CONVERSION TABLES
Section 11
METRIC CONVERSION FACTOR CHART
UNIT
MULTIPLY BY
TO GET
MULTIPLY BY
TO GET
HEAT
British thermal unit (Btu)
1.055056
kilojoule (kJ)
0.9478170
(Btu)
1055.056
joule (J)
0.0009478170
(Btu)
Btu per hour* (Btu/h)
0.2930711
watt (W)
3.412141
(Btu/h)
Btu per minute* (Btu/min)
17.58427
watt (W)
0.05686902
(Btu/min)
Btu per gallon (Btu/gal)
0.2787163
Kilojoule per litre (kJ/I
3.5878777
(Btu/gal)
*Heat flow rate. Also see POWER.
LENGTH
25.4
millimetre (mm)
0.03937008
(in)
inch (in)
2.54
centimetre (cm)
0.3937008
(in)
0.0254
metre (m)
39.37008
MASS (WEIGHT)
28.34952
qram (q)
0.03527397
(oz)
ounce (oz)
0.02834952
kilogram (kg)
35.27397
(oz)
grain
0.06479891
gram (g)
15.43236
grain
pound (lb)
0.4535924
kilogram (kg)
2.204622
(lb)
short ton (2000 lb)
907.1847
kilogram (kg)
0.001102311
short ton
0.9071847
megagram (Mg)
1.102311
short ton
long ton (2240 lb)
1016.047
kilogram (kg)
0.0009842064
long ton
1.016047
megagram (Mg)
0.9842064
long ton
POWER
horsepower(hp)
0.7456999
kilowatt ((kW)
1.341022
(hp)
745.6999
watt (W)
0.001341022
(hp)
Btu per hour* (Btu/h)
0.2930711
watt (W)
3.412141
(Btu/h)
Btu per minute* (Btu/min)
17.58427
watt (W)
0.05686902
(Btu/min)
*Also heat flow rate. See HEAT.
PRESSURE
pound-force per
2.036
inch of mercury (in Hg)
0.4912
(psi)
square inch (psi)
27.68
inch of water (in H2O)
0.036125
(psi)
inch of mercury (in Hg)
13.6
inch of water iin H20)
0.0735
(in Hg)
pound-force per
6.894757
kilopascal (kPa)
0.1450377
(psi)
square inch (psi)
0.006894757
megapascal (MPa)
145.0377
(psi)
inch of mercury (in Hg)
337685
kilopascal (kPa)
0.296134
(in Hg)
inch of water (in H20)
0.24884
kilopascal (kPa)
4.0186
(in H2O)
bar
100
kilopascal (kPa)
0.01
(bar)
TEMPERATURE
degree Fahrenheit (°F). 1.8
(F - 32)1.8
degree Celsius (°C)
(1.8 x °C) + 32
(°F)
TORQUE
pound-force foot (lb ft)
1.355818
newton metre (Nm)
0.7375621
(ft lb)
pound-force inch (Ibf in)
0.1129848
newton metre (Nm)
8.850748
(in lb)
ounce-force inch (ozf in)
0.007061552
newton metre (Nm)
141.6119
(ozf in)
CGES-240-4
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