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Lecture 26 Metric

Metric units are used everywhere in the world EXCEPT the USA. It is based on scientific measurements, not the length of a kings foot or the weight of a chicken.

Metric Conversion Factors


Length Multiply: inches inches feet feet yards in2 ft2 ft2 yd2 in3 ft3 ft3 gallons gallons pounds pounds kips
pounds per foot (PLF)

Area

Volume

Weight Force

Moment

Unit weight Stress (pressure)

Lb-In Lb-Ft Kip-Ft Kip-Ft Kip-In Lb per ft3 (PCF) Lb per in2 (PSI) Lb per in2 (PSI) Lb per in2 (PSI) Kips per in2 (KSI) Kips per in2 (KSI) Lb per ft2 (PSF) Lb per ft2 (PSF) Kips per ft2 (KSF) Kips per ft2 (KSF)

By: 25.4 0.0254 304.8 0.3048 0.9144 645.2 92,909 0.0929 0.836 16,387 28,317,000 0.0283 0.003785 3.785 0.454 4.448 4448 14.594 0.11299 1.3559 1355.9 1.3559 112.99 0.1571 6895 6.895 0.0006895 6895 6.895 47.88 0.04788 47.88 0.04788

To Obtain: millimeters (mm) meters (m) millimeters (mm) meters (m) meters (m) mm2 mm2 m2 m2 mm3 mm3 m3 m3 = 1000 liters liters kilograms (kg) Newtons (N) Newtons (N) Newtons per meter (N/m) N-m N-m N-m kN-m N-m kN/m3 Pascals = Pa = N/m2
kPa = kilopascals = 1000 Pa mPa = megapascals = N/mm2

kPa mPa Pa kPa kPa mPa

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