Conversion Tables
Base Units and Some Derived Units of Sl (System
International Metric)
Physical Quantity |
Name of Unit |
Symbol for Unit |
Physical Quantity |
Name of Unit |
Symbol for Unit |
|
Length | Meter | m | Volume | Cubic Meter | m3 | |
Mass (weight) | Kilogram | kg | Density | Kilogram per Cubic Meter |
kg/m3 | |
Time | Second | s | Velocity | Meter per Second | m/s | |
Electric Current | Ampere | A | Acceleration | Meter per Second Squared |
m/s2 | |
Thermodynamic Temperature |
Kelvin | K | Pressure | Kilopascal | kPa | |
Luminous Intensity | Candela | cd | Force | Newton | N | |
Area | Square Meter | m2 | Bending Moment | Newton Meter | N.m |
Symbols for units do not take a plural form.
Distance
Inch-Pound | Units | Sl System | Sl System | Units | Inch-Pound | |
1 inch | = | 25.4 millimeters | 1 millimeter | = | 0.03937 inch | |
1 foot | = | 0.3048 meter | 1 meter | = | 3.281 feet | |
1 yard | = | 0.9144 meter | 1 meter | = | 1.094 yard | |
1 rod | = | 5.029 meters | 1 kilometer | = | 0.6214 mile | |
1 mile | = | 1.609 kilometer |
Weight | Unit | SI System |
1 ounce (avoir) | = | 28.350 grams |
1 pound (avoir) | = | 453.592 grams |
1 gram | = | 0.035 ounce (avoir) |
1 kilogram | = | 2.205 pounds (avoir) |
Area | |||
1 square inch | = | 645.16 | square millimeters |
1 square foot | = | 0.093 | square meter |
1 square yard | = | 0.836 | square meter |
1 acre | = | 0.405 | hectares |
1 square mile | = | 259.0 | hectare* |
1 square mile | = | 2.590 | square kilometers |
1 square millimeter | = | 0.00155 | square inch |
1 square meter | = | 10.76 | square feet |
1 square meter | = | 1.196 | square yard |
1 hectares | = | 2.471 | acres |
1 square kilometer | = | 0.386 | square mile |
* 1 hectare = 1 square hectometer
Liquid | = | Volume | (Capacity) |
1 pint (U S.) | = | 0.473 | liter |
1 quart (U.S.) | = | 0.946 | liter |
1 gallon (U.S.) | = | 3.785 | liters |
1 barrel (U.S.) | = | 158.98 | liters |
Volume | |||
1 cubic inch | = | 16387 | cubic millimeters |
1 cubic foot | = | 0.0283 | cubic meter |
1 cubic yard | = | 0.765 | cubic meter |
1 cubic meter | = | 35.315 | cubic feet |
1 cubic meter | = | 1.308 | cubic yard |
* 1 hectare = 1 square hectometer