Orthotics and Prosthetics
Orthotics and Prosthetics
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72<br />
METRIC SYSTEM<br />
Conversion Factors<br />
LENGTH<br />
Equivalencies<br />
angstrom<br />
1 x 10- 1 0 meter (0.0 000 000 001 m)<br />
millimicron*<br />
) x 10- 9 meter (0.000 000 001 m)<br />
micron (micrometer) = 1 x 10- 6 meter (0.000 001 m)<br />
ToConvertfrom<br />
inches<br />
feet<br />
yards<br />
miles<br />
To<br />
meters<br />
meters<br />
meters<br />
kilometers<br />
Multiplyby<br />
0.0254+<br />
0.30480+<br />
0.91440+<br />
1.6093<br />
AREA<br />
Toconvertfrom<br />
square inches<br />
square feet<br />
VOLUME<br />
Definition<br />
square meters<br />
square meters<br />
0.00063616+<br />
.092903<br />
1 liter = O.OOlt cubic meter or one cubic decimeter (dm 3 )<br />
(1 milliliter = It cubic centimeter)<br />
Toconvertfrom<br />
cubic inches<br />
ounces (U.S. fluid)<br />
ounces (Brit, fluid)<br />
pints (U.S. fluid)<br />
pints (Brit, fluid)<br />
cubic feet<br />
MASS<br />
Toconvertfrom<br />
pounds (avdp.)<br />
slugs*<br />
FORCE<br />
Toconvertfrom<br />
ounces-force (ozf)<br />
ounces-force (ozf)<br />
pounds-force (lbf)<br />
pounds-force (lbf)<br />
To<br />
cubic centimeters<br />
cubic centimeters<br />
cubic centimeters<br />
cubic centimeters<br />
cubic centimeters<br />
cubic meters<br />
To<br />
kilograms<br />
kilograms<br />
To<br />
newtons<br />
kilogram-force<br />
newtons<br />
kilogram-force<br />
•This double-prefix usage is not desirable. This unit is actually a nanometer (10- 9 meter = 10-<br />
+ For practical purposes all subsequent digits are zeros.<br />
Multiplyby<br />
16.387<br />
29.574<br />
28.413<br />
473.18<br />
568.26<br />
0.028317<br />
Multiplyby<br />
0.45359<br />
14.594<br />
Multiplyby<br />
0.27802<br />
0.028350<br />
4.4732<br />
0.45359<br />
centimeter).