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Conversion Factors: Appendix 1

The document provides conversion factors between customary US units and metric units as well as nautical units. It includes conversions for length, area, volume, force, power and more. The conversion factors will help engineers convert between the different unit systems.

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Conversion Factors: Appendix 1

The document provides conversion factors between customary US units and metric units as well as nautical units. It includes conversions for length, area, volume, force, power and more. The conversion factors will help engineers convert between the different unit systems.

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APPENDIX 1

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Conversion Factors

Customary to Metric Units


U.S. (Customary) SI (Metric)
1 inch (in.) 2.54 centimeters (cm)
1 foot (ft) 0.3048 meter (m)
1 yard (yd) 0.9144 meter (m)
1 statute mile 1.609 kilometers (km)
1 square inch (sq in.) 6.45 square centimeters (cm2 )
1 square foot (sq ft) 0.093 square meter (m2 )
1 cubic inch (cu in.) 16.39 cubic centimeters (cc)
1 cubic foot (cu ft) 0.0283 cubic meter (m3 )
1 foot per second (ft/s) 0.3048 meters per second (m∕s)
1 pound (lb) 0.453 kilogram (kg)
1 pound (lb) (force) 4.448 newtons (N)
1 pound-foot (lb-ft) 1.356 newton-meter (N-m = Joule [J])
1 ton (2,000 lb) 0.907 metric ton (m.t.)
1 pound per square inch (psi) 6.89 kilo-newtons per square meter (kN∕m2 )
1 pound per square foot (psf) 47.88 Newtons per square meter
(N∕m2 = Pascal ½Pa)
1 pound per cubic foot (pcf) 16.02 kilograms per cubic meter (kg∕m3 )
1 kilo-pound (kip) (force) 4.448 kilo-newtons (kN)
1 kip-foot (kip-ft) 1.356 kilo-newton-meters (kN-m)
1 kip per foot (kip/ft) 14.59 kilo-newtons per meter (kN∕m)
1 horsepower (HP) 745.7 watts (W = Joule∕second)

Nautical Units

1 nautical mile = 1.151 statute miles = 6076.1 ft = 1.852 km


1 knot = 1.151 miles per hour = 1.688 ft/s = 0.515 m/s
1 fathom = 6.0 ft = 1.829 m
1 long ton = 1.12 short tons = 2,240 lb = 1.016 metric tons

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