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664 Appendix 1: Conversion factors<br />

Table A1.3 Conversion factors for mass, length and time<br />

Mass<br />

16 ozm<br />

1 ≡<br />

1 lbm<br />

32.17 lbm<br />

≡<br />

1 slug<br />

Length<br />

1 ≡<br />

≡<br />

12 in<br />

1 ft<br />

112 lbm<br />

≡<br />

1 cwt<br />

14.59 kg<br />

≡<br />

1 slug<br />

≡ 25.4 mm<br />

1 inch<br />

1760 yd<br />

1 mile ≡<br />

≡ 2240 lbm<br />

1 tonm<br />

≡ 304.8 mm<br />

1 ft<br />

≡<br />

6080 ft<br />

1 British nautical mile ≡<br />

2000 lbm 0.4536 kg 1016 kg<br />

≡ ≡ ≡<br />

1 US tonm 1 lbm 1 tonm<br />

914.4 mm<br />

1 yd<br />

≡<br />

5280 ft<br />

1 mile<br />

≡ 1.609 km<br />

1 mile<br />

1852 m<br />

1 International nautical mile<br />

Time<br />

60 s 60 min 3600 s 24 h 1440 min 86 400 s<br />

1 ≡ ≡ ≡ ≡ ≡ ≡<br />

1 min 1 h 1 h 1 day 1day 1 day<br />

365.24 solar days<br />

≡<br />

1 year<br />

Table A1.4 Other conversion factors. Exact values are printed in bold type<br />

Note: Only a limited number <strong>of</strong> the more important conversion factors are<br />

given here. It is possible to derive large numbers <strong>of</strong> other conversion factors<br />

from the information contained in Tables A1.1–A1.3<br />

Area<br />

144 in2 0.0929 m2<br />

1 ≡ ≡<br />

2<br />

1 ft 1 ft 2<br />

645 mm2 0.836 m2<br />

≡ ≡<br />

2<br />

1 inch 1 yd 2<br />

4840 yd2 640 acre<br />

≡ ≡<br />

1 acre 1 mile 2<br />

0.4047 hectare<br />

≡ ≡<br />

1 acre<br />

4.047 × 103m2 1 acre<br />

Angle (protractor measure only)<br />

60 minutes <strong>of</strong> arc 60 seconds <strong>of</strong> arc 0.9 degree<br />

1 ≡ ≡ ≡<br />

1 degree 1 minute <strong>of</strong> arc 1 grade<br />

[For conversion between protractor measure and radian measure the<br />

proportionality coefficient π /(180 deg) is required.]<br />

Density<br />

16.02 kg · m−3<br />

1 ≡<br />

1 lbm/ft 3<br />

62.4 lbm/ft3 1000 kg · m−3<br />

≡ ≡<br />

1000 kg · m−3 1 g · cm−3 Energy; Work<br />

1.356 J<br />

1 ≡<br />

1 ft lbf ≡ 10−7 J<br />

1 erg ≡ 3.766 × 10−7 kW · h<br />

≡<br />

1 ft lbf<br />

3.6 × 106 J 1055 J<br />

≡<br />

1 kW · h 1 Btu<br />

≡ 2.931 × 10−4 kW · h 252.0 cal 1.8 Btu<br />

≡ ≡<br />

1 Btu<br />

1 Btu 1 CHU ≡ 105 Btu 778 ft lbf<br />

≡<br />

1 therm 1 Btu<br />

1401 ft lbf 4.187 J<br />

≡ ≡<br />

1 CHU 1 cal ≡ 1.163 × 10−6 kW · h<br />

≡<br />

1 cal<br />

1.602 × 10−19 J<br />

1 eV

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