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Edition 47 30-19

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METRIC UNIT EQUIVALENTS

1 km

=

1000 m

1 m

=

100 cm

1 cm

=

10 mm

1 km

2

=

100 ha

1 ha

=

10,000 m

2

1 m

2

=

10,000 cm

2

1 cm

2

=

100 mm

2

1 m

3

=

1000 liters

1 liter

=

1000 cm

3

1 metric ton =

1000 kg

1 quintal

=

100 kg

1 N

=

0.10197 kg•m/s

2

1 kg

=

1000 g

1 g

=

1000 mg

1 bar

=

14.504 psi

1 cal

=

427 kg•m

=

0.0016 cv•h

=

0.00116 kw•h

torque unit

1 CV

=

75 kg•m/s

1 kg/cm

2

=

0.97 atmosph.

POWER UNIT EQUIVALENTS

kW

=

Kilowatt

hp

=

Mechanical Horsepower

CV

=

Cheval Vapeur (Steam

Horsepower)

French Designation For

Metric

Horsepower

PS

= Pferdestärke (Horsepower)

German Designation For

Metric

Horsepower

1 hp

=

1.014 CV = 1.014 PS

=

0.7457 kW

1 PS

=

1 CV = 0.986 hp

=

0.7355 kW

1 kW

=

1.341 hp

=

1.36 CV

=

1.36 PS

ENGLISH UNIT EQUIVALENTS

1 mile

=

1760 yd

1 yd

=

3 ft

1 ft

=

12 in

1 sq mile

=

640 acres

1 acre

=

43,560 sq ft

1 sq ft

=

144 sq in

1 cu ft

=

7.48 gal liq

1 gal

=

231 cu in

=

4 quarts liq

1 quart

=

32 fl oz

1 fl oz

=

1.80 cu in

1 sh ton

=

2000 lb

1 lg ton

=

2240 lb

1 lb

=

16 oz, avdp

1 Btu

=

778 ft lb

=

0.000393 hph

=

0.000293 kwh

1 mechanical hp =

550 ft-lb/sec

1 atmosph.

=

14.7 lb/in

2