Mensural Conversion Charts
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 metric conversion chart and
Table A-2
shows conversion factors for temperature, angles, and time.
Table A-1. Metric Conversion Chart
|
US Units
|
Multiplied By
|
Equals
Metric Units
|
Metric Units
|
Multiplied By
|
Equals
US Units
|
|
Length
|
|
Inches
|
2.5400
|
Centimeters
|
Centimeters
|
0.39370
|
Inches
|
|
Inches
|
25.4001
|
Millimeters
|
Millimeters
|
0.03937
|
Inches
|
|
Feet
|
0.3048
|
Meters
|
Meters
|
3.28080
|
Feet
|
|
Yards
|
0.9144
|
Meters
|
Meters
|
1.09360
|
Yards
|
|
Miles
|
1.6093
|
Kilometers
|
Kilometers
|
0.62140
|
Miles
|
|
Miles, Nautical
|
1.8532
|
Kilometers
|
Kilometers
|
0.53960
|
Miles, Nautical
|
|
Area
|
|
Square miles
|
2.590
|
Square kilometers
|
Square kilometers
|
0.38500
|
Square miles
|
|
Volume
|
|
Gallons
|
3.7854
|
Liters
|
Liters
|
0.26420
|
Gallons
|
|
Mass (Weight)
|
|
Pounds
|
0.4536
|
Kilograms
|
Kilograms
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2.20460
|
Pounds
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Table A-2. Temperature, Angle, and Time Conversion Chart
|
Units
|
Multiplied By
|
Equals
|
Units
|
Multiplied By
|
Equals
|
|
Temperature
|
|
Degrees (F) - 32
|
0.5556
|
Degrees (C)
|
Degrees (C) + 17.8
|
1.8000
|
Degrees (F)
|
|
Angle
|
|
Degrees (angular)
|
17.7778
|
Mils
|
Mils
|
0.0562
|
Degrees (angular)
|
|
Time
|
|
Seconds
|
0.001
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Milliseconds
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Milliseconds
|
1,000
|
Seconds
|
|
Seconds
|
0.000000001
|
Nanoseconds
|
Nanoseconds
|
1,000,000,000
|
Seconds
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