Appendix
A
Metric
Conversion Chart
This
appendix complies with current Army directives which state that the metric
system will be incorporated into all new publications. Table
A-1
is
a conversion chart.
Table
A-1. Metric Conversion Chart
| Metric
to English | English
to Metric |
| Multiply | By | To
Obtain | Multiply | By | To
Obtain |
| Length |
| Centimeters | 0.0394 | Inches | Inches | 2.54 | Centimeters |
| Meters | 3.28 | Feet | Feet | 0.0305 | Meters |
| Meters | 1.094 | Yards | Yards | 0.9144 | Meters |
| Kilometers | 0.621 | Miles
(stat) | Miles
(stat) | 1.5609 | Kilometers |
| Kilometers | 0.540 | Miles
(naut) | Miles
(naut) | 1.853 | Kilometers |
| Millimeters | 0.039 | Inches | Inches | 25.40 | Millimeters |
| Area |
| Square
centimeters | 0.1550 | Square
inches | Square
inches | 6.45 | Square
centimeters |
| Square
meters | 10.76 | Square
feet | Square
feet | 0.0929 | Square
meters |
| Square
meters | 1.196 | Square
yards | Square
yards | 0.836 | Square
meters |
| Volume |
| Cubic
centimeters | 0.610 | Cubic
inches | Cubic
inches | 16.39 | Cubic
centimeters |
| Cubic
meters | 35.3 | Cubic
feet | Cubic
feet | 0.0283 | Cubic
meters |
| Cubic
meters | 1.308 | Cubic
yards | Cubic
yards | 0.765 | Cubic
meters |
| Milliliters | 0.0338 | US
liq ounces | US
liq ounces | 29.6 | Milliliters |
| Liters | 1.057 | US
liq quarts | US
liq quarts | 0.946 | Liters |
| Liters | 0.264 | US
liq gallons | US
liq gallons | 3.79 | Liters |
| Weight |
| Grams | 0.0353 | Ounces | Ounces | 28.4 | Grams |
| Kilograms | 2.20 | Pounds | Pounds | 0.454 | Kilograms |
| Metric
tons | 1.102 | Short
tons | Short
tons | 0.907 | Metric
tons |
| Metric
tons | 0.984 | Long
tons | Long
tons | 1.016 | Metric
tons |
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