CONVERSION FACTORS

Length

1 m = 39.37 in

1 in = 2.54cm

1 mi = 5280 ft = 1.609 km

i angstrom (Å) = 10-10 m

Mass

1 kg = 2.205 lb

1 lb = 16oz = 453.6g

1 ton (short) = 2000lb

1 metric ton = 1000 kg = 1.102 tons

1 g = 6.0221 x 1023 amu

Energy

1 J = 1 N x m

1 cal = 4,184 J

1 L x atm = 101.33 J

1 megaelectron volt (MeV) = 1.602 x 10-13 J

1 u = 931.5 MeV

1 Btu = 1055 J

Pressure

1 Pa = 1 N/m2

1 bar =  105 Pa

1 atm = 1.01325 bar = 760 torr =  760mm Hg              

 

Volume

1 L = 1000cm3 = 1.057 qt

1 gal = 4 qt = 8 pt = 128 oz = 3.785 L

Miscellaneous

Charge : 1F = 96,485 C

Current : 1 ampere (A) = 1 C/s

Force : 1 N = 1kg x m/s2

Time : 1 h = 60min = 3600 s

Voltage : 1 volt = 1 J/C

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