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Mechanical Engineering Conversion Factors: G Length

This document provides conversion factors for various units in mechanical engineering. It lists conversions between units for length, area, volume, time, mass, force, energy, power, and pressure. For example, it states that 1 inch equals 2.54 centimeters, 1 meter equals 3.2808 feet, 1 gallon equals 3.785 liters, 1 hour equals 3600 seconds, 1 pound equals 0.4536 kilograms, 1 joule equals 1 newton-meter, 1 watt equals 1 joule per second, and 1 atmosphere equals 101,325 pascals.

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Mechanical Engineering Conversion Factors: G Length

This document provides conversion factors for various units in mechanical engineering. It lists conversions between units for length, area, volume, time, mass, force, energy, power, and pressure. For example, it states that 1 inch equals 2.54 centimeters, 1 meter equals 3.2808 feet, 1 gallon equals 3.785 liters, 1 hour equals 3600 seconds, 1 pound equals 0.4536 kilograms, 1 joule equals 1 newton-meter, 1 watt equals 1 joule per second, and 1 atmosphere equals 101,325 pascals.

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Conversion Factors 2

Mechanical Engineering Conversion Factors


compiled by Dr. K. Clark Midkiff

gc kg ⋅ m slug ⋅ ft ft ⋅ lbm
gc = 1 = 1 =1 = 32.178
N ⋅s 2
lbf ⋅ s 2
lbf ⋅ s 2
LENGTH 1 in = 2.54 cm = 0.0254 m = 25.4 mm
1 m = 3.2808 ft = 39.37 in = 100 cm = 106 lm = 1010 Angstrom
1 ft = 0.3048 m = 12 in = 30.48 cm = 0.33333 yd
1 km = 1000 m = 0.621 mi
1 mi = 5280 ft = 1760 yd = 1609.4 m
AREA 1 m2 = 10.76 ft2 = 104 cm2
1 ft2 = 144 in2 = 0.09291 m2 = 929.1 cm2
VOLUME 1 gal = 0.13368 ft3 = 3.785 L = 4 qt = 8 pints = 16 cups = 256 Tbsp
1 L = 10-3m3 = 103 cm3 = 1.057 qt = 0.03531 ft3
1 m3 = 35.31 ft3 = 1000 L = 264.1 gal = 1.308 yd3
TIME 1 hr = 60 min = 3600 s, 1 yr = 52.14 wks = 365 days = 8760 hr
MASS 1 lbm = 0.4536 kg = 453.6 g = 16 oz. Av. = 0.031081 slugs
1 kg = 1000 g = 2.2046 lbm = 35.27 oz. Av. = 0.068521 slugs
FORCE 1 N = 1 kg·m/s2 = 0.2248 lbf = 105 dyn = 105 g·cm/s2
1 lbf = 4.448 N = 4.448 x 105 dyn
ENERGY 1 J = 1 kg·m2/s2 = 107 g·cm2/s2 = 1 N·m = 0.7376 ft-lbf
1 Btu = 778.16 ft·lbf = 1.055 x 106 erga = 252 cal =1055.O J
1 cal = 4.186 J = 3.088 ft·lbf
1 kcal = 4186 J = 1000 cal = 3.968 Btu
1 Q = 1018 Btu = 1.055 x 1021 J = 103 Quad
1 kJ = 0.94781 Btu = 0.23884 kcal = 1kPa·m3 = 6.242 x 1021 eV
POWER 1 W = 1 kg·m2/s3 = 1 J/s = 1 N·m/s = 3.412 Btu/hr
1 hp = 550 ft·lbf/s = 746 W = 33000 ft·lbf/min = 2545 Btu/h
1 kW = 1000 W = 3412 Btu/h
PRESSURE 1 atm = 14.696 lbf/in2 = 760 torr = 101325 Pa = 29.92 in Hg
1 mm Hg = 1 torr = 0.01934 lbf/in2
1 bar = 105 Pa = 14.504 lbf/in2 = 106 dyn/cm2 = 0.98692 atm
1 Pa = 1 N/m2 = 1 kg/m·s2 = 1 J/m3 = 1.4504 x 10-4 lbf/in2
1 lbf/in2 = 1 psi = 6894.6 Pa = 2.0418 in Hg = 144 lbf/ft2
1 in Hg = 3376.8 Pa = 0.4898 lbf/in2 = 13.57 in H2O
1 in H2O = 248.8 Pa = 0.0361 lbf/in2

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