Metric Conversions and Equivalents

Temperature, speed, linear, Force, pressure, flow and mass.,

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GENERAL
Conversion tables in common use
Temperature
Degrees Celsius to Fahrenheit multiply by 1.8 (or 9/5) and add 32
Degrees Fahrenheit to Celsius subtract 32 and multiply by 0.55 (or 5/9)

Speeds
Mph 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Kph

80

90

100

16 32 48 64 80 96 112 128 144 160

To convert
Length, distance & area
Inches to centimetres, multiply by 2.54 1 in. = 2.54 cm
Centimetres to inches, multiply by 0.39 1 cm = 0.3937 in
Feet to metres, multiply by 0.3

1 ft = 0.3048 meter

Metres to feet, multiply by 3.28

1 m =3.280 ft

Yards to metres, multiply by 0.91

1 yd = 0.914 meter

Metres to yards, multiply by 1.09

1 m = 1.0936 yd

Miles to kilometres, multiply by 1.61

1 mile = 1.609 Km = 5280 ft = 1760 yds

1 nautical mile = 6076.2 ft = 2025.4 yds

Kilometres to miles, multiply by 0.62

1 Km = 0.621 mile = 5/8 mile

Acres to hectares, multiply by 0.4

1 acre = 0.405 hectare = 43,560 sq. ft.

= 4,840 sq. yds. = 4,046.9 sq. meters

Hectares to acres, multiply by 2.47

1 hectare =2.47 acres

Inches to millimeters
inch

mm

inch

mm

1 /4 (0.25)
3/4 (0.75)

6.4

11/16 (0.6875)

17.5

19

13/16 (0.8125)

20.6

1/2 (0.50)

12.5

1/32 (0.03125)

10.8

1/3 (0.33)

8.46

3/32 (0.09375)

2.3

2/3 (0.66)

16.93

1 inch

25.4

1/8 (0.125)

3.1

1 foot

30 cm

3/8 (0.375)

9.5

1 meter

13.28 ft

5/8 (0.625)

15.9

0.025 in

0.6

7/8 (0.875)

22.2

0.049 in

1.0

1/16 (0.0625)

1.6

0.120 in

3.0

3/16 (0.1875)

4.7

0.170 in

4.3

5/16 (0.3125)

7.9

7/16 (0.4375)

11.1

9/16 (0.5625)

14.3

Weight
To convert ounces to grams, multiply by 28.35

1 oz =28.349 gm

To convert grams to ounces, multiply by 0.035

1 gm = 0.03527 oz

Pounds to kilograms, multiply by 0.45

1 lb =0.45359 kg

Kilograms to pounds, multiply by 2.21

1 kg = 2.2046 lb

British ton to kilograms, multiply by 1016

1 kg = 2.2046 lb

British ton to kilograms, multiply by 1016

1 ton = 1,016 kg = 2240 lbs = 1.016 tonne

US tons to kilograms, multiply by 907

1 tonne = 1000 kg = 2200.6 lbs = 0.9842 ton

Volume
To convert imperial gallons to litres

multiply by 4.55

1 imp gall = 4.546 liters = 10 lbs.

To convert imperial gallons to litres

multiply by 0.22

1 imp liter = 0.21996 gall

US gallons to litres

multiply by 3.79

1 US gall = 3.7854 liters =8.33 lbs

Litres to US gallons

multiply by 0.26

1 US liter = 0.26417 gall

US gallons to Imp gallons

multiply by 0.8333

Imp gallons to US gallons

multiply by 1.2009

Metric Equivalents
Power-energy-force-pressure-viscosity
1 watt = 1 joule per second
1 watt = 0.738 foot pound force per sec.
1 watt = 0.057 btu/min
1 watt = 1 newton meter per sec
1 kilowatthour (KWh) = 3.6 megajoules
1 Btu = 1055.056 joules
1 ft.lb/s2 = 0.138kg.m/s2
1 kg.ms2 = 1 newton
1 atmosphere = 101.325 kilopascals (kPa)
1 atmosphere = 1.0133 bars

1 atmosphere = 14.70 psi

1 atmosphere = 760mm Hg
1 newton per sq.m. = 1 pascal
1 centistoke = 1 centipoise x density
1 centistoke = 1 x 10-6m2/s
1 centistoke = 1 x 10-3 pascal-seconds
Capacity(US)

Linear dimensional

Mass

1 cm = 0.394 in
1 inch = 2.540 cm
1 meter = 3.281 ft
1 ft = 0.305 m
1 meter = 1.094 yds
1 yard = 0.914 meter
1 kilometer = 0.621 mile
1 kilometer = 5/8 mile
1 mile = 1.609 km

1 ml = 0.034 oz
1 oz = 29.573 ml
1 ml = 0.270 dram
1 dram = 3.697 ml
1 liter = 1.07 quarts
1 quart = 0.946 liter
1 liter = 0.264 gallon
1 gallon = 3.785 liters

1 gram = 15.432 grains

1 grain = 0.065 gram
1 gram = 0.035 oz
1 oz = 28.349 gram
1 kilogram = 2.205 lb
1 lb = 0.454 kg

More Specific Conversion Tables

Volume
Multiply the left column by the middle column to get values for right column
and divide right column by middle column to get values for left column
Multiply

To get
Cubic cm (cc)
Oz (fluid)
Cubic ft.
Cubic ft.
Gal
Gal
Gal
Cubic meters

To get

1
29.57
7.48
0.0283
128
3.785
0.8333
1000

Divide
ml.
ml.
ml.
m3
Oz (fluid)
Liters
Imp. Gal.
liters

Conversion Tables
Horsepower / Watts
Multiply the left column by the middle column to get values for right column
and divide the right column by the middle column to get values for left column

Hp
Hp
Hp
Hp
Watts
Watts
lb-ft.

Multiply

To get

To get

Divide

0.746
42.44
396000
1.014
0.7376
44.25
0.1368

Kw
Btu / min.
lb.in / min.
metric hp
lb ft, / sec.
lb ft, / min
. kg-m

oz in.
oz-in.
oz-in.
Gauss

0.072
70,6000
0.00706
0.0001

kg-cm.
dyne-cm.
Nm.
Tesla

Conversion Tables
Pressure / Vacuum
Multiply the left column by the middle column to get values for right column
and divide the right column by middle column to get values for left column
Multiply

To get

To get

Divide

33.9
760
1033.2
14.70
1.013
101.3
14.5
0.9869
100
0.4335
0.8826
0.4912
25.4
3.386
0.01
0.1450
7.5
0.0703

ft. H2O
mm Hg
g / cm2
Psi
Bar
KPa
Psi
Atm
KPa
Psi
in. Hg
psi
mm Hg
kPa
dyne / cm2
Psi
mm Hg
kg/ cm 3

Atm
Atm
Atm
Atm
Atm
Atm
Bar
Bar
Bar
ft. H2O
ft. H2O
in. Hg
in. Hg
in. Hg
kPa
KPa
KPa
Psi

Conversion Tables
Flowrate

cc / min.
cfm (ft3 / min)
cfm
cfh (ft3 / hr)
cfh
GPH
GPH
GPM
GPM
oz / min.

Multiply

To get

To get

Divide

1
28.31
1.699
472
0.125
63.1
0.134
0.227
3.785
29.57

ml / min
L / min
m3 / hr
ml / min
GPM
ml / min
cfh
m3 / hr
L / min
ml / min

Conversion Tables
Mass
Multiply the left column by the middle column to get values for right column

and divide the right column by middle column to get values for left column
Multiply

To get

To get

Divide

dram
dram
dram
dram

60
0.1371
0.008571
3.88794

grains
oz
lb
grams

lb
lb
lb
lb

5760
13.1657
0.822857
373.242

grains
oz
lb
grams

oz
oz
oz
oz

480
1.09714
0.068571
31.1035

grains
oz
lb
grams

drams
drams
drams
drams

27.344
0.0625
0.003906
1.77185

grains
oz
lb
grams

lb
lb
lb
oz

7000
16
453.592
437.5

grains
oz
grams
grains

oz
oz
carats
carats

0.0625
28.3495
3.0865
0.2

lb
grams
grains
grams

grams
grams
lb
oz

15.432
0.0353
0.4536
28.35

grains
oz
Kg
grams

anal-chem resources

Dhanlal De Lloyd, Chem. Dept, The University of The West Indies, St. Augustine campus
The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
Last Update: February 2004.