Karena hanya ada tujuh besaran pokok maka hanya terdapat tujuh satuan pokok
yang dapat anda dilihat pada tabel di bawah ini :
Besaran Pokok
Lambang
Panjang
massa
Waktu
Suhu
Kuat Arus
Jumlah Molekul
Intensitas Cahaya
l (length)
m (mass)
t (time)
T (Temperature)
I
Satuan MKS
danSingkatan
Meter (m)
Kilogram (Kg)
Detik / Sekon (s)
Kelvin (K)
Ampere (A)
Mole (Mol)
Candela (Cd)
Lambang
L
V (volume)
v (velocity)
A (acceleration)
(rho)
w (weight)
W(
P (power)
P (pressure)
Satuan British
foot (kaki) , mil
slug
pound (lb)
Usaha
Daya
ft.lb
ft.lb/sec
1 liter (L) = 1000 cm3 = 1 dm3 = 0,001 m3 = 1.057 quart (U.S) = 54.6 in3
1 gallon (U.S) = 4 qt (U.S) = 231 in3 = 3.78 L = 0.83 gal (imperial)
1 m3 = 35.31 ft3
4. KECEPATAN
1 ft/s = 30,48 cm/s
1 m/s = 3,281 ft/s = 3,6 km/h
1 mile/h = 1467 ft/s = 1,609 km/h = 0,8684 knot
1 km/h = 0,278 m/s = 0,621 mil/h
1 mil/h = 1.47 ft/s = 1.609 km/h = 0.447 m/s
1 ft/s = 0.305m/s =0.682 mil/h
1 knot = 1.151 mil/h = 0.5144 m/s
5. PERCEPATAN
1 ft/s2 = 0,3048 m/s2
1 m/s2 = 3,28084 ft/s2 = 100 = 39,37 inci cm/s2 per detik kuadrat (inch/s2)
1 g = 9,80665 m/s2 = 32,17405 ft/s2
6. MASSA BERAT
1 lb = 0,4536 kg = 7000 grains
1 kg = 2,205 lb
1 atomic mass unit (u) = 1.6605 x 10-27
1 kuintal / kwintal = 100 kg
1 ton = 1.000 kg
1 kg = 10 ons = 0.085 slug
1 kg = 2 pounds
1 kg possesses weight of 2.20 lb with g = 9.81 m/s2
7. MASSA JENIS
1 lb/ft3 = 16,02 kg/m3
1 gr/cm3 = 62,43 lb/ft3
8. GAYA
1 lb = 0,4536 kg (=0,4536 kp) = 4,448 N (newton)
1 kp ( kilopond) = 2,205 lb = 9,807 N (newton)
9. TEKANAN
1 psi (=1 lb/in2 ) = 0,07031 kg/cm2 = 51,71 mm Hg pada 0 o C
1 kg/cm2 = 14,22 psi = 735,6 mm Hg pada 0 o C = 0,9807 bar
1 atm (standart ) = 14,7 psi = 1,033 kg/cm2 = 760 mm Hg pada 0 o C
1 bar = 105 N/m2 = 105 Pa = 1,0197 kg/cm2 = 14,50 psi
10. MOMEN PUTAR
1 lb ft = 0,1383 kgm = 1,305 Nm
R)
Angle
1 radian (rad) = 57.300 = 57018
10= 0.01745 rad
1 rev/min (rpm) = 0.1047 rad/s
Force
1 lb = 4.45 N
1 N = 105 dyne = 0.225 lb
Time
1 day = 8.64 x 104 s
I year = 3.156 x 107 s
Energy and Work
1 J = 107 erg = 0.738 ft.lb
1 ft.lb = 1.36 J = 1.29 x 10-3 Btu = 3.24 x 10-4 kcal
1 kcal = 4.18 x 103 J = 3.97 Btu
1 eV = 1.602 x 10-19 J
1 kWh = 3.60 x 106 J = 860 kcal
Power
1 W = 1 J/s = 0.738 ftlb/s = 3.42 Btu/h
1 hp = 550 ftlb/s = 746 W
Pressure
1 atm = 1.013 bar = 1.103 x 105 N/m2 = 14.7 lb/in.2 = 760 torr
1 lb/in2 = 6.90 x 103 N/m2
1 Pa = 1 N/m2= 1.45 x 10-4 lb/in.2
Value of Some Numbers
= 3.1415927
e = 2.7182828
= 1.4142136
= 1.7320508
ln 2 = 0.6931472
ln 10 = 2.3025851
log e = 0.4342945
1 rad = 57.29577950