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APPROXIMATE CONVERSIONS FROM
STANDARD / US CUSTOMARY UNITS
TO
SI / METRIC UNITS |
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| SYMBOL | WHEN YOU KNOW | MULTIPLY BY | TO FIND | SYMBOL |
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LENGTH
|
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| in |
inches |
25.4 |
millimeters |
mm |
| ft |
feet |
0.305 |
meters |
m |
| yd |
yards |
0.914 |
meters |
m |
| mi |
miles |
1.61 |
kilometers |
km |
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AREA
|
| in2 |
square inches |
645.2 |
square millimeters |
mm2 |
| ft2 |
square feet |
0.093 |
square meters |
m2 |
| yd2 |
square yard |
0.836 |
square meters |
m2 |
| ac |
acres |
0.405 |
hectares |
ha |
| mi2 |
square miles |
2.59 |
square kilometers |
km2 |
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VOLUME
|
| fl oz |
fluid ounces |
29.57 |
milliliters |
mL |
| gal |
gallons |
3.785 |
liters |
L |
| ft3 |
cubic
feet |
0.028 |
cubic
meters |
m3 |
|
yd3 |
cubic
yards |
0.765 |
cubic
meters |
m3 |
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MASS
|
| oz |
ounces |
28.35 |
grams |
g |
| lb |
pounds |
0.454 |
kilograms |
kg |
| T |
short tons (2000 lb) |
0.907 |
megagrams (or "metric ton") |
Mg (or
"t") |
| TEMPERATURE |
|
oF |
Fahrenheit |
(F-32) x 5 / 9
or
(F-32) / 1.8
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Celsius |
oC |
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ILLUMINATION
|
| fc |
foot-candles |
10.76 |
lux |
lx |
| fl |
foot-Lamberts |
3.426 |
candela/m2 |
cd/m2 |
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FORCE and PRESSURE or STRESS
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| lbf |
poundforce |
4.45 |
newtons |
N |
|
lbf/in2 |
poundforce
per square inch |
6.89 |
kilopascals |
kPa |
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