Conversion Factor

Symbol Unit Name Equals Symbol Unit Name

- Acres 4046.8 m2 Square meters

a Ares 0.0247096 Acres -

atm Atmospheres 29.92 inHg Inches of mercury

atm Atmospheres 14.691 psi Pounds per square inch

atm Atmospheres 76 cmHg Centimeters of mercury

atm Atmospheres 101325 Pa Pascals

bbl Barrels 0.159 m3 Cubic meters

bbl Barrels 9702 in3 Cubic inches

bbl Barrels 5.6146 ft3 Cubic feet

bbl Barrels 34.9726 gal(UK) Imperial gallons

bbl Barrels 42 gal(US) Gallons(US)

bbl Barrels 159 l Liters

bar Bars 14.5038 psi Pound per square inch

bar Bars 100 000 Pa Pascal

bar Bars 100 kPa Kilopascals

bar Bars 0.1 Mpa Megapascals

cal Calories 4.186 J Joules

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 Symbol Unit Name Equals Symbol Unit Name

cm Centimeters 0.3937 in Inches

cm Centimeters 0.01094 yd Yards

cm Centimeters 0.03280839 ft Feet

cm Centimeters 0.00001 km Kilometers

cm2 Square centimeters 0.155 in2 Square inches

cm2 Square centimeters 0.00107639 ft2 Square feet

cm2 Square centimeters 0.0001 m2 Square meters

cm3 Cubic centimeters 0.0610236 in3 Cubic inches

cm3 Cubic centimeters 0.0353 ft3 Cubic feet

cm3 Cubic centimeters 0.0000013 yd3 Cubic yards

cm3 Cubic centimeters 0.001 l Liters

cP Centipoises 0.001 Pa.s Pascal. Second

cSt Centistokes 0.0000001 m2.s Square meter.second

fth Fathoms 1.8288 m Meters

ft Feet 0.3048 m Meters

ft Feet 0.3333 yd Yards

ft Feet 30.48 cm Centimeters

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 Symbol Unit Name Equals Symbol Unit Name

ft Feet 0.0001894 mile Miles

ft Feet 12 in Inches

ft2 Square feet 144 in2 Square inches

ft2 Square feet 0.1111 yd2 Square yards

ft2 Square feet 0.0929 m2 Square meters

ft2 Square feet 929.03 cm2 Square centimeters

ft2 Square feet 2.2957E-05 - Acres

ft3 Cubic feet 28.302 l Liters

ft3 Cubic feet 0.02832 m3 Cubic meters

ft3 Cubic feet 1728 in3 Cubic inches

ft3 Cubic feet 0.03704 yd3 Cubic yards

ft3 Cubic feet 7.4805 gal(US) Gallons(US)

ft3 Cubic feet 6.288 gal(UK) Imperial gallons

ft3 Cubic feet 0.17811 bbl Barrels

ft3 Cubic feet 28320 cm3 Cubic centimeters

ft.lbf Feet.pounds- 1.3558 N.m Newtons.meters

force
ft.lbf Feet.pounds- 0.3558 daN.m Decanewtons.meters
force

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 Symbol Unit Name Equals Symbol Unit Name

gal(UK) Imperial gallons 277.42 in3 Cubic inches

gal(UK) Imperial gallons 0.0045461 m3 Cubic meters

gal(UK) Imperial gallons 4.54595 l Liters

gal(UK) Imperial gallons 0.0285938 bbl Barrels

gal(UK) Imperial gallons 0.159033 ft3 Cubic feet

gal(UK) Imperial gallons 1.200912 gal(US) Gallons(US)

gal(US) Gallons(US) 128 oz Ounces

gal(US) Gallons(US) 4 qt Quarts

gal(US) Gallons(US) 8 - Pints

gal(US) Gallons(US) 0.8327 gal(UK) Imperial gallons

gal(US) Gallons(US) 231 in3 Cubic inches

gal(US) Gallons(US) 0.02380952 bbl Barrels

gal(US) Gallons(US) 3.7854 l Liters

gal(US) Gallons(US) 0.0037854 m3 Cubic meters

ha Hectares 2.47105 - Acres

ha Hectares 10 000 m2 Square meters

ha Hectares 0.00386101 Sq mile Square miles

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 Symbol Unit Name Equals Symbol Unit Name

hp Horsepowers 0.7457 kW Kilowatts

hp Horsepowers 1.01387 ch Steam horsepowers

hp Horsepowers 745.701 W Watts

in Inches 25.4 mm Millimeters

in Inches 2.54 cm Centimeters

in Inches 0.0833333 ft Feet

in Inches 0.02777 yd Yards

in2 Square inches 6.4516 cm2 Square centimeters

in2 Square inches 0.00694444 ft2 Square feet

in2 Square inches 0.0007716 yd2 Square yards

in2 Square inches 0.00064516 m2 Square meters

in3 Cubic inches 16.3871027 cm3 Cubic centimeters

in3 Cubic inches 0.00010307 bbl Barrels

in3 Cubic inches 0.0005787 ft3 Cubic feet

in3 Cubic inches 0.0163865 l Liters

in3 Cubic inches 0.5541 oz Ounces

in3 Cubic inches 0.0173 qt Quarts

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 Symbol Unit Name Equals Symbol Unit Name

in3 Cubic inches 0.004329 gal(US) Gallons(US)

in3 Cubic inches 0.0036046 gal(UK) Imperial gallons

in3 Cubic inches 1.6387E-05 m3 Cubic meters

in3 Cubic inches 2.1433E-05 yd3 Cubic yards

km Kilometers 0.621388 mile Miles

km Kilometers 0.539957 mile (Nau) Nautical miles

kPa Kilopascals 0.145038 psi Pound per square inch

kPa Kilopascals 0.01 bar Bars

- Kips 4.45E+03 N Newtons

ksi Kips per square 6.89E+06 Pa Pascals

inch
- Knots 0.514444 m/s Meters per second

l Liters 61.025844 in3 Cubic inches

l Liters 0.0353147 ft3 Cubic feet

l Liters 0.264178 gal(US) Gallons(US)

l Liters 0.219976 gal(UK) Imperial gallons

l Liters 0.00628994 bbl Barrels

l Liters 1000 cm3 Cubic centimeters

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 Symbol Unit Name Equals Symbol Unit Name

l Liters 1.0567 qt Quarts

l Liters 0.001 m3 Cubic meters

l/s Liters per second 22.64 bbl/hr Barrels per hour

Mpa Megapascals 10 bar Bars

Mpa Megapascals 145.038 psi Pound per square inch

m Meters 39.37 in Inches

m Meters 3.281 ft Feet

m Meters 1.09361 yd Yards

m Meters 0.001 km Kilometers

m Meters 0.00062137 mile Miles

m Meters 1000 mm Millimeters

m2 Square meters 0.15976117 bbl/in Barrels per inch

m2 Square meters 1.91713417 bbl/ft Barrels per foot

m2 Square meters 10.7639 ft2 Square feet

m2 Square meters 0.0002471 - Acres

m2 Square meters 1550 in2 Square inches

m2 Square meters 1.1959 yd2 Square yards

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 Symbol Unit Name Equals Symbol Unit Name

m2 Square meters 10 000 cm2 Square

centimeters
m2 Square meters 0.0001 ha Hectares

m3 Cubic meters 35.3147 ft3 Cubic feet

m3 Cubic meters 6.28994 bbl Barrels

m3 Cubic meters 219.96876 gal(UK) Imperial gallons

m3 Cubic meters 61023.38 in3 Cubic inches

m3 Cubic meters 1.30796 yd3 Cubic yards

m3 Cubic meters 1000 l Liters

m3 Cubic meters 264.17 gal(US) Gallons(US)

m3/h Cubic meters per 150.959 bbl/d Barrels per day

hour
mile Miles 5280 ft Feet

mile Miles 1760 yd Yards

mile Miles 1609.3 m Meters

mile Miles 1.6093 km Kilometers

mile Miles 0.8684 mile(Nau) Nautical miles

mile(Nau) Nautical miles 1.151543 mile Miles

mile(Nau) Nautical miles 1.853 km Kilometers

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 Symbol Unit Name Equals Symbol Unit Name

- Pints 0.125 gal(US) Gallons(US)

lbf Pounds-force 4.44822 N Newton

lbf/100ft2 Pounds-force per 0.48 Pa Pascal

hundred square feet
psi Pounds-force per 0.06894745 bar Bars
square inch
psi Pounds-force per 0.07030717 kgf/cm2 Kilograms-force per
square inch square centimeter
psi Pounds-force per 6.894745 kPa Kilopascals
square inch
psi Pounds-force per 0.00689474 Mpa Megapascals
square inch
psi Pounds-force per 2.03583062 inHg Inches of mercury
square inch
psi Pounds-force per 0.06804 atm Atmospheres
square inch
- rpm 0.1047198 rad/s Radians per second
ppg Pound per Gallon 7.48 pcf Pound per cubic foot
pcf Pound per cubic foot 0.13368 ppg Pound per Gallon
SG Special Gravity 8.33 ppg Pound per Gallon
- Sacks(cement) 42.6377412 kgf Kilograms-force
- Short ton 2000 lb Pound
- Metric ton 2204.62 lb Pound
- Long ton 2240 lb Pound
- Short ton 907.185 kg Kilogram
- Metric ton 1000 kg Kilogram
- Long ton 1016.05 kg Kilogram

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 Ampere Ft.lb N.M Kg.N
50 1250 1700 170
100 2400 3300 330
150 3600 4900 500
200 4900 6500 680
250 6350 8500 880
300 7600 10300 1050
350 9000 12200 1250
400 10400 14100 1440
450 11750 16000 1630
500 13000 17600 1800
550 14400 19500 1990
600 15750 21400 2150
650 17000 23000 2350
700 18400 25000 2550
750 19600 26500 2710
800 20800 28200 2880
850 22000 29800 3040
900 23100 31300 3200
950 24400 33100 3380
1000 25450 34500 3520
1050 26500 35900 3670
1100 27500 37300 3800
1150 28500 38500 3940
1200 29500 40000 4080
1250 30400 41200 4200
1300 31200 42300 4319
1350 32100 43500 4440

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