Metric/imperial

equivalents for
common units
Basic conversion factors
The following equivalents of Sl units are given in imperial and , where applicable , metric technical units.
2
2
1 mm = 0.03937 in
1 in = 25.4 mm
1 m2
= 1.196 yd 2
1 yd = 0.8361 m
1 ft
= 0.3048 m
1 hectare
= 2.471 acres
1 acre = 0.4047 hectares
1m
= 3 .281 ft
3
3
3
1 yd = 0.9144 m
1 mm 3
= 0.000061 02 in
1 in = 16390 mm
= 1.094 yd
1 km = 0.6214 mjle
1 mile = 1.609 km
1 m3
= 35.31 fe
1 ft 3 = 0.02832 m 3
1 mm 2 = 0.001 55 in 2 1 in 2 = 645 .2 mm 2
= 1.308 yd 3
1 yd 3 = 0.7646 m3
4
2
2
4
1m
= 10.76 fe
1 fe = 0.0929 m
1 mm (Mofl) = 0.000002403 in4 1 in = 416200mm 4
Force
1N
= 0.2248 lbf = 0.1020 kgf
4.448 N = 1 lbf
= 0.4536 kgf
9.807 N = 2.205 lbf = 1 kgf

1 kN
= 0.1004 tonf = 102.0 kgf = 0.1020 tonne f
= 1016 kgf = 1.016 tonne f
9.964 kN = 1 tonf
9.807 kN = 0.9842 tonf = 1000 kgf = 1 tonne f

Force per unit length

= 0.06852 lbf/ft = 0.1020 kgflm
1 N/m
14.59 N/m = 1 lbflft
= 1.488 kgflm
9.807 N/m = 0.672 lbf/ft
= 1 kgf/m

1 kN/m
= 0.0306 tonflft = 0.1020 tonne flm
32.69 kN/m = 1 tonflft
= 3.333 tonne f/m
9 .807 kN/m = 0.3000 tonflft = 1 tonneflm

Force per unit area

2

1 N/mm 2
= 145 .0 Ibf/in = 10.20 kgf/cm2
2
0.006 895 N/mm2 = 1 Ibf/in
= 0.0703 kf/cm 2
2
2
0.098 07 N/mm = 14.22 Ibflin = 1 kgflcm
1 N/m 2

= 0.020 89 Ibflfe
= 1lbflft2
= 0.2048 Ibflfe

47 .88 N/m2
2
9.807 N/m

= 0.102 kgf/m 2
= 4.882 kflm 2
= 1 kgflm

1 N/mm2
15.44 N/mm2
0.098 07 N/mm 2
1 N /mm 2
2
0 .1073 N/mm
2
0.09807 N/mm

= 0.064 75 tonflin 2 = 10.20 kgflcm2

= 1 tonflin 2
= 157.5 kgf/cm2
2
2
= 0.006 350 tonf/in = 1 kgf/cm
= 9.324 tonflfe = 10.20 kgflcm 2
= 1 tonf/ft 2
= 1.094 kgf/cm 2
2
= 0.9144 tonf/ft = 1 kgf/cm2

Force per unit volume

= 0 .006366 Ibflfe = 0.102 kgflm 3
= 1 Ibflft 3
= 16.02 kflm 3
= 0.0624 lbflfe
= 1 kgf/m

1 N/m 3
3

157.1 N/m
3
9.807 N/m

1 kN/m

1 kN/m 3
= 0.002842 tonflft 3 = 0.1020 tonne f/m 3
3
351.9 kN m = 1 ton/fe
= 35 .88 tonne flm 3
3
3
9 .807 kN/m = 0.02787 tonf/ft
= 1 tonne flm 3

= 0.003 684 Ibf/in 3 = 0.1020 tonne f/m 3

= 1 lbflin 3
= 27.68 tonne flm 3
= 0.036 13 Ibf/in 3 = 1 tonne f/m 3

271.4 kN/m
3
9.807 kN/m

Moment
1N m
0.1130 N m
1.356 N m
9.807 N m

=
=
=
=

8.851 lbf in = 0.7376 lbf ft

= 0.083 33 lbf ft
1 lbf in
12 lbf in
= 1 lbf ft
86.80 lbf in = 7.233 lbf ft

=
=
=
=

0.1020 kgf m
0 .011 52 kgf m
0.1383 kgf m
1 kgf m

Fluid capacity
1 litre
= 0.22 imperial gallons = 0.2642 US gallons
4.546litres = 1 imperial gallon
= 1.201 US gallons
3.785litres = 0.8327 imperial gallons = 1 US gallon
Useful data
1000 kg/m = 62.4 lb/ft ~density of water)
3
23 .6 kN/m = 2400 kg/m = 150 Ib/ft3 (nominal weight of reinforced concrete)
2
3
2
6
2
14 kN/mm (approx.) = 140 x 10 kg/cm (approx. ) = 2 x 10 Ib/in (nominal elastic modulus of con re e
6
6
10 x 10- per C = 5.5 X 10- per OF (nominal coefficient of ljnea r expansion of concrete)
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