English/Metric Conversion Table: Notes
ENGLISH/METRIC CONVERSION
| Multiply | by | to get equivalent number or: | Multiply | by | to get equivalent number or: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | Acceleration | ||||
| Inch (in) | 25.4 | millimeters (mm) | Foot/sec2 | 0.3048 | meter/sec2 (m/s2 ) |
| Foot (ft) | 0.3048 | meters (m) | Inch/sec2 | 0.0254 | meter/sec2 (m/s2 ) |
| Yard | 0.9144 | meters (m) | Torque | ||
| Mile | 1.609 | kilometers (km) | Inch-pound | 0.11298 | newton-meters (N.m) |
| Foot-pound | 1.3558 | newton-meters (N.m) | |||
| Area | Power | ||||
| Inch2 (in2 ) | 645.2 | millimeters2 (mm2 ) | Horsepower (HP) | 0.746 | kilowatts (kw) |
| 6.45 | centimeters2 (cm2 ) | Pressure | |||
| Foot (ft2 ) | 0.0929 | meters2 (m2 ) | Pounds/inch2 | 6.895 | Kilopascals (kPa) |
| Yard | 0.8361 | meters2 (m2 ) | (psi) | ||
| Volume | Energy | ||||
| Inch3 (in3 ) | 16387 | mm3 | Foot-pound | 1.3558 | joules (J) |
| 16.387 | cm3 | Kilowatt-hour | 3,600,000 | joules (J) | |
| 0.0164 | liters (I) | ||||
| Quart (qt) | 0.9464 | liters (I) | |||
| Gallon | 3.7854 | liters (I) | |||
| Yard | 0.7646 | meters3 (m3 ) | |||
| Mass | Fuel performance | ||||
| Pound (lb) | 0.4536 | Kilograms (kg) | Miles/gal (mpg) | 0.4251 | kilometers/liter (km/I) |
| Ton | 907.18 | Kilograms (kg) | |||
| Force | Velocity | ||||
| Kilogram | 9.807 | newtons (N) | Miles/hour (mph) | 1.6093 | kilometers/hour |
| Ounce (oz) | 0.2780 | newtons (N) | |||
| Pound (lb) | 4.448 | newtons (N) | |||
| Temperature | |||||
| To convert Fahrenheit | To convert Celsius | ||||
| temperature to Celsius | temperature to Fahrenheit | ||||
| temperature, use formula: | temperature, use formula: | ||||
| C = 5/9 (F-32) | F = 9/5 C + 32 | ||||