10-01-1
Section 10 TECHNICAL DATA
Subsection 01 (SI METRIC INFORMATION GUIDE)
TECHNICAL DATA 0
SI* METRIC INFORMATION GUIDE
* The international system of units abbreviates SI in all languages.
† To obtain the inverse sequence, divide by the given factor. To convert
mm
to
in
, divide by 25.4.
NOTE:
Conversion factors are rounded off to 2 decimals for easier use.
BASE UNITS
DESCRIPTION UNIT SYMBOL
length ...............................................................
mass .................................................................
force .................................................................
liquid .................................................................
temperature .....................................................
pressure ...........................................................
torque ...............................................................
speed ...............................................................
meter ...................................................
kilogram ...............................................
newton .................................................
liter .......................................................
Celsius .................................................
kilopascal ..............................................
newton•meter .....................................
kilometer per hour ................................
m
kg
N
L
°C
kPa
N•m
km/h
PREFIXES
PREFIX SYMBOL MEANING VALUE
kilo ................................
centi .............................
milli ...............................
micro ............................
k ...............................
c ...............................
m ..............................
µ
...............................
one thousand .......................................
one hundredth ......................................
one thousandth ....................................
one millionth ........................................
1 000
0.01
0.001
0.000001
CONVERSION FACTORS
TO CONVERT TO † MULTIPLY BY
in ......................................................................
in ......................................................................
in
2
.....................................................................
in
3
.....................................................................
ft .......................................................................
oz ......................................................................
lb ......................................................................
lbf .....................................................................
lbf•in ................................................................
lbf•ft .................................................................
lbf•ft .................................................................
PSI (lbf/in
2
) .......................................................
imp. oz ..............................................................
imp. oz ..............................................................
imp. gal .............................................................
imp. gal .............................................................
U.S. oz ..............................................................
U.S. gal .............................................................
MPH .................................................................
Fahrenheit ........................................................
Celsius ..............................................................
mm .......................................................
cm ........................................................
cm
2
.......................................................
cm
3
.......................................................
m ..........................................................
g ...........................................................
kg .........................................................
N ..........................................................
N•m .....................................................
N•m .....................................................
lbf•in ....................................................
kPa .......................................................
U.S. oz ..................................................
mL ........................................................
U.S. gal .................................................
L ...........................................................
mL ........................................................
L ...........................................................
km/h ....................................................
Celsius .................................................
Fahrenheit ............................................
25.4
2.54
6.45
16.39
0.3
28.35
0.45
4.4
0.11
1.36
12
6.89
0.96
28.41
1.2
4.55
29.57
3.79
1.61
(°F
−
32) ÷ 1.8
(°C
×
1.8)
+
32