CONVERSION•·• fAGT()RS
To Convert
to
Multiply By
I. Length
Inch
Foot
Yard
Meter
Meter
Millimeter
Millimeter
Meter
Foot
Inch
25.4
304.8
0.9144
3.281
39.37
Square millimeter
Square meter
Square meter
Square foot
645
0.0929
0.836
10.76
Cubic millimeter
Cubic meter
16390
0.02832
0.765
28.3
35.31
1.308
2.Area
Square inch
Square foot
Square yard
Square meter
3. Volume
Cubic inch
Cubic foot
Cubic yard
Cubic foot
Cubic meter
Cubic meter
4.Mass
Ounce
Pound (lb)
Pound
Short ton (2000 lb)
Long ton (2240 lb)
Kilogram
Slug
Cubic meter
Liter
Cubic foot
Cubic yard
Gram
Kilogram
Gallon
Kilogram
Kilogram
Pound (lb)
Kilogram
28.35
0.454
0.12
907
1016
2.205
14.59
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Conversion Factors
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To Convert
5. Density
Pound/cubic foot
Kilogram/cubic meter
6. Force
Pound (lb)
Kip (1000 lb)
Newton (N)
Kilonewton (kN)
7. Force/length
Kip/foot
Kilo newton/meter
Kilo newton/meter
8. Force/area (stress)
Pound/square inch (psi)
Pound/square inch (psi)
Kip/square inch (ksi)
Kip/square inch (ksi)
Pound/square foot
Pound/square foot
Kip/square foot
Newton/square millimeter
Kilonewton/square meter
Kilonewton/square meter
9.Moments
Foot·kip
Inch·kip
Inch·kip
Kilonewton·meter
to
Kilogram/cubic meter
Pound/cubic foot
Multiply By
16.02
0.06243
Newton (N)
Kilonewton (kN)
Pound
Kip (K)
4.448
4.448
0.2248
0.225
Kilonewton/meter
Pound/foot
Kip/foot
14.59
68.52
0.06852
Newton/square centimeter
Newton/square millimeter (MPa)
Meganewton/square meter
Newton/square millimeter
Kilonewton/square meter
Newton/square meter
Kilonewton/square meter
Kip/square inch (Ksi)
Kip/square foot
Pound/square foot
0.6895
0.0069
6.895
6.895
0.04788
47.88
47.88
0.145
O.D208
20.8
Kilonewton·meter
Kilonewton·meter
Kilogram force· meter
Foot·kip
1.356
0.113
11.52
0.7375