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GENERAL INFORMATION, CONVERSION TABLES, AND MATHEMATICS 2.45<br />

TABLE 2.7<br />

Conversion Fac<strong>to</strong>rs (Continued)<br />

To convert In<strong>to</strong> Multiply by<br />

Joule (continued) new<strong>to</strong>n-meter* 1<br />

watt-second* 1<br />

Joule per centimeter kilogram (force) 10.197 16<br />

new<strong>to</strong>n* 100<br />

pound (force) 22.4809<br />

Joule per gram Btu per pound 0.429 923<br />

kilocalorie per kilogram 0.238 846<br />

watt-hour per pound 0.125 998<br />

Joule per second watt* 1<br />

Kilogram (force) dyne* 9.806 65 10 5<br />

new<strong>to</strong>n* 9.806 65<br />

pound (force) 2.204 62<br />

poundal70.9316<br />

Kilometer astronomical unit 6.684 59 10 9<br />

mile (nautical) 0.539 956 80<br />

mile (statute) 0.621 371 192<br />

Kilowatt Btu per minute 56.8690<br />

foot-pound per second 737.562<br />

horsepower (British) 1.341 02<br />

horsepower (metric) 1.359 62<br />

joule per second* 1000<br />

kilocalorie per hour 859.845<br />

Kilowatt-hour Btu 3412.14<br />

horsepower-hour (British) 1.341 02<br />

joule* 3.6 10 6<br />

kilocalorie 859.845<br />

Knot foot per minute 101.2686<br />

kilometer per hour* 1.852<br />

mile (nautical) per hour* 1<br />

mile (statute) per hour 1.150 78<br />

Lambda decimeter cubed* 10 6<br />

microliter* 1<br />

Lambert candela per square meter (1/) 10 4 ; 3183.099<br />

candela per square inch 2.053 61<br />

foot-lambert 929.030<br />

Langley joule per square meter* 4.184 10 4<br />

League (nautical) mile (nautical)* 3<br />

League (statute) mile (statute)* 3<br />

Light-year astronomicalunit 6.323 97 10 4<br />

meter 9.460 73 10 15<br />

Link chain* 0.01<br />

Liter cubic decimeter (dm 3 )* 1<br />

cubic foot 0.035 314 67<br />

gallon (British) 0.219 969<br />

gallon (U.S.) 0.264 172 1<br />

quart (British) 0.879 877<br />

quart (U.S.) 1.056 688<br />

Liter per minute cubic foot per hour 2.118 88<br />

gallon (British) per hour 13.198<br />

gallon (U.S.) per hour 15.8503<br />

Liter-atmosphere Btu 0.096 037 6<br />

calorie 24.2011<br />

cubic foot-atmosphere 0.035 314 7<br />

cubic foot-pound per in 2 0.518 983

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