United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

XIV
Customary and Metric Weights and Measures
APPROXIMATE CONVERSIONS
(For information regarding conversion, call or write the Office of Voluntary Metric Conversion, U.S, Department of Commerce,
Washington, D.C. 20230 (202-3/7-0944)1
Customary
Metric
Metric
Customary
Inches (in) X 25.4 -millimeters
Feet (ft) X .3 -meter
Yards' (yd) X .9 —meter
Miles (ml)
Square Inches
(In1)
X
X
1.6 -kilometers
6.5 -s q centimeters
Square feet (ft ’)
Square yards
(yd1)
Acres
X
X
.1 - sq meter
.8 = sq meter
X
.4 -hectare
Cubic feet (ft1) X .03 = cu meter
Cord (cd) X 3.6 = cu meter
Quarts (Iq) (qt) X .9 -liter
Gallons (gal)
Ounces (avdp)
(02)
Pounds (avdp)
lib)
Horsepower (hp)
Degrees
Farenheit
(-32)
X
X
X
X
X
.004 = cu meters
2B.4 -grams
.5 -kilogram
.7 —kilowatt
5/9 - degrees Celsius
Millimeters (mm)
Meters (m)
Meters (m)
Kilometers (km)
Sq centimeters (em2)
Square meters (m2)
Square meters (ms)
Hectares (ha)
Cu meters (m1)
Liters (I)
Cu meters (m1)
Grams (g)
Kilograms (kg)
Kilowatts (kW)
Degrees Celsius
x
x
x
x
x
X
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
.04 =lnch
3.3 = feel
1.1 -yards
.6 = mile
.2 = sq Inch
10,8 -sqteet
1.2 -sqyards
2.5 - acres
35.3 - cu feet
1.1 = quarts (!q)
284.2 -gallons
.04 = ounce (avdp)
2.2 - pounds (advp)
1.3 -horsepower
9/5+32 —degrees Fahrenheit
UNITS OF LENGTH AND AREA
Customary Metric Metric Customary
inch (in)
Fool (ft)
Yard (yd)
Mile (mi)
In1(sq In)
Ft1 (sq It)
Yd*(sqyd)
Acre
Mile1 (sq mi)
— 25,4 millimeters
= 12 In —.305 meter
- 36 In or 3 ft —.914 meter
= 5,280 f t —1.609 kilometers
= 6,452 cm1
- 144sqln —.093 m*
= 1,296sq in -.8 3 6 m1
o r9sq ft
= 43,560 sq It -.4 0 5 ha
- 640 acres — 2.59 km 2
Millimeter (mm)
Centimeter (cm)
Decimeter (am)
Meter (m)
Kilometer (km)
Sq millimeter (mm2)
Sq centimeter (cm ’)
Sq decimeter (dm *)
Sq meter (m2)
Hectare (ha)
Sq kilometer (km *)
- .001 meter = ,039 Inch
= .01 meter - .394 inch
= .1 meter — 3.937 Inches
= 3.251 feet
=. 1,000 meters = .621 mile
= ,000001 m 2 - .002 sq in
= .0001 m 1 = .165 sq In
= .01 m1 = 15.5 sq in
-10.764 sq ft
= 10,000 m 1 =2.471 acres
1,000,000 m 2 = .386 sq ml
UNITS OF WEIGHT (OR MASS)
Customary Metric Metric Customary
Grain
Ounce (oz
avdp)
Pound (lb
avdp)
Hundredweight
(cwt)
Ton, snort (tn)
Ton, long
Ounce (oz troy)3
Pound (tb troy)
Avoirdupois1
= .065 gram
** 437.5 grains = 26.350 grams
or 16 drams
= 7,000 grains —.454 kilogram
or 16 ounces
- 100 pounds = 45.359 kg
= 2.000 pounds * .907 metric ton
= 2,240 pounds =1.016 metric Ions
Troy*
= 480 grains = 31.104 grams
=* 5,760 grains = ,373 kilogram
or 12 ounces
Gram (g)
Dekagram (dag)
Hectogram (hg)
Kilogram (kg)
Melric ton
- .035 oz avdp
or .032 oz troy
= to g — .353 02 avdp
or .322 02 troy
= 10g= 3.527 02 avdp
or 3.215 oz troy
t.OOOg = 2.205 lb avdp
or 2.679 lb troy
- 1,000 kg = 1.102 short tons
or .984 long ton
‘For weighing ordinary commodities. aFor weighing precious metals, jewels, etc. "Also known as fine ounces.
UNITS OF CAPACITY
Customary Metric Customary Metric
Fluid ounce (11oz)
Pint (pi)
Guart (qt)
Gallon (gal)
Liquid
» 29.573 ml
*= 16 fl 0 2 =1.473 liter
=32 fl oz or 2 pt = ,946 liter
= 6 pt or 4 qt =* 3.785 liters
Pint (pt)
Quart (qt)
Peck (pk)
Bushel (bu)
Dry
= .551 dm-1
a 2 pints = 1.101 dm3
as 8 quarts =8,810 dm3
* 32 quarts = 35.238 dm4
Metric
Milliter (ml) =.001 liter
Liter (1)
Hectoliter (hi) » 100 liters
Customary
= .034 fl oz (liquid)
*1.057 qt (liquid)
*26.4IB gal (liquid)
- .002 pt |dry)
- .90S ql (dry)
= 2.836 ql (dry)