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Appendix E

Conversion Factors and Foreign Units of Measure

Multiply: By: To obtain:
A
acres 0.02471 ares
acres 43,560 square feet
acres 4,047 square meters
acres 1.562 x 10-3 square miles
acres 5645.38 square varas
acres 4,840 square yards
acres 100 square meters
acre-feet 43,560 cubic feet
atmospheres 76.0 centimeters of mercury
atmospheres 29.92 inches of mercury
atmospheres 33.9 feet of water
atmospheres 10,333 kilograms per square meter
atmospheres 14.7 pounds per square inch
atmospheres 1.058 tons per square foot
B
bars 9.870 x 10 -7 atmospheres
bars 1 dynes per square centimeter
bars 0.01020 kilograms per square meter
bars 2.089 x 10-3 pounds per square foot
bars 1.450 x 10-5 pounds per square inch
board-feet 144 square inches x 1 inch cubic inches
British thermal units 0.2520 kilogram-calories
British thermal units 777.5 foot-pounds
British thermal units 3.927 x 10-4 horsepower-hours
British thermal units 1.054 joules
British thermal units 107.5 kilogram-meters
British thermal units 2.928 x 10-4 kilowatt-hours
British thermal units per minute 12.96 foot-pounds per second
British thermal units per minute 0.02356 horsepower
British thermal units per minute 0. 01757 kilowatts
British thermal units per minute 17.57 watts
British thermal units per square foot per minute 0.1220 watts per square inch
bushels 1.244 cubic feet
bushels 2,150 cubic inches
bushels 0.03524 cubic meters
bushels 4 pecks
bushels 64 pints (dry)
bushels 32 quarts (dry)
C
centares 1 square meters
centigrams 0.01 grams
centiliters 0.01 liters
centimeters 0.3937 inches
centimeters 0.01 meters
centimeters 393.7 mils
centimeters 10-5 millimeters
centimeters-dynes 7.233 x 10-5 centimeter-grams
centimeters-dynes 1.020 x 10-8 meter-kilograms
centimeter-dynes 7.376 x 10-8 pound-feet
centimeter-grams 980.7 centimeter-dynes
centimeter-grams 10-3 meter-kilograms
centimeter-grams 7.233 x 10-3 pound-feet
centimeters of mercury 0.01316 atmospheres
centimeters of mercury 0.4461 feet of water
centimeters of mercury 136.0 kilograms per square meter
centimeters of mercury 27.85 pounds per square foot
centimeters of mercury 0.1934 pounds per square inch
centimeters per second 1.969 feet per minute
centimeters per second 0.03281 feet per second
centimeters per second 0.036 kilometers per hour
centimeters per second 0.6 meters per minute
centimeters per second 0.02237 miles per hour
centimeters per second 3.728 x 10-4 miles per minute
centimeters per second per second 0.03281 feet per second per second
centimeters per second per second 0.036 kilometers per hour per second
centimeters per second per second 0.02237 miles per hour per second
circular mils 5.067 x 10-6 square centimeters
circular mils 7.854 x 10-7 square inches
circular mils 0.7854 square mils
cord-feet 4 foot x 4 foot x 1 foot cubic feet
cords 8 foot x 4 foot x 4 foot cubic feet
cubic centimeters 3.531 x 10-5 cubic feet
cubic centimeters 6.102 x 10-2 cubic inches
cubic centimeters 10-6 cubic meters
cubic centimeters 1.308 x 0-6 cubic yards
cubic centimeters 2.642 x 10-4 gallons
cubic centimeters 10-3 liters
cubic centimeters 2.113 x 10-3 pints (liquid)
cubic centimeters 1.057 x 10-3 quarts (liquid)
cubic feet 2.832 x 104 cubic centimeters
cubic feet 1,728 cubic inches
cubic feet 0.02832 cubic meters
cubic feet 0.03704 cubic yards
cubic feet 7.481 gallons
cubic feet 28.38 liters
cubic feet 59.84 pints (liquid)
cubic feet 29.92 quarts (liquid)
cubic feet per minute 472.0 cubic centimeters per second
cubic feet per minute 0.1247 gallons per second
cubic feet per minute 0.7420 liters per second
cubic feet per minute 62.4 pounds of water per minute
cubic inches 16.39 cubic centimeters
cubic inches 5.787 x 10-4 cubic feet
cubic inches 1.639 x 10-5 cubic meters
cubic inches 2.143 x 10-5 cubic yards
cubic inches 4.329 x 10-3 gallons
cubic inches 1.639 x 10-2 liters
cubic inches 0.03463 pints (liquid)
cubic inches 0.01732 quarts (liquid)
cubic meters 106 cubic centimeters
cubic meters 35.31 cubic feet
cubic meters 61,023 cubic inches
cubic meters 1.308 cubic yards
cubic meters 264.2 gallons
cubic meters 103 liters
cubic meters 2113 pints (liquid)
cubic meters 1057 quarts (liquid)
cubic yards 7.646 x 105 cubic centimeters
cubic yards 27 cubic feet
cubic yards 46,656 cubic inches
cubic yards 0.7646 cubic meters
cubic yards 202.0 gallons
cubic yards 764.6 liters
cubic yards 1616 pints (liquid)
cubic yards 807.9 quarts (liquid)
cubic yards per minute 0.45 cubic feet per second
cubic yards per minute 3.367 gallons per second
cubic yards per minute 12.74 liters per second
D
days 24 hours
days 1440 minutes
days 86,400 seconds
decigrams 0.1 grams
deciliters 0.1 liters
decimeters 0.1 meters
degrees (angle) 60 minutes
degrees (angle) 0.01745 radians
degrees (angle) 3600 seconds
degrees per second 0.01745 radians per second
degrees per second 0.1667 revolutions per minute
degrees per second 0.002778 revolutions per second
dekagrams 10 grams
dekaliters 10 liters
dekameters 10 meters
drams 1.772 grams
drams 0.0625 ounces
dynes 1.020 x 10-3 grams
dynes 7.233 x 10-5 poundals
dynes 2.248 x 10-6 pounds
dynes per square centimeter 1 bars
E
ergs 9.486 x 10-11 British thermal units
ergs 1 dyne-centimeters
ergs 7.376 x 10-8 foot-pounds
ergs 1.020 x 10-3 gram-centimeters
ergs 10-7 joules
ergs 2.390 x 10-11 kilogram-calories
ergs 1.020 x 10-8 kilogram-meters
ergs per second 5.692 x 10-9 British thermal units per minute
ergs per second 4.426 x 10-6 foot-pounds per minute
ergs per second 7.376 x 10-8 foot-pounds per second
ergs per second 1.341 x 10-10 horsepower
ergs per second 1.434 x 10-9 kilogram-calories per minute
ergs per second 10-10 kilowatts
F
fathoms 6 feet
feet 30.48 centimeters
feet 12 inches
feet 0.3048 meters
feet 36 varas
feet 1/3 yards
feet of water 0.02950 atmospheres
feet of water 0.8826 inches of mercury
feet of water 304.8 kilograms per square meter
feet of water 62.43 pounds per square foot
feet of water 0.4335 pounds per square inch
feet per minute 0.5080 centimeters per second
feet per minute 0.01667 feet per second
feet per minute 0.01829 kilometers per hour
feet per minute 0.3048 meters per minute
feet per minute 0.01136 miles per hour
feet per second 30.48 centimeters per second
feet per second 1.097 kilometers per hour
feet per second 0.5921 knots per hour
feet per second 18.29 meters per minute
feet per second 0.6818 miles per hour
feet per second 0.01136 miles per minute
feet per 100 feet 1 percent grade
feet per second per second 30.48 centimeters per second per second
feet per second per second 1.097 kilometers per hour per second
feet per second per second 0.3048 meters per second per second
feet per second per second 0.6818 miles per hour per second
foot-pounds 1.268 x 10-3 British thermal units
foot-pounds 1.356 x 107 ergs
foot-pounds 5.050 x 10-7 horsepower-hours
foot-pounds 1.356 joules
foot-pounds 3.241 x 10-4 kilogram-calories
foot-pounds 0.1383 kilogram-meters
foot-pounds 3.766 x 10-7 kilowatt-hours
foot-pounds per minute 1.286 x 10-3 British thermal units per minute
foot-pounds per minute 0.01667 foot-pounds per second
foot-pounds per minute 3.030 x 10-5 horsepower
foot-pounds per minute 3.241 x 10-4 kilogram-calories per minute
foot-pounds per minute 2.260 x 10-5 kilowatts
foot-pounds per second 7.717 x 10-2 British thermal units per minute
foot-pounds per second 1.818 x 10-3 horsepower
foot-pounds per second 1.945 x 10-2 kilogram-calories per minute
foot-pounds per second 1.356 x 10-3 kilowatts
furlongs 40 rods
G
gallons 3,785 cubic centimeters
gallons 0.1337 cubic feet
gallons 231 cubic inches
gallons 3.785 x 10-3 cubic meters
gallons 4.851 x 10-3 cubic yards
gallons 3.785 liters
gallons 8 pints (liquid)
gallons 4 quarts (liquid)
gallons per minute 2.228 x 10-3 cubic feet per second
gallons per minute 0.06308 liters per second
gills 0.1183 liters
gills 0.25 pints (liquid)
grains (troy) 1 grains (average)
grains (troy) 0.06480 grams
grains (troy) 0.04167 pennyweights (troy)
grams 980.7 dynes
grams 15.43 grains (troy)
grams 10-3 kilograms
grams 103 milligrams
grams 0.03527 ounces
grams 0.03215 ounces (troy)
grams 0.07093 poundals
grams 2.205 x 10-3 pounds
gram-calories 3.968 x 10-3 British thermal units
gram-centimeters 9.302 x 10-3 British thermal units
gram-centimeters 980.7 ergs
gram-centimeters 7.233 x 10-3 foot-pounds
gram-centimeters 9.807 x 10-5 joules
gram-centimeters 2.344 x 10-8 kilogram-calories
gram-centimeters 10-5 kilogram-meters
grams per centimeter 5.6 x 10-3 pounds per inch
grams per cubic centimeter 62.43 pounds per cubic foot
grams per cubic centimeter 0.3613 pounds per cubic inch
grams per cubic centimeter 3.405 x 10-7 pounds per mil-foot
H
hectares 2.471 acres
hectares 1.076 x 105 square feet
hectograms 100 grams
hectoliters 100 liters
hectometers 100 meters
hectowatts 100 watts
hemispheres (solid angle) 0.5 sphere
hemispheres (solid angle) 4 spherical right angles
hemispheres (solid angle) 6.283 steradians
horsepower 42.44 British thermal units per minute
horsepower 33,000 foot-pounds per minute
horsepower 550 foot-pounds per second
horsepower 1.014 horsepower (metric)
horsepower 10.70 kilogram-calories per minute
horsepower 0.7457 kilowatts
horsepower 745.7 watts
horsepower (boiler) 33,520 British thermal units per hour
horsepower (boiler) 9.804 kilowatts
horsepower-hours 2,547 British thermal units
horsepower-hours 1.98 x 106 foot-pounds
horsepower-hours 2.684 x 106 joules
horsepower-hours 641.7 kilogram-calories
horsepower-hours 2.737 x 105 kilogram-meters
horsepower-hours 0.7457 kilowatt-hours
hours 60 minutes
hours 3,600 seconds
I
inches 2.540 centimeters
inches 103 mils
inches 0.03 varas
inches of mercury 0.03342 atmospheres
inches of mercury 1.133 feet of water
inches of mercury 345.3 kilograms per square meter
inches of mercury 70.73 pounds per square foot
inches of mercury 0.4912 pounds per square inch
inches of water 0.002458 atmospheres
inches of water 0.07355 inches of mercury
inches of water 25.40 kilograms per square meter
inches of water 0.5781 ounces per square inch
inches of water 5.204 pounds per square foot
inches of water 0.03613 pounds per square inch
J
joules 9.486 x 10-4 British thermal units
joules 107 ergs
joules 0.7376 foot-pounds
joules 2.390 x 10-4 kilogram-calories
joules 0.1020 kilogram-meters
joules 2.778 x 10-4 watt-hours
K
kilograms 980,665 dynes
kilograms 103 grams
kilograms 70.93 poundals
kilograms 2.2046 pounds
kilograms 1.102 x 10-3 tons (short)
kilogram-calories 3.968 British thermal units
kilogram-calories 3,088 foot-pounds
kilogram-calories 1.588 x 10-3 horsepower-hours
kilogram-calories 4,183 joules
kilogram-calories 426.6 kilogram-meters
kilogram-calories 1.162 x 10-3 kilowatt-hours
kilogram-calories per minute 51.43 foot-pounds per second
kilogram-calories per minute 0.09351 horsepower
kilogram-calories per minute 0.06972 kilowatts
kilogram-centimeters squared 2.373 x 10-3 pounds-feet squared
kilogram-centimeters squared 0.3417 pounds-inches squared
kilogram-meters 9.302 x 10-3 British thermal units
kilogram-meters 9.807 x 107 ergs
kilogram-meters 7.233 foot-pounds
kilogram-meters 9.807 joules
kilogram-meters 2.344 x 10-3 kilogram-calories
kilogram-meters 2.742 x 10-6 kilowatt-hours
kilograms per cubic meter 10-3 grams per cubic centimeter
kilograms per cubic meter 0.06243 pounds per cubic foot
kilograms per cubic meter 3.613 x 10-5 pounds per cubic inch
kilograms per cubic meter 3.405 x 10-10 pounds per mil foot
kilograms per meter 0.6720 pounds per foot
kilograms per square meter 9.678 x 10-5 atmospheres
kilograms per square meter 98.07 bars
kilograms per square meter 3.281 x 10-3 feet of water
kilograms per square meter 2.896 x 10-3 inches of mercury
kilograms per square meter 0.2048 pounds per square foot
kilograms per square meter 1.422 x 10-3 pounds per square inch
kilograms per square millimeter 106 kilograms per square meter
kilolines 103 maxwells
kiloliters 103 liters
kilometers 105 centimeters
kilometers 3281 feet
kilometers 103 meters
kilometers 0.6214 miles
kilometers 1093.6 yards
kilometers per hour 27.78 centimeters per second
kilometers per hour 54.68 feet per minute
kilometers per hour 0.9113 feet per second
kilometers per hour 0.5369 knots per hour
kilometers per hour 16.67 meters per minute
kilometers per hour 0.6214 miles per hour
kilometers per hour per second 27.78 centimeters per second per second
kilometers per hour per second 0.9113 feet per second per second
kilometers per hour per second 0.2778 meters per second per second
kilometers per hour per second 0.6214 miles per hour per second
kilometers per minute 60 kilometers per hour
kilowatts 56.92 British thermal units per minute
kilowatts 4.425 x 104 foot-pounds per minute
kilowatts 737.6 foot-pounds per second
kilowatts 1.341 horsepower
kilowatts 14.34 kilogram-calories per minute
kilowatts 103 watts
kilowatt-hours 3415 British thermal units
kilowatt-hours 2.655 x 106 foot-pounds
kilowatt-hours 1.341 horsepower-hours
kilowatt-hours 3.6 x 106 joules
kilowatt-hours 860.5 kilogram-calories
kilowatt-hours 3.671 x 105 kilogram-meters
knots 51.48 centimeters per second
knots 1.689 feet per second
knots 1.853 kilometers per hour
knots 1.152 miles per hour
L
links (engineer's) 12 inches
links (surveyor's) 7.92 inches
liters 103 cubic centimeters
liters 0.03531 cubic feet
liters 61.02 cubic inches
liters 10-3 cubic meters
liters 1.308 x 10-3 cubic yards
liters 0.2642 gallons
liters 2.113 pints (liquid)
liters 1.057 quarts (liquid)
liters per minute 5.885 x 10-4 cubic feet per second
liters per minute 4.403 x 10-3 gallons per second
log10N 2.303 logEN or lnN
logEN or lnN 0.4343 log10N
lumens per square foot 1 foot-candles
M
meters 100 centimeters
meters 3.2808 feet
meters 39.37 inches
meters 10-3 kilometers
meters 103 millimeters
meter-kilograms 9.807 x 107 centimeter-dynes
meter-kilograms 105 centimeter-grams
meter-kilograms 7.233 pound-feet
meters per minute 1.667 centimeters per second
meters per minute 3.281 feet per minute
meters per minute 0.05468 feet per second
meters per minute 0.06 kilometers per hour
meters per minute 0.03728 miles per hour
meters per second 196.8 feet per minute
meters per second 3.281 feet per second
meters per second 3.6 kilometers per hour
meters per second 0.06 kilometers per minute
meters per second 2.237 miles per hour
meters per second 0.3728 miles per minute
meters per second per second 3.281 feet per second per second
meters per second per second 3.6 kilometers per hour per second
meters per second per second 2.237 miles per hour per second
microns 10-6 meters
miles 1.609 x 105 centimeters
miles 5,280 feet
miles 1.6093 kilometers
miles 1,760 yards
miles 1900.8 varas
miles per hour 44.70 centimeters per second
miles per hour 88 feet per minute
miles per hour 1.467 feet per second
miles per hour 1.6093 kilometers per hour
miles per hour 0.8690 knots per hour
miles per hour 26.82 meters per minute
miles per hour per second 44.70 centimeters per second per second
miles per hour per second 1.467 feet per second per second
miles per hour per second 1.6093 kilometers per hour per second
miles per hour per second 0.4470 meters per second per second
miles per minute 2682 centimeters per second
miles per minute 88 feet per second
miles per minute 1.6093 kilometers per minute
miles per minute 0.8684 knots per minute
miles per minute 60 miles per hour
milliers 103 kilograms
milligrams 10-3 grams
milliliters 10-3 liters
millimeters 0.1 centimeters
millimeters 0.03937 inches
millimeters 39.37 mils
mils 0.002540 centimeters
mils 10-3 inches
miner's inches 1.5 cubic feet per minute
minutes (angle) 2.909 x 10-4 radians
minutes (angle) 60 seconds (angle)
months 20.42 days
months 730 hours
months 43,800 minutes
months 2.628 x 106 seconds
myriagrams 10 kilograms
myriameters 10 kilometers
myriawatts 10 kilowatts
N
nautical miles 6067 feet
nautical miles 1.852 kilometers
nautical miles 1.151 miles
nautical miles 2025 yards
O
ounces 8 drams
ounces 437.5 grains
ounces 28.35 grams
ounces 0.0625 pounds
ounces (fluid) 1.805 cubic inches
ounces (fluid) 0.02957 liters
ounces (troy) 480 grains (troy)
ounces (troy) 31.10 grams
ounces (troy) 20 pennyweights (troy)
ounces (troy) 0.08333 pounds (troy)
ounces per square inch 0.0625 pounds per square inch
P
pennyweights (troy) 24 grains (troy)
pennyweights (troy) 1.555 grams
pennyweights (troy) 0.05 ounces (troy)
perches (masonry) 24.75 cubic feet
pints (dry) 33.60 cubic inches
pints (liquid) 28.87 cubic inches
poundals 13,826 dynes
poundals 14.10 grams
poundals 0.03108 pounds
pounds 444,823 dynes
pounds 7,000 grains
pounds 453.6 grams
pounds 16 ounces
pounds 32.17 poundals
pounds (troy) 0.8229 centimeter-dynes
pound-feet 1.356 x 107 centimeter-grams
pound-feet 13,825 meter-kilograms
pound-feet 0.1383 meter-kilograms
pound-feet squared 421.3 kilograms-centimeters squared
pounds-feet squared 144 pounds-inches squared
pounds-inches squared 2.926 kilograms-centimeters squared
pounds-inches squared 6.945 x 10-3 pounds-feet squared
pounds of water 0.01602 cubic feet
pounds of water 27.68 cubic inches
pounds of water 0.1198 gallons
pounds of water per minute 2.669 x 10-4 cubic feet per second
pounds per cubic foot 0.01602 grams per cubic centimeter
pounds per cubic foot 16.02 kilograms per cubic meter
pounds per cubic foot 5.787 x 10-4 pounds per cubic inch
pounds per cubic foot 5.456 x 10-9 pounds per mil foot
pounds per cubic inch 27.68 pounds per cubic centimeter
pounds per cubic inch 2.768 x 104 kilograms per cubic meter
pounds per cubic inch 1728 pounds per cubic foot
pounds per cubic inch 9.425 x 10-6 pounds per mil foot
pounds per foot 1.488 kilograms per meter
pounds per inch 178.6 grams per centimeter
pounds per mil foot 2.306 x 108 grams per cubic centimeter
pounds per square foot 0.01602 feet of water
pounds per square foot 4.882 kilograms per square meter
pounds per square foot 6.944 x 10-3 pounds per square inch
pounds per square inch 0.06804 atmospheres
pounds per square inch 2.307 feet of water
pounds per square inch 2.036 inches of mercury
pounds per square inch 703.1 kilograms per square meter
pounds per square inch 144 pounds per square foot
Q
quadrants (angle) 90 degrees
quadrants (angle) 5400 minutes
quadrants (angle) 1.571 radians
quarts (dry) 67.20 cubic inches
quarts (liquid) 57.75 cubic inches
quintals 100 pounds
quires 25 Sheets
R
radians 57.30 degrees
radians 3438 minutes
radians 0.637 quadrants
radians per second 57.30 degrees per second
radians per second 0.1592 revolutions per second
radians per second 9.549 revolutions per minute
radians per second per second 573.0 revolutions per minute per minute
radians per second per second 9.549 revolutions per minute per second
radians per second per second 0.1592 revolutions per second per second
reams 500 sheets
revolutions 360 degrees
revolutions 4 quadrants
revolutions 6.283 radians
revolutions per minute 6 degrees per second
revolutions per minute 0.1047 radians per second
revolutions per minute 0.01667 revolutions per second
revolutions per minute per minute 1.745 x 10-3 radians per second per second
revolutions per minute per minute 0.01667 revolutions per minute per second
revolutions per minute per minute 2.778 x 10-4 revolutions per second per second
revolutions per second 360 degrees per second
revolutions per second 6.283 radians per second
revolutions per second 60 revolutions per minute
revolutions per second per second 6.283 radians per second per second
revolutions per second per second 3600 revolutions per minute per minute
revolutions per second per second 60 revolutions per minute per second
rods 16.5 feet
S
seconds (angle) 4.848 x 10-5 radians
spheres (solid angle) 12.57 steradians
spherical right angles 0.25 hemispheres
spherical right angles 0.125 spheres
spherical right angles 1.571 steradians
square centimeters 1.973 x 105 circular mils
square centimeters 1.076 x 10-3 square feet
square centimeters 0.1550 square inches
square centimeters 10-6 square meters
square centimeters 100 square millimeters
square feet 2.296 x 10-5 acres
square feet 929.0 square centimeters
square feet 144 square inches
square feet 0.09290 square meters
square feet 3.587 x 10-8 square miles
square feet 0.1296 square varas
square feet 1/9 square yards
square feet-feet squared 2.074 x 104 square inches-inches squared
square inches 1.273 x 106 circular mils
square inches 6.452 square centimeters
square inches 6.994 x 10-3 square feet
square inches 106 square mils
square inches 645.2 square millimeters
square inches-inches squared 41.62 square centimeters-centimeters squared
square inches-inches squared 4.823 x 10-5 square feet-feet squared
square kilometers 247.1 acres
square kilometers 10.76 x 106 square feet
square kilometers 106 square meters
square kilometers 0.3861 square miles
square kilometers 1.196 x 106 square yards
square meters 2.471 x 10-4 acres
square meters 10.764 square feet
square meters 3.861 x 10-7 square miles
square meters 1.196 square yards
square miles 640 acres
square miles 27.88 x 106 square feet
square miles 2.590 square kilometers
square miles 3.098 x 106 square yards
square millimeters 1.973 x 103 circular mils
square millimeters 0.01 square centimeters
square millimeters 1.550 x 10-3 square inches
square mils 1.273 circular mils
square mils 6.452 x 10-6 square centimeters
square mils 10-6 square inches
square varas 0.0001771 acres
square varas 7.716049 square feet
square varas 0.0000002765 square miles
square varas 0.857339 square yards
square yards 2.066 x 10-4 acres
square yards 9 square feet
square yards 0.8361 square meters
square yards 3.228 x 10-7 square miles
square yards 1.1664 square varas
steradians 0.1592 hemispheres
steradians 0.07958 spheres
steradians 0.6366 spherical right angles
steres 103 liters
T
temperature (degrees centigrade) + 273 1 absolute temperature (degrees centigrade)
temperature (degrees centigrade) + 17.8 1.8 temperature (degrees Fahrenheit)
temperature (degrees Fahrenheit) + 460 1 absolute temperature (degrees Fahrenheit)
temperature (degrees Fahrenheit) - 32 5/9 temperature (degrees centigrade)
tons (long) 1016 kilograms
tons (long) 2240 pounds
tons (metric) 103 kilograms
tons (metric) 2205 pounds
tons (short) 907.2 kilograms
tons (short) 2000 pounds
tons (short) per square foot 9765 kilograms per square meter
tons (short) per square foot 13.89 pounds per square inch
tons (short) per square foot 1.406 x 106 kilograms per square meter
tons (short) per square foot 2000 pounds per square inch
V
varas 2.7777 feet
varas 33.3333 inches
varas 0.000526 miles
varas 0.9259 yards
W
watts 0.05692 British thermal units per minute
watts 107 ergs per second
watts 44.26 foot-pounds per minute
watts 0.7376 foot-pounds per second
watts 1.341 x 10-3 horsepower
watts 0.01434 kilogram-calories per minute
watts 102 kilowatts
watt-hours 3.415 British thermal units
watt-hours 2655 foot-pounds
watt-hours 1.341 x 10-3 horsepower-hours
watt-hours 0.8605 kilogram-calories
watt-hours 367.1 kilogram-meters
watt-hours 10-2 kilowatt-hours
webers 108 maxwells
weeks 168 hours
weeks 10,080 minutes
weeks 604,800 seconds
Y
yards 91.44 centimeters
yards 3 feet
yards 36 inches
yards 0.9144 meters
yards 1.08 varas
years (common) 365 days
years (common) 8760 hours
years (leap) 366 days
years (leap) 8784 hours

 

FOREIGN UNITS OF MEASURES

Denominations: Where used: American equivalents:
A
almude Portugal 4.422 gallons
ardeb Egypt 5.6188 bushels
are metric 0.02471 acres
arr't'l or li'ra Portugal 1.0119 pounds
arroba Argentine Republic 25.32 pounds
arroba Brazil 32.38 pounds
arroba Cuba 25.36 pounds
arroba Paraguay 25.32 pounds
arroba Venezuela 25.40 pounds
arroba (liquid) Cuba, Spain, Venezuela 4.263 gallons
arshine Russia .28 inches
arshine (squared) Russia 5.44 feet squared
artel Morocco 1.12 pounds
B
baril Argentine Republic 20.077 gallons
baril Mexico 20.0787 gallons
barrel Malta (customs) 11.2 gallons
berkovets Russia 361.128 pounds
bongkal Federal Malay States 832 grains
bouw Sumatra 7,096.5 meters squared
bu Japan 0.12 inches
bushel British Empire 1.03205 U.S. bushels
C
caffiso Malta 5.40 gallons
candy India (Bombay) 569 pounds
 candy India (Madras) 500 pounds
cantar Egypt 99.05 pounds
cantar Morocco 112 pounds
cantar Turkey 124.45 pounds
cantaro Malta 175 pounds
cast (metric) metric 3.086 grains
catty China 1.333-1/3 pounds
catty Japan 1.32 pounds
catty Java, Malacca 1.36 pounds
catty Thailand 2-2/3 pounds
catty (stand) Thailand 1.32 pounds
catty Sumatra 2.12 pounds
centaro Central America 4.2631 gallons
centner Brunswick 117.5 pounds
centner Bremen 127.5 pounds
centner Denmark, Norway 110.23 pounds
centner Prussia 113.44 pounds
centner Sweden 93.7 pounds
centner double or metric 220.46
chetvert Russia 5.957 bushels
ch'ih China 12.6 inches
chi'ih (metric) China 1 meter
cho Japan 2.451 acres
comb England 4.1282 bushels
coyan Thailand 2,645.5 pounds
cuadra Argentine Republic 4.2 acres
cuadra Paraguay 94.7 yards
cuadra (square) Paraguay 1.85 acres
cuadra Uruguay 1.82 acres
cubic meter metric 35.3 cubic feet
cwt (hundred weight) British Empire 112 pounds
D
dessiatine Russia 2.6997 acres
drachma (new) Greece 15.43 gr., or 1 gram
F
fanega (dry) Ecuador, Salvador 1.5745 bushels
fanega Chile 2.75268 bushels
fanega Guatemala, Spain 1.53 bushels
fanega Mexico 2.57716 bushels
fanega (double) Uruguay 7.776 bushels
fanega (single) Uruguay 3.888 bushels
fanega Venezuela 3.334 bushels
fanega (liquid) Spain 16 gallons
feddan Egypt 1.04 acres
frall (rais's) Spain 50 pounds
frasco Argentine Republic 2.5098 quarts (liquid)
frasco Mexico 2.5 quarts (liquid)
frasila Zanzibar 35 pounds
fuder Luxembourg 264.18 gallons
funt Russia 0.9028 pounds
G
gallon British Empire 1.20094 U.S. gallons
garnice Poland 1.0567 gallons

gram

 metric 15.432 grains
H
hectare metric 2.471 acres
hectolitre (dry) metric 2.838 bushels
hectolitre (liquid) metric 26.418 gallons
J
jarib Iran 2.471 acres
joch Austria (Germany) 1.422 acres
joch Hungary 1.067 acres
K
ken Japan 5.97 feet
kilogram (kilo) metric 2.2046 pounds
kilometre metric 0.62137 miles
klafter Austria (Germany) 2.074 yards
koku Japan 5.119 bushels
kwamme Japan 8.2673 pounds
L
last Belgium (Netherlands) 85.134 bushels
last England 82.56 bushels
last Germany 2 metric tons (4,409 + pounds)
last Prussia 112.29 bushels
last Scotland, Ireland 82.564 bushels
league (land) Paraguay 4.633 acres
li China 1,890 feet
libra (pound) Argentine Republic 1.0128 pounds
libra Central America 1.014 pounds
libra Chile 1.014 pounds
libra Cuba 1.0143 pounds
libra Mexico 1.01467 pounds
libra Peru 1.0143 pounds
libra Uruguay 1.0143 pounds
libra Venezuela 1.0143 pounds
litre metric 1.0567 quarts (liquid)
litre metric 0.90810 quarts (dry)
livre (pound) Greece 1.1 pounds
livre Guiana (Dutch) (NEED INFORMATION)
load, timber England 50 cubic feet
lumber, standard Europe 165 cubic feet, or 1,980 feet b.m.
M
manzana Nicaragua 1.742 acres
manzana Costa Rica, Salvador 1.727 acres
marc Bolivia 0.507 pounds
maund India 82-2/7 pounds
metre metric 39.37 inches
mil Denmark 4.68 miles
mil (geographic) Denmark 4.61 miles
milla Nicaragua 1.1594 miles
milla Honduras 1.1493 miles
mina (old) Greece 2.202 pounds
morgen Germany 0.63 acres
O
oke Egypt 2.8052 pounds
oke (ocque) Greece 2.82 pounds
oke Turkey 2.828 pounds
P
pic Egypt 22.82 inches
picul Borneo, Celebes 135.64 pounds
picul China 133-1/3 pounds
picul Java 136.16 pounds
picul Philippine Republic 139.44 pounds
pie Argentine Republic 0.94708 feet
pie Spain 0.91416 feet
pik Turkey 27.9 inches
pood Russia 36.113 pounds
pund (pound) Denmark 1.102 pounds
Q
quart British Empire 1.20094 quarts (liquid)
quart British Empire 1.03205 quarts (dry)
quarter Great Britain 8.256 bushels
quintal Argentine Republic 101.28 pounds
quintal Brazil 120.54 pounds
quintal Castle, Peru 101.43 pounds
quintal Chile 101.41 pounds
quintal Mexico 101.47 pounds
quintal metric 220.46 pounds
R
rottle Israel 6.35 pounds
S
sack (flour) England 280 pounds
sangene Russia 7 feet
salm Malta 8.2 bushels
se Japan 0.02451 acres
seer India 22 - 35 pounds
shaku Japan 11.9303 inches
sho Japan 1.91 quarts (liquid)
skalpund Sweden 0.937 pounds
stone British Empire 14 pounds
sun Japan 1.193 inches
T
tael kuping China 575.64 grains (troy)
tan Japan 2.05 pecks
tchvtert Russia 5.96 bushels
to Japan 2.05 pecks
ton space measure 40 cubic feet
tonde cereals Denmark 3.9480 bushels
tonda land Denmark 1.36 acres
tonne France 2204.62 pounds
tsubo Japan 35.58 feet squared
tsun China 1.26 inches
tunna (wheat) Sweden 4.5 bushels
tunnland Sweden 1.22 acres
V
vara Argentine Republic 34.0944 inches
vara Costa Rica, Salvador 32.913 inches
vara Guatemala 32.909 inches
vara Honduras 32.593 inches
vara Nicaragua 33.057 inches
vara Chile and Peru 32.913 inches
vara Cuba 33.386 inches
vara Mexico 32.992 inches
vedro Russia 2.707 gallons
verst Russia 0.663 miles
vloka Poland 41.50 acres
W
wey Scotland and Ireland 41.282 bushels



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