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Metric Conversion Factors for CommonSteel Design Units Used in the <strong>LRFD</strong> SpecificationUnit Multiply by to obtainlength inch (in.) 25.4 millimeters (mm)length foot (ft) 0.3048 meters (m)mass pound-mass (lbm) 0.4536 kilogram (kg)stress ksi 6.895 megapascals (MPa), N/mm 2moment kip-in 113,000 N-mmenergy ft-lbf 1.356 joule (J)force kip (1,000 lbf) 4,448 newton (N)force psf 47.88 pascal (Pa), N/m 2force plf 14.59 N/mtemperatureTo convert F to C: t c = (t f 32)/1.8force in lbf or N = mass gwhere g, acceleration due to gravity = 32.2 ft/sec 2 = 9.81 m/sec 2

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