and Conversion Factors
|
Reference and Conversion Factors |
|
To Convert |
Into |
Multiply By |
| A. |
|
|
| atmospheres |
cms of mercury |
76 |
| B |
|
|
| Barrels (U.S., dry) |
cu. inches |
7056 |
| Barrels (U.S., dry) |
quarts (dry) |
105 |
| Barrels (U.S., liquid) |
gallons |
31.5 |
| Btu |
foot-lbs |
778.3 |
| Btu |
gram-calories |
252 |
| Btu |
horsepower-hrs |
3.931 x10-4 |
| Btu |
kilogram-calories |
0.2520 , |
| Btu |
kilowatt-hrs |
2.928x10-4 |
| Btu/hr |
horsepower-hrs |
3.929x10-4 |
| Btu/hr |
watts |
0.2931 |
| Btu/min |
horsepower |
0.02356 |
| Btu/min |
kilowatts |
0.01757 |
| Btu/min |
watts |
17.57 |
| Bucket (Br. dry) |
Cubic Cm. |
1.818x104 |
| bushels |
cuft |
1 .2445 |
| bushels |
cu in. |
2, 150.4 |
| bushels |
cu meters |
0.03524 |
| bushels |
liters |
35.24 |
| bushels |
pecks |
4 |
| bushels |
pints (dry) |
64 |
| bushels |
quarts (dry) |
32 |
| C. |
|
|
| Calories, gram (mean) |
Btu (mean) |
3.0685x10-3 |
| Celsius |
Fahrenheit |
(C° x 9/5) + 32 |
| centigrams |
grams |
0.01 |
| Centiliter |
Ounce fluid (US) |
0.3382 |
| Centiliter |
Cubic inch |
0.6103 |
| Centiliter |
drams |
2.705 |
| Centiliters |
liters |
0.01 : |
| centimeters |
feet |
3.281 x10-2 |
| centimeters |
inches |
0.3937 |
| cubic centimeters |
cu feet |
3.531 x10-5 |
| cubic centimeters |
cu inches |
0.06102 |
| cubic centimeters |
cu meters |
10-6 |
| cubic centimeters |
cu yards |
1.308x10-6 |
| cubic centimeters |
gallons (U.S. liq.) |
2.642x10-4 |
| cubic centimeters |
iters |
0.001 |
| cubic centimeters |
pints (U.S. liq.) |
2.113x10-3 |
| cubic centimeters |
quarts (U.S. liq.) |
1.057x10-3 |
| cubic feet |
bushels (dry) |
0.8036 |
| cubic feet |
cu cms |
28,320.0 |
| cubic feet |
cu inches |
1,728.0 |
| cubic feet |
cu meters |
0.02832 |
| cubic feet |
cu yards |
0.03704 |
| cubic feet |
gallons (U.S. liq.) |
7.48052 |
| cubic feet |
liters |
28.32 |
| cubic feet |
pints (U.S. liq.) |
59.84 |
| cubic feet |
quarts (U.S. liq.) |
29.92 |
| cubic inches |
cu cms |
16.39 |
| cubic inches |
cu feet |
5.787x10-4 |
| cubic inches |
cu meters |
1.639x10-5 |
| cubic inches |
cu yards |
2.143x10-5 |
| cubic inches |
gallons |
4.329x10-3 |
| cubic inches |
liters |
0.01639 |
| cubic inches |
pints (U.S. liq.) |
0.03463 |
| cubic inches |
quarts (U.S. liq.) |
0.01732 |
| cubic meters |
bushels (dry) |
28.38 |
| cubic meters |
cu cms |
106 |
| cubic meters |
cu feet |
35.31 |
| cubic meters |
cu inches |
61,023.0 |
| cubic meters |
cu yards |
1.308 |
| cubic meters |
gallons (U.S. liq.) |
264 |
| cubic meters |
liters |
1,000.0 |
| cubic meters |
pints (U.S. liq.) |
2,113.0 |
| cubic meters |
quarts (U.S. liq.) |
1,057.0 |
| cubic yards |
cu feet |
27 |
| cubic yards |
cu inches |
46,656.0 |
| cubic yards |
cu meters |
0.7646 |
| cubic yards |
gallons (U.S. liq.) |
202 |
| cubic yards |
liters |
764.6 |
| cubic yards |
pints (U.S. liq.) |
1,615.9 |
| cubic yards |
quarts (U.S. liq.) |
807.9 |
| D. |
|
|
| deciliter |
liter |
0.1 |
| drams |
grams |
1.7718 |
| drams |
ounces |
0.0625 |
| E. |
|
|
| ergs |
Btu |
9.480x10-11 |
| ergs |
horsepower-hrs |
3.7250x10-14 |
| ergs |
kilowatt-hrs |
0.2778x10-13 |
| ergs/sec |
horsepower |
1.341 x10-9 |
| F. |
|
|
| feet |
centimeters |
30.48 |
| feet of water |
atmospheres |
0.0295 |
| feet of water |
pounds/sq ft |
62.43 |
| Foot-candle |
Lumen/sq meter |
10.764 |
| foot-pounds |
Btu |
1.286x10-3 |
| foot-pounds |
ergs |
1.356x107 |
| foot-pounds/min |
Btu/min |
1.286x10-3 |
| foot-pounds/min |
horsepower |
3.030x10-5 |
| foot-pounds/min |
kilowatts |
2.260x10-5 |
| G. |
|
|
| gallons |
cu cms |
3,785.0 |
| gallons |
cu feet |
0.1337 |
| gallons |
cu inches |
231 |
| gallons |
cu meters |
3.785x10-3 |
| gallons |
cu yards |
4.951 X10-3 |
| gallons |
liters |
3.785 |
| gallons (liq. Br. Imp.) |
gallons (U.S. liq.) |
1.20095 |
| gallons (U.S.) |
gallons (Imp.) |
0.83267 |
| gallons of water |
pounds of water |
8.3453 |
| grams |
kilograms |
0.001 |
| grams |
milligrams |
1,000.0 |
| grams |
ounces (avdp) |
0.03527 |
| grams |
ounces (troy) |
0.03215 |
| grams |
pounds |
2.205x10-3 |
| grams/liter |
parts/million |
1,000.0 |
| gram/calories |
Btu |
3.9683x10-3 |
| H. |
|
|
| horsepower |
Btu/min |
42.44 |
| horsepower |
foot-lbs/min |
33,000.0 |
| horsepower |
foot-lbs/sec |
550 |
| horsepower (metric) |
horsepower (550 ft Ib/sec) |
0.9863 |
| horsepower |
kilowatts |
0.7457 |
| horsepower |
watts |
745.7 |
| horsepower (boiler) |
Btu/hr |
33,479 |
| horsepower (boiler) |
kilowatts |
9.803 |
| horsepower-hrs |
Btu |
2,547.0 |
| horsepower-hrs |
foot-lbs |
1.98x1013 |
| I. |
|
|
| inches |
centimeters |
2.54 |
| inches |
meters |
2.540x10-2 |
| inches of mercury |
atmospheres |
0.03342 |
| K. |
|
|
| Kelvin |
celsius |
C° + 273.16 |
| kilograms |
grams |
1,000.0 |
| kilograms |
pounds |
2.205 |
| kilograms |
tons (long) |
9.842x10-4 |
| kilograms |
tons (short) |
1.102x10-3 |
| kilograms/cu meter |
grams/cu cm |
0.001 |
| kilograms/sq cm |
pounds/sq ft |
2,048.0 |
| kilowatts |
Btu/min |
56.92 |
| kilowatts |
horsepower |
1.341 |
| kilowatt-hrs |
Btu |
3,413.0 |
| kilowatt-hrs |
horsepower-hrs |
1.341 |
| kilowatt-hrs |
pounds of water from |
|
| |
and evaporated at 212° F. |
3.53 |
| kilowatt-hrs |
pounds of water raised |
|
| |
from 62 to 21 2° F. |
22.75 |
| L. |
|
|
| liters |
bushels (U.S. dry) |
0.02838 |
| liters |
cu cm |
1,000.0 |
| liters |
curt |
0.03531 |
| liters |
cu inches |
61.02 |
| liters |
cu meters |
0.001 |
| liters |
cu yards |
1.308x10-3 |
| liters |
gallons (U.S. liq.) |
0.2642 |
| liters |
pints (U.S. liq.) |
2.113 |
| liters |
quarts (U.S. liq.) |
1.057 |
| lumens/sq ft |
foot-candles |
1 |
| Lumen |
Spherical candle power |
0.07958 |
| Lumen |
Watt |
0.001496 |
| Lumen/sq.ft |
Lumen/sq meter |
10.76 |
| lux |
foot-candles |
0.0929 |
| M. |
|
|
| microliters |
liters |
10-6 |
| milligrams |
grams |
0.001 |
| milligrams/liter |
parts/million |
1 |
| milliliters |
liters |
0.001 |
| O. |
|
|
| ounces |
drams |
16 |
| ounces |
grams |
28.349527 |
| ounces |
pounds |
0.0625 |
| ounces |
ounces (troy) |
0.9115 |
| ounces |
tons (long) |
27.790x10-5 |
| ounces |
tons (metric) |
2.835x10-5 |
| ounces (fluid) |
cu inches |
1.805 |
| ounces (fluid) |
liters |
0.02957 |
| ounces (troy) |
grams |
31.103481 |
| ounces (troy) |
ounces (avdp.) |
1.09714 |
| ounces (troy) |
pounds (troy) |
0.08333 |
| P. |
|
|
| pints (dry) |
cu inches |
33.6 |
| pints (liq.) |
cu cms |
473.2 |
| pints (liq.) |
cu feet |
0.016771 |
| pints (liq.) |
cu inches |
28.87 |
| pints (liq.) |
gallons |
0.125 |
| pints (liq.) |
liters |
0.4732 |
| Pounds (avoirdupois) |
ounces (troy) |
14.5833 |
| pounds |
drams |
256 |
| pounds |
grams |
453.5924 |
| pounds |
ounces |
16 |
| pounds (ounces) |
troy |
14.5833 |
| pounds |
tons (short) |
0.0005 |
| pounds (troy) |
ounces (avdp.) |
13.1657 |
| pounds (troy) |
ounces (troy) |
12 |
| pounds (troy) |
pounds (avdp.) |
0.822857 |
| pounds of water |
gallons |
0.1198 |
| pounds/sq in. |
pounds/sq ft. |
144 |
| Q. |
|
|
| quarts (dry) |
cu inches |
67.2 |
| quarts (liq.) |
cu cms |
946.4 |
| quarts (liq.) |
cuft |
0.03342 |
| quarts Liq.) |
cu inches |
57.75 |
| quarts (liq.) |
cu meters |
9.464x10-4 |
| quarts (liq.) |
cu yards |
1.238x10-3 |
| quarts (liq.) |
gallons |
0.25 |
| quarts (liq.) |
liters |
0.9463 |
| R. |
|
|
| revolutions |
degrees |
360 |
| revolutions/sec |
degrees/sec |
360 |
| S. |
|
|
| square feet |
sq yards |
0.1111 |
| square inches |
sq feet |
6.944 x 10 -3 |
| square inches |
sq yards |
7.716 x 10 -4 |
| square meters |
sq cms |
104 |
| square meters |
sq feet |
10.76 |
| square meters |
sq inches |
1,550.0 |
| square yards |
sq feet |
9 |
| square yards |
sq inches |
1,296.0 |
| square yards |
sq nnteres |
0.8361 |
| T. |
|
|
| temperature |
absolute (° C) |
1 |
| (C°) + 273 |
|
|
| temperature |
temperature (° F) |
1.8 |
| (°C) + 17.78 |
|
|
| temperature |
absolute temperature (° F) |
1 |
| (° F) + 460 |
|
|
| temperature (° F) -32 |
temperature (° C) |
5/9 |
| tons (long) |
kilograms |
1,016.0 |
| tons (long) |
tons (short) |
1.12 |
| tons (metric) |
kilograms |
1,000.0 |
| tons (metric) |
pounds |
2,205.0 |
| tons (short) |
ounces |
32,000 |
| tons (short) |
ounces (troy) |
29,166.66 |
| tons (short) |
pounds |
2000 |
| V. |
|
|
| volt (absolute) |
Statvolts |
0.003336 |
| W. |
|
|
| watts |
Btu/hr |
3.412 |
| watts |
horsepower |
1.341 x10-3 |
| watts |
horsepower (metric) |
1.360x10-3 |
| watts |
kilowatts |
0.001 |
| watt-hours |
Btu |
3.413 |
| watt-hours |
horsepower-hrs |
1.341 x10-3 |
| Watt (International) |
Watt (absolute) |
1.0002 |
| Y. |
|
|
| yards |
centimeters |
91.44 |
| yards |
meters |
0.9144 |
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