Conversion between different units of
quantities
Energy1kWh = 3.6x10
6 J
1 eV =
1.6x10
-19 J
Time1 year = 3.154x10
7
s
Pressure1 Pa = 1 Nm
-2Density1
kgm
-3 = 10
-3 gcm
-3Speed1 ms
-
1 = 3.6 kmhr
-1
Conversion between metric units and imperial
units
Length1 metre (m) = 3.281 feet 1 foot (ft) = 0.3048
metres
1 yard = 3 feet = 0.914 m 1 metre = 1.09 yards
1 mile = 1760 yards =
1606 m = 1.6 km
1 km = 0.621 miles ( 1 km is about 5/8 of a mile)
Area1
square metre = 10.764 square feet = 1.196 square yards
1 square yard = 0.836 square
metres
1 square foot = 0.0929 square metres
Mass1 kilogram (kg) = 2.205
pounds (lb) 1 lb = 0.454 kilograms
1 ounce (oz) = 0.0283 kg = 28.3
grams (gm)
Volume1 cubic metre = 35.3 cubic feet 1 cubic foot = 0.0283
cubic metres = 6.21 gallons
1 gallon = 0.00456 cubic metres = 4.56 litres = 0.16 cubic
feet
1 litre = 0.22 gallons = 0.26 gallons (USA)
1 gallon (USA) = 0.00379 cubic
metres = 3.79 litres
Density1 lb per cubic foot = 0.0016 kg per cubic metre
1 kg per cubic metre = 0.06 lb per cubic foot
The density of water is 1000 kg
per cubic metre or 60 lb per cubic foot
1 gallon of water has a mass of 9.67 lb (about 10
lbs)
Force1 poundal (pdl) = 0.138 N 1 Newton = 7.23 poundals
1
lbf (the weight of a 1 lb mass) = 4.45 N
Pressure1 lbf per square inch = 6895
Pa 1 Pa = 0.000145 lbf per square inch
The pressure exerted by the Earth's
atmosphere at sea level is about 15 lbf per square inch = 15x6895 = 103425 Pa (about 100
000 Pa)
Standard atmospheric pressure is 101 325 Pa = 14.696 lbf per square
inch
Energy1 ft pdl = 0.0421 Joules (J) 1 J = 23.7 ft pdl
1 BTU
= 1055 J
Power1 Horse power (HP) = 746 W 1 W = 0.0013
HP
Speed and velocity1 metre per second (m/s) = 3.281 feet per second = 2.24
mph
1 mile per hour (mph) = 1.606 km per hour = 0.446
m/s
Useful speed limits:20 mph = 32 km per hour
30 mph =
48.2 km per hour
60 mph = 96.4 km per hour
70 mph = 112.4 km per
hour
20 km per hour = 12.5 mph
30 km per hour = 18.7 mph
40 km per hour
= 25.0 mph
50 km per hour = 31.1 mph
90 km per hour = 56.0 mph
110 km per
hour = 68.5 mph
120 km per hour = 74.7 mph
130 km per hour = 80.9
mph
Acceleration1 metre per second squared (m/s
2) = 3.28
ft/s
2Standard acceleration of gravity = 32.174 ft/s
2 = 9.81
m/s
2
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