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Outboard Rigging Guide - 2001
MECHANIC’S METRIC CONVERTER
*Or milliliter = ML
CONVERSION FACTOR FORMULA
LENGTH-DISTANCE
1mm = 0.0394 inch mm x 0.0394 = inches
1 inch = 25.4mm inches x 25.4 = mm
1km = 0.06214 miles km x 0.6214 = miles
1 mile = 1.6093 km mile x 1.6093 = km
SPEED
1 km/hr = 0.6214 mph km/hr x 0.6214 = mph
1 mph = 1.6093 mph x 1.6093 = km/hr
WEIGHT
1kg = 2.2046 lb kg x 2.2046 = lb
1 lb = 0.4536 kg lb x 0.4536 = kg
1 gram = 0.0353 oz gram x 0.0353 = oz
1 oz = 28.3286 oz x 28.3286 = gram
TEMPERATURE
°C = (9/5 + 32) °F(°C x 1.8) + 32 = °F
9/5 (°F -32) = °C(°F -32) x 5/9 = °C [5/9 is approx. 0.555]
Note:
-40°C = -40°F
0°C = 32°F
100°C = 212°F
PRESSURE
1kg/cm
2
= 14.223 psi psi = kpa divided by 7.03
1 psi = 0.07031 kg/cm
2
psi x 0.0731 = kg/cm
2
TORQUE
1m-kg = 7.233 ft-lb m-kg x 7.233 = ft-lb
1ft-lb = 0.1383 m-kg ft-lb x 0.1383 = m-kg
VOLUME
1 liter (L) - 1.057 qt L x 1.057 = qt
1 qt = 0.9461L qt x 0.9461 = L
1L = 0.2542 gal L x 0.2642 gal
1 gal = 3.785 L gal x 3.785 = L
1cc* = 0.03381 oz cc x 0.03381 = oz
1 oz = 29.577cc oz x 29.577 = cc
1cc = 0.06103 ci (cubic inch) cc x 0.06103 = ci