Comco Pipe and Supply Company - Russel Metals, Inc.

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CONVERSION FACTORS
Qauntity Name Imperial Units Metric Units
Multiply value by the
following factors to convert
from:
Imperial to
Metric
Metric to
Imperial
Mass Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) 0.454 2.20
Short ton (2000 lb) Metric ton (tonne) 0.907 1.10
Long ton (2204 lb) Metric ton (tonne) 1.02 0.984
Linear Measure Inches (in) Millimeters 25.4 0.0394
Feet (ft) Millimeters 305 0.00328
Feet (ft) Metres (m) 0.305 3.2808
Yards (yd) Metres (m) 0.914 1.09
Miles Kilometers (km) 1.61 0.621
Temperature Fahrenheit ( o F) Celsius ( o C) 5/9 9/5 x
( o F - 32) ( o C + 32)
Pressure Pounds per square Kilopascal (kPa) 6.89 0.145
Inch (p.s.i.) Megapascal (MPa) 0.00689 1.45
Area Square feet (ft 2 ) Square metre (m 2 ) 0.0929 10.8
Square inch (in 2 ) Square millimetre (mm 2 ) 645 0.00155
Acres Hectares (ha) 0.405 2.47
Volume Cubic inches (in 3 ) Cubic centimetres (cm 3 ) 16.4 0.061
Cubic feet (ft 3 ) Cubic metres (m 3 ) 0.0283 35.3
Gallons (Cdn) (gal) Litre (l) 4.55 0.22
Gallons (US) (gal) Litre (l) 3.79 0.264
Density
Pounds per cubic inch
(lb/in 3 )
Kilograms per cubic metre
(kg/m 3 )
0.27677 0.0000361
Energy Foot pound (ft. lbf) Joule (J) 1.36 0.738
Mass per Unit Length
Pounds per foot (ft. lbf)
(lb/ft)
Kilogram per metre (kg/m) 1.49 0.672
tons per mile metric ton per kilometre (t/km) 0.564 1.77
Other: Density of Steel o.2836 lb/in 3 or 7850 kg m 3
1 kg/mm 2 = 1422.3 p.s.i.
Calculation of Weight per Foot - Actual O.D. Minus Wall X 10.69 Times Wall