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Conversion Factors
A list of common metric-to-BG conversion factors
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1 in | 2.54 cm |
| 1 mile (statute) | 5280 ft |
| 1 ton (metric) | 1000 kg |
| 1 ton (short) | 2000 lbm |
| 1 lbm | 0.45359237 kg |
| 1 lbm | 16 oz |
| 1 slug | 32.1740 lbm |
| 1 lb-mole | 453.59237 mol |
| 1 dyne | 1 g*cm/s^2 |
| 1 lbf | 32.1740 (lbm)(ft)/s^2 |
| 1 lbf | 1 (slug)(ft)/s^2 |
| 1 psi | 1 lbf/in^2 |
| 1 std atm | 101.325 kPa |
| 1 std atm | 760.00 mm Hg (rho at 0 C) |
| 1 std atm | 29.921 in Hg (rho at 0 C) |
| 1 std atm | 33.899 ft H2O (rho at 4 C) |
| 1 bar | 100 kPa |
| 1 torr | 1 mm Hg (rho at 0 C) |
| 1 J | 1 N*m |
| 1 erg | 1 dyne*cm |
| 1 cal (I.T) | 4.1868 J |
| 1Btu (I.T) | 251.996 cal |
| 1 Btu (I.T) | 778.169 ft*lbf |
| 1 W | 1 J/s |
| 1 hp | 550 (ft)(lbf)/s |
| 1 acre | 43560 ft |
| 1 gal (US) | 231 in^2 |
| 1 gal (US) | 4 quarts (liq, US) |
| 1 qt (liq, US) | 2 pints (liq, US) |
| 1 pt (liq, US) | 16 fl oz (liq, US) |
| 1 bbl of oil (US) | 42 gal (US) |