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Table A.4 Continued<br />

Energy (Work): [joule (J)]<br />

British thermal unit (Btu) 1055 Kilocalorie 4187<br />

Calorie 4.18 kW h 3.6 × 10 6<br />

Calorie (kilogram) 4184 Ton (nuclear equiv. TNT) 4.184 × 10 9<br />

Electronvolt 1.60219 × 10 −19 therm 1.055 × 10 8<br />

erg 10 −7 W h 3600<br />

ft lbf 1.355818 W s 1.0<br />

ft poundal 0.04214<br />

560 Appendix<br />

Force [newton (N)]<br />

Dyne 10 −5 Ounce-force 0.278<br />

Kilogram-force 9.806 Pound-force (lbf) 4.448<br />

Kilopond (kp) 9.806 Poundal 0.1382<br />

kip (1000 lbf) 4448 Ton-force (2000 lbf) 8896<br />

Heat<br />

Btu ft/(h ft 2 ◦ F) 1.7307 W/(m K) cal/cm 2 4.18 × 10 4 J/m 2<br />

(thermal conductivity)<br />

Btu/lb 2324 J/kg cal/(cm 2 min) 697.3 W/m 2<br />

Btu/(lb ◦ F) = cal/(g ◦ C) 4186 J/(kg K) cal/s 4.184 W<br />

(heat capacity)<br />

Btu/ft 3 3.725 × 10 4 J/m 3 ◦ Fhft 2 /Btu 0.176 K m 2 /W<br />

(thermal resistance)<br />

cal/(cm s ◦ C) 418.4 W/(m K) ft 2 /h (thermal diffusivity) 2.58 × 10 −5 m 2 /s<br />

Length [meter (m)]<br />

Angstrom 10 −10 Microinch 2.54 × 10 −8<br />

Astronomical unit 1.495979 × 10 11 Micrometer (micron) 10 −6<br />

Chain 20.11 Mil 2.54 × 10 −5<br />

Fermi (femtometre) 10 −15 Mile (nautical) 1852.000<br />

Foot 0.3048 Mile (international) 1609.344<br />

Inch 0.0254 Pica (printer’s) 4.217 × 10 −3<br />

Light year 9.46055 × 10 15 Yard 0.9144

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